We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.
FRANCIS CHANThe Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.
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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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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True faith means holding nothing back. It means putting every hope in God’s fidelity to His Promises.
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Don’t fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.
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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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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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I have one reason why you should walk away from that temptation right now. One reason: God. Is. Better.
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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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We often think of prayer as a means to an end. Prayer is the goal.
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Do you know that nothing you do in this life will ever matter, unless it is about loving God and loving the people he has made?
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We are here to love. Not much else matters.
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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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We should be so joyful from God’s grace that others would respond by saying, ‘I wish I had your God.
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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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Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.
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