Francis Chan Quotes
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Jesus said go and make disciples, but so often we just sit and make excuses
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A person who is obsessed with Jesus knows that the best thing he can do is be faithful to his Savior in every aspect of his life, continually saying "Thank You!" to God. An obsessed person knows there can never be intimacy if he is always trying to pay God back or work hard enough to be worthy. He revels in his role as a child and friend of God.
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The world needs Christians who don't tolerate the complacency of their own lives.
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I want to live so that I am truly submitted to the Spirit's leading on a daily basis. Christ said its better for us that the Spirit came and I want to live like that is true. I don't want to keep crawling when I have the ability to fly.
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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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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've never felt a need to really respond to someone else's writing.
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Has your relationship with God changed the way you live your life?
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God exists outside of time, and since we are within time, there is no way we will ever totally grasp that concept.
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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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What are you doing right now that requires faith?
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God didn’t just give a little for us; He gave His best. He gave Himself.
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I want to help people understand how to study the Scriptures with other people, to give them an overview of Scripture and assume that by understanding the Scriptures better, the Holy Spirit will bring to mind the right stories, the right teachings.
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The message of the Bible is not about God in Heaven who wants to take from you. It's about God who wants to give to you.
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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.
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Multi-tasking is keeping me from whole-hearted worship.
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God's art speaks of Himself, reflecting who He is and what He is like.
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You and I are not allowed to tell Him how much He can hate it sin.
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Can I go to heaven without truly and faithfully loving Jesus?”
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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 world is not moved by love or actions that are of human creation. And the church is not empowered to live differently from any other gathering of people without the Holy Spirit. But when believers live in the power of the Spirit, the evidence in their lives is supernatural. The church cannot help but be different, and the world cannot help but notice.
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In reality, not one of us will ever be worthy. It is useless to attempt earning it; you'll never feel ready. It is unknown and uncomfortable. But there really is a God who forgives everything and loves endlessly.
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My biggest concern for this generation is your inability to focus, especially in prayer.
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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.