Do you understand that it’s impossible to please God in any way other than wholehearted surrender?
FRANCIS CHANJesus asks for everything, but we try to give Him less.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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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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Proclaiming the gospel to a lost world cannot be just another activity to add to the church’s crowded agenda. It must be central to who we are. It forms our identity.
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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.
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God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him.
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Don’t fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.
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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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Jesus said go and make disciples, but so often we just sit and make excuses.
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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.
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God’s definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.
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He wants all or nothing. The thought of a person calling himself a ‘Christian’ without being a devoted follower of Christ is absurd.
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We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.
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The God who loans you life sees your every move, hears each word you speak, knows your every thought. You are seen by God. Noticed. Known.
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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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Let us be eager to leave what is familiar for what is true.
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Having faith often means doing what others see as crazy.
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