Francis Chan Quotes
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As we begin to focus more on Christ, loving Him and others becomes more natural. As long as we pursuing Him, we satisfied in Him. It is when we stop actively loving Him that we find ourselves restless and gravitating toward other means of fulfillment
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I love staring out toward the ocean and away from anything manmade.
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Multi-tasking is keeping me from whole-hearted worship.
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What are you doing right now that requires faith?
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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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Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
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Truth is, I think, if God just gave us our daily bread, many of us would be angry. 'That's all you're going to give me? You're just going to give me enough to sustain me for today? What about tomorrow or next year or 10, 20, 30 years from now? I want to know that I'm set up.' And yet Jesus says just pray for your daily provisions.
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True faith means holding nothing back; it bets everything on the hope of eternity
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Jesus said go and make disciples, but so often we just sit and make excuses
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We have a God who is a Creator, not a duplicator.
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When we work for Christ out of obligation, it feels like work. But when we truly love Christ, our work is a manifestation of that love, and it feels like love.
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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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Don’t believe something just because you want to, and don’t embrace an idea just because you’ve always believed it. Believe what is biblical. Test all your assumptions against the precious words God gave us in the Bible.
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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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I don't want my life to be explainable without the Holy Spirit. I want people to look at my life and know I couldn't be doing this by my own power. I want to live in such a way that I am desperate for Him to come through. That if He doesn't come through, I am screwed.
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There are just certain times I sense the Lord is wanting me to write, and so I write.
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Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me.
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From start to finish, this movie is obviously about God. He is the main character. How is is possible that we live as though it is about us?
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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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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 had come out of a church that was filled with petty arguments and hatred. I just wanted to meet with some friends and worship with them.
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I've never felt a need to really respond to someone else's writing.
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Pray with reverence, not half-heartedness.