If God cared only about religious activities, then the Pharisees would have been heroes of the faith.
FRANCIS CHANTrust whatever He has for you. It will be better than anything you can plan for yourself.
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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The Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.
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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 fact is, I need God to help me love God. And if I need His help to love Him, a perfect being, I definitely need His help to love other, fault-filled humans.
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We need to be more concerned about who we are before God than our reputation before people.
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Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.
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My existence was not random, nor was it an accident. God knew who He was creating, and He designed met for a specific work.
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The 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.
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Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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Lukewarm people call ‘radical’ what Jesus expected of all His followers.
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A key to everything is surrender – to really come before the Lord and say, – I will literally stay here as long as you want me to stay’ or ‘God, I will really go anywhere on the earth.
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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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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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A relationship with God simply cannot grow when money, sins, activities, favorite sports teams, addictions, or commitments are piled up on top of it.
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God has allowed hard things in your life so you can show the world that your God is great and that knowing Him brings peace and joy, even when life is hard.
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