We are most alive when we are loving and actively giving ourselves because we were made to do these things.
FRANCIS CHANMaking 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.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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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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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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Lukewarm living and claiming Christ’s name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.
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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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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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Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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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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My love for prayer was an answer to prayer.
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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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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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God’s presence is all that matters.
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Lukewarm people call ‘radical’ what Jesus expected of all His followers.
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Has your relationship with God changed the way you live your life?
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Christianity was simple: fight your desires in order to please God.
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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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