Francis Chan Quotes
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Due to our consumer mindset, people are prone to jump from church to church, which weakens the church overall.
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God didn’t just give a little for us; He gave His best. He gave Himself.
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When I don't think biblically, I go nuts. I just go, 'This is crazy.'
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...you will have a choice: to adjust how you live daily or to stay the same.
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If God is truly the greatest good on this earth, would He be loving us if He didn’t draw us toward what is best for us (even if that happens to be Himself)? Doesn’t His courting, luring, pushing, calling and even ‘threatening’ demonstrate His love? If He didn’t do all of that, wouldn’t we accuse Him of being unloving in the end, when all things are revealed?
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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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My love for prayer was an answer to prayer.
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The irony is that while God doesn’t need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don’t really want Him most of the time.
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The God who loans you life sees your every move, hears each word you speak, knows your every thought. You are seen by God. Noticed. Known.
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We have to learn how to control our minds. We have to learn self-control.
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What evidence do you have that you know Jesus?
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Why is it that we believe God's promises of blessing but not his promises of punishment?
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We often think of prayer as a means to an end. Prayer is the goal.
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Trying harder doesn’t work for me. Slowly I’ve learned to pray for God’s help and He has become my greatest love and desire.
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We should be so joyful from God's grace that others would respond by saying, 'I wish I had your God.
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...when we are loving, we can't sin.
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Allow God to be as creative with you as He is with each of us.
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If life were stable, I'd never need God's help.
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We have to believe it enough that it changes how we live.
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To call someone a Christian simply because he does some Christian-y things is giving false comfort to the unsaved.
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People see only my actions. Instead, if I focus on Christ with thanksgiving, people see Him.
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God has not had an identity crisis. He knows that he is Great and deserves to be the center of our lives.
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...when we love God, we naturally run to Him-frequently and zealously. Jesus didn't command that we have a regular time with Him each day. Rather, He tells us to 'love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' He called this the 'first and greatest commandment' (Matt. 22:37-38). The results are intimate prayer and study of His Word. Our motivation changes from guilt to love.
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Do you want to see God more than you desire security?