Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.
FRANCIS CHANWe should be so joyful from God’s grace that others would respond by saying, ‘I wish I had your God.
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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Lukewarm people call ‘radical’ what Jesus expected of all His followers.
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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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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 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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Trust whatever He has for you. It will be better than anything you can plan for yourself.
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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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Jesus said go and make disciples, but so often we just sit and make excuses.
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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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Our lack of intimacy is due to our refusal to unplug and shut off communication from all others so we can be alone with Him.
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The wise man comes to God without saying a word and stands in awe of Him.
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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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Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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God’s presence is all that matters.
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