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.
FRANCIS CHANGod’s definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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Grace is when you should be totally punished but are blessed for no reason.
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God doesn’t want religious duty. He doesn’t want a distracted, half-hearted, ‘Fine, I’ll read a chapter, now are You happy?’ attitude. God wants His word to be a delight to us, so much that we meditate on it day and night.
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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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Christians are like manure: spread them out and they help everything grow better, but keep them in one big pile and they stink horribly.
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The wise man comes to God without saying a word and stands in awe of Him.
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The greatest knowledge we can ever have is knowing God treasures us.
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Lukewarm people don’t really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin.
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When I am consumed by my problems-stressed out about my life, my family, and my job-I actually convey the belief that I think the circumstances are more important than God’s command to always rejoice.
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But God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn’t come through.
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We have got to make disciples. Fun nights and pizza nights are not going to sustain us.
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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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God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him.
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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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We have a God who is a Creator, not a duplicator.
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Do you love this God who is everything, or do you just love everything He gives you?
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