Jesus said go and make disciples, but so often we just sit and make excuses.
FRANCIS CHANThe message of the Bible is not about God in Heaven who wants to take from you. It’s about God who wants to give to you.
More Francis Chan Quotes
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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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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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Lukewarm living and claiming Christ’s name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.
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I believe He wants us to love others so much that we go to extremes to help them.
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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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The point is not to completely understand God but to worship Him. Let the very fact that you cannot know Him fully lead you to praise Him for His infiniteness and grandeur.
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Do you understand that it’s impossible to please God in any way other than wholehearted surrender?
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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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I have one reason why you should walk away from that temptation right now. One reason: God. Is. Better.
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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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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’s presence is all that matters.
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Having faith often means doing what others see as crazy.
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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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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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