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We often think of prayer as a means to an end. Prayer is the goal.

Francis Chan

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.
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God Invitation Life Ourselves
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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Fertilizer Growth Help Togetherness
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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Follow Heart Love Religious World Yourself
In our world, where hundreds of things distract us from God, we have to intentionally and consistently remind ourselves of Him.
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Consistent Distraction God Himself Intention Ourselves Reminder World
Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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God Himself Life Story
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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Live Modern Religious Time Weird
We have got to make disciples. Fun nights and pizza nights are not going to sustain us.
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Discipline Night Ourselves
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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Education Focus Follow Love People Student Teaching
Trust whatever He has for you. It will be better than anything you can plan for yourself.
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Better Planning Trust Yourself
Lukewarm people call ‘radical’ what Jesus expected of all His followers.
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Call Expectation Follow God Himself People Radical
God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him.
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Call Comfortable God Himself Trust
Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.
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Believe Live Wrong
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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God Life Loan Move Talk Thinking Word Yourself
Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning.
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Action Fruit Meaning World
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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Command Consumption Family Important Life Problem Rejoice
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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Chapter Day God Himself Meditation Night Religious

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