God is not just one thing we add to the mix called life. He wants an invitation from us to permeate everything and every part of us.
FRANCIS CHANWe live in a time when Christians need to be told that they are supposed to live like Christ. That’s Weird.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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Jesus asks for everything, but we try to give Him less.
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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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The point is not to completely understand God but to worship Him. Let the very fact that you cannot know Him fully lead you to praise Him for His infiniteness and grandeur.
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The disciples obey because that’s what people do when someone rises from the dead and gives instructions.
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Making disciples isn’t about gathering pupils to listen to your teaching. The real focus is not on teaching people at all–the focus is on loving them.
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My love for prayer was an answer to prayer.
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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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True faith means holding nothing back. It means putting every hope in God’s fidelity to His Promises.
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God has allowed hard things in your life so you can show the world that your God is great and that knowing Him brings peace and joy, even when life is hard.
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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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Lukewarm living and claiming Christ’s name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.
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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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Following Christ isn’t something that can be done halfheartedly or on the side. It is not a label we can display when it is useful. It must be central to everything we do and are.
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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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Do you understand that it’s impossible to please God in any way other than wholehearted surrender?
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