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.
FRANCIS CHANThe disciples obey because that’s what people do when someone rises from the dead and gives instructions.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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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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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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Has your relationship with God changed the way you live your life?
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I don’t have to worry about not meeting His expectations. God will ensure my success in accordance with His plan, not mine.
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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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Jesus asks for everything, but we try to give Him less.
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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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Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning.
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Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.
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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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We often think of prayer as a means to an end. Prayer is the goal.
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Having faith often means doing what others see as crazy.
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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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God’s definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.
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