Francis Chan Quotes
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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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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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Lukewarm living and claiming Christ's name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.
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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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Salvation is all about the grace of God. There is absolutely nothing that you can do to save yourself or earn God's favor.
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The greatest knowledge we can ever have is knowing God treasures us.
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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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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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When I don't think biblically, I go nuts. I just go, 'This is crazy.'
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The stress that some of us feel - it's a lack of faith, it really is.
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I don't want to lose the awe we get to help another human being.
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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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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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The enemy just hates our prayers.
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We have to learn how to control our minds. We have to learn self-control.
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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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Your problems are not just your problems. Ultimately, they belong to the church body that God has placed you in.
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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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We have to believe it enough that it changes how we live.
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You have access to the Tent Of Meeting.
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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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To call someone a Christian simply because he does some Christian-y things is giving false comfort to the unsaved.
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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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Do you want to see God more than you desire security?