Francis Chan Quotes
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Trust whatever He has for you. It will be better than anything you can plan for yourself.
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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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Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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God is the only true Giver, and He needs nothing from us. But still He wants us. He gave us life so that we might seek and know Him.
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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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I believe He wants us to love others so much that we go to extremes to help them.
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The disciples obey because that's what people do when someone rises from the dead and gives instructions.
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The way we live out our days is the way we will live our lives.
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Some of you are sitting at home saying, 'I don't need a church to love God,' and I am here telling you that you are so wrong.
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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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Christ can come back at any time so the one thing you want to have in your life is a focused prayer time.
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I had come out of a church that was filled with petty arguments and hatred. I just wanted to meet with some friends and worship with them.
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This book is written for those who want more Jesus. It is for those who are bored with what American Christianity offers. It is for those who don't want to plateau, those who would rather die before their convictions do.
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Let us be eager to leave what is familiar for what is true.
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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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We need to be more concerned about who we are before God than our reputation before people.
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I don't want to lose the awe we get to help another human being.
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...you will have a choice: to adjust how you live daily or to stay the same.
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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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God didn’t just give a little for us; He gave His best. He gave Himself.
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My biggest concern for this generation is your inability to focus, especially in prayer.
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With my natural communication abilities, I could probably gather a crowd even without the Spirit.
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We have to learn how to control our minds. We have to learn self-control.
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We often think of prayer as a means to an end. Prayer is the goal.