Jesus said go and make disciples, but so often we just sit and make excuses.
FRANCIS CHAN
FRANCIS CHAN
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The point of your life is to point to Him. Whatever you are doing, God wants to be glorified, because this whole thing is His.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan We live in a time when Christians need to be told that they are supposed to live like Christ. That’s Weird.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan He wants all or nothing. The thought of a person calling himself a ‘Christian’ without being a devoted follower of Christ is absurd.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan Do you love this God who is everything, or do you just love everything He gives you?
Francis ChanFrancis Chan If God cared only about religious activities, then the Pharisees would have been heroes of the faith.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan Grace is when you should be totally punished but are blessed for no reason.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan 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.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan In our world, where hundreds of things distract us from God, we have to intentionally and consistently remind ourselves of Him.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan We have got to make disciples. Fun nights and pizza nights are not going to sustain us.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan Worry implies that we don’t quite trust God is big enough, powerful enough, or loving enough to take care of what’s happening in our lives.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan True faith manifests itself through our actions.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan 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.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan 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.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan 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.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan Lukewarm people don’t really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan 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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