Where it gets weird is that nowadays there are millions of people on this earth who call themselves followers of Jesus, but their lives look nothing like His, and they’re not obeying the things that He called them to do.
FRANCIS CHANWhen 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.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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We have a God who is a Creator, not a duplicator.
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Are we in love with God or just His stuff?
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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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If God cared only about religious activities, then the Pharisees would have been heroes of the faith.
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We live in a time when Christians need to be told that they are supposed to live like Christ. That’s Weird.
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Only the Holy Spirit can give you the power to not think about yourself, to set you free from yourself.
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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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Christianity was simple: fight your desires in order to please God.
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Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
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Trust whatever He has for you. It will be better than anything you can plan for yourself.
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Jesus’ call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.
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The point of your life is to point to Him. Whatever you are doing, God wants to be glorified, because this whole thing is His.
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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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The Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.
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God is love, but He also defines what love is. We don’t have the license to define love according to our standards.
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