Francis Chan Quotes
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With my natural communication abilities, I could probably gather a crowd even without the Spirit.
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I have one reason why you should walk away from that temptation right now. One reason: God. Is. Better.
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Our God listens to us. Our God is a living God. He's not a block of wood you made up that's not going to answer you. My God listens to me. He answers me.
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We are loaded down with too many good things, more than we could ever need, while others are desperate for a small loaf. The good things we cling to are more than money; we hoard our resources, our gifts, our time, our families, out friends....how ludicrous it is to hold on to the abundance God has given us and merely repeat the words 'thank you'.
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You have access to the Tent Of Meeting.
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Do you love this God who is everything, or do you just love everything He gives you?
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Nothing compares to being truly, exuberantly wanted by your children.
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I sometimes struggle with how to properly respond to God’s magnitude in a world bent on ignoring or merely tolerating Him. But know this: God will not be tolerated. He instructs us to worship and fear Him.
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I am just an earthly sinful father & I love my kids so much it hurts. How could I not trust a heavenly, perfect Father who loves me infinitely more than I will ever love my kids?
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Jesus' call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.
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Your problems are not just your problems. Ultimately, they belong to the church body that God has placed you in.
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I don't want to lose the awe we get to help another human being.
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But hey, if that’s too much to ask, tell them to just become Christians—you know, the people who get to go to heaven without having to commit to anything
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It's not that there aren't a million other things to learn about God, but He says you've got to start with the fear of the Lord because that's the beginning of wisdom.
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I don't want my life to be explainable without the Holy Spirit. I want people to look at my life and know I couldn't be doing this by my own power. I want to live in such a way that I am desperate for Him to come through. That if He doesn't come through, I am screwed.
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It's easy to write for God and about God, because what a thrill to remind the church that the Holy Spirit of God is in you. What a rush! What an amazing blessing!
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The church becomes irrelevant when it becomes purely a human creation. We are not all we were made to be when everything in our lives and churches can be explained apart from the work and presence of the Spirit of God.
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...our concern is more about going to heaven than loving the King.
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As a culture, were so worried about whats going to happen to us 30 years from now that we are not taking care of our brothers and sisters who need help today.
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We need to be more concerned about who we are before God than our reputation before people.
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Let us be eager to leave what is familiar for what is true.
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God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. The answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts-it's falling in love with God.
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My biggest concern for this generation is your inability to focus, especially in prayer.
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The greatest knowledge we can ever have is knowing God treasures us.