Francis Chan Quotes
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A person who is obsessed is characterized by committed, settled, passionate love for God, above and before every other thing and every other being.
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Yes, it is God who works in you. And, yes, there is work for you to do. Yes, the Spirit empowers you to do the work. And, yes, you do the work.
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Heavenly Father, thank You so much for Your grace. Your forgiveness is SO good that I struggle with believing it at times. Thank You for rescuing me from myself and giving me Your Holy Spirit. Your love is better than life.
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God never breaks His promises.
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You and I are not allowed to tell Him how much He can hate it sin.
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He measures our lives by how we love.
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Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
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The world needs Christians who don't tolerate the complacency of their own lives.
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It's a pretty crazy task to try to describe God "quickly." Everything starts with a healthy fear of Him.
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We have a God who is a Creator, not a duplicator.
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It's crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe - the creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor - loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love. And what is our typical response? We go to church, sing songs, and try not to cuss.
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Some of you could be worshipping God but you're playing with a video game.
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It's much less demanding to think about God's will for your future than it is to ask Him what He wants you to do in the next ten minutes.
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We are most alive when we are loving and actively giving ourselves because we were made to do these things.
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Lukewarm people give money to charity and to the church....as long as it doesn't impinge on their standard of living. If they have a little extra and it is easy and safe to give, they do so. After all, God loves a cheerful giver, right?
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Frankly, you need to get over yourself. It might sound harsh, but that's seriously what it means.
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Christians today like to play it safe. We want to put ourselves in situations where we are safe 'even if there is no God.' But if we truly desire to please God, we cannot live that way.
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I love staring out toward the ocean and away from anything manmade.
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...no worship is better than apathetic worship.
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Non-churchgoer s tend to see Christians as takers rather than givers. When Christians sacrifice and give wildly to the poor, that is truly a light that glimmers. The Bible teaches that the church is to be that light, that sign of hope, in an increasingly dark and hopeless world.
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We are so used to multi-tasking. 2014 was probably the most productive year of my life...But I noticed during the last couple of months when I would get alone with God it was hard to do one thing at a time.
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Most of us use ‘I’m waiting for God to reveal His calling on my life’ as a means of avoiding action. Did you hear God calling you to sit in front of the television yesterday? Or to go on your last vacation? Or exercise this morning? Probably not, but you still did it. The point isn’t that vacations or exercise are wrong, but that we are quick to rationalize our entertainment and priorities yet are slow to commit to serving God.
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God's art speaks of Himself, reflecting who He is and what He is like.
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The fact is, I need God to help me love God. And if I need His help to love Him, a perfect being, I definitely need His help to love other, fault-filled humans.