Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning.
FRANCIS CHANDon’t fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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Has your relationship with God changed the way you live your life?
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My existence was not random, nor was it an accident. God knew who He was creating, and He designed met for a specific work.
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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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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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Jesus asks for everything, but we try to give Him less.
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God never breaks His promises.
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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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God’s definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.
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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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Having faith often means doing what others see as crazy.
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Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
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The message of the Bible is not about God in Heaven who wants to take from you. It’s about God who wants to give to you.
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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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Only the Holy Spirit can give you the power to not think about yourself, to set you free from yourself.
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Christianity was simple: fight your desires in order to please God.
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