Don’t fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.
FRANCIS CHANDo you love this God who is everything, or do you just love everything He gives you?
More Francis Chan Quotes
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Christianity was simple: fight your desires in order to please God.
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I’ve got this amazing relationship with God that is better than life, itself, so marvelous, so wonderful that everything else can fall apart and I’m okay.
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Has your relationship with God changed the way you live your life?
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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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When we work for Christ out of obligation, it feels like work. But when we truly love Christ, our work is a manifestation of that love, and it feels like love.
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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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Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.
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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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The disciples obey because that’s what people do when someone rises from the dead and gives instructions.
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Marriage is one of the most humbling, sanctifying journeys you will ever be a part of. It forces us to wrestle with our selfishness and pride. But it also gives us a platform to display love and commitment.
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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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We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.
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We are most alive when we are loving and actively giving ourselves because we were made to do these things.
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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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Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
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