We need to be more concerned about who we are before God than our reputation before people.
FRANCIS CHANWhy would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
More Francis Chan Quotes
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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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Our lack of intimacy is due to our refusal to unplug and shut off communication from all others so we can be alone with Him.
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Marriage is one of the most humbling, sanctifying journeys you will ever be a part of. It forces us to wrestle with our selfishness and pride. But it also gives us a platform to display love and commitment.
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We are here to love. Not much else matters.
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Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning.
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I’ve got this amazing relationship with God that is better than life, itself, so marvelous, so wonderful that everything else can fall apart and I’m okay.
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A key to everything is surrender – to really come before the Lord and say, – I will literally stay here as long as you want me to stay’ or ‘God, I will really go anywhere on the earth.
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True faith manifests itself through our actions.
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God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him.
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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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I believe He wants us to love others so much that we go to extremes to help them.
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Can you worship a God who isn’t obligated to explain His actions to you? Could it be your arrogance that makes you think God owes you an explanation?
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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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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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Lukewarm living and claiming Christ’s name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.
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