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 CHANWhy would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
More Francis Chan Quotes
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We are here to love. Not much else matters.
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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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Jesus asks for everything, but we try to give Him less.
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We have a God who is a Creator, not a duplicator.
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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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Trust whatever He has for you. It will be better than anything you can plan for yourself.
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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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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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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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Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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Don’t fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.
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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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Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.
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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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True faith manifests itself through our actions.
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