Francis Chan Quotes
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We often think of prayer as a means to an end. Prayer is the goal.
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God cares more about your obedience to His Spirit's leading TODAY than what you will do next year.
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My love for prayer was an answer to prayer.
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Let us be eager to leave what is familiar for what is true.
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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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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 should be so joyful from God's grace that others would respond by saying, 'I wish I had your God.
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What evidence do you have that you know Jesus?
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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 to lose the awe we get to help another human being.
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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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I have one reason why you should walk away from that temptation right now. One reason: God. Is. Better.
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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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You have access to the Tent Of Meeting.
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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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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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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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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 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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We have to believe it enough that it changes how we live.
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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?