Jesus asks for everything, but we try to give Him less.
FRANCIS CHANThe 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.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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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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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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We have got to make disciples. Fun nights and pizza nights are not going to sustain us.
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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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Jesus said go and make disciples, but so often we just sit and make excuses.
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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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Are we in love with God or just His stuff?
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Having faith often means doing what others see as crazy.
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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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God never breaks His promises.
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Grace is when you should be totally punished but are blessed for no reason.
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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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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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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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True faith manifests itself through our actions.
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