Francis Chan Quotes
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Francis Chan Famous Quotes & Sayings
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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.
God wants us to pursue certain actions, but as we put God's commands into action, our motivation makes all the difference.
The actions driven by fear and guilt are not an antidote to lukewarm, selfish, comfortable living. I hope you realize that the answer is love.
I have one reason why you should walk away from that temptation right now. One reason: God. Is. Better.
Churches we build only by our own efforts and not in the strength of the Spirit will quickly collapse when we don't push and prod people along.
Our lives should be more than just focusing on our marriage but on focusing our marriage toward what God's mission is for us as a couple.
For a person to be truly discipled and growing in their faith, they need more than one person discipling them.
There's a difference, in other words, between God's values that please Him (moral will) and those events that He causes to happen (decreed will).15
There can never be intimacy if [someone] is always trying to pay God back or work hard enough to be worthy.
A person who is obsessed is characterized by committed, settled, passionate love for God, above and before every other thing and every other being.
No matter what religious tradition you come from, you likely carry baggage and harbor stereotypes when it comes to the Holy Spirit. It's
From start to finish, this movie is obviously about God. He is the main character. How is is possible that we live as though it is about us?
When the church really takes on the humble characteristics of Christ, that's going to lead to revival.
True faith means holding nothing back. It means putting every hope in God's fidelity to His Promises.
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.
To call someone a Christian simply because he does some Christian-y things is giving false comfort to the unsaved.
Some people say I would love to take a selfie with Moses. Do you understand the gap between Moses and God?
God is love, but He also defines what love is. We don't have the license to define love according to our standards.
We are most alive when we are loving and actively giving of ourselves because we were made to do these things.
It's a pretty crazy task to try to describe God "quickly." Everything starts with a healthy fear of Him.
Our greatest fear as individuals and as a church should not be failure but of succeeding at things that don't really matter.
There are periods that we forget that in the pursuit of fruit, that if we just abide in Him, then fruitfulness is a guarantee.
It's not about figuring out all of the mysteries of God, but embracing Him and cherishing Him - even when He doesn't make perfect sense to us.
There will be people who will teach for the sake of greed or for the sake of ego. So watch their lives. Do they look and act like Jesus?
Lukewarm people will serve God and others, but there are limits to how far they will go or how much time, money, and energy they are willing to give.
Due to our consumer mindset, people are prone to jump from church to church, which weakens the church overall.
Your problems are not just your problems. Ultimately, they belong to the church body that God has placed you in.
Honestly, when I read the Scriptures, I really believe the Lord puts a heart in us when we become believers.
Sometimes we shrink from leadership because our pride makes us afraid of failure. That's not humility.
The very fact that a holy, eternal, all-knowing, all-powerful, merciful, fair, and just God loves you and me is nothing short of astonishing.
Parents are supposed to instruct their kids. It doesn't mean they necessarily have that gift of teaching.
In the craziness of our world, it takes tremendous effort to find a quiet place. It takes time to quiet your mind and your heart before the Lord.
Jesus came humbly as a servant, but He never begs us to give Him some small part of ourselves. He commands everything from His followers.
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.
When loving Him becomes obligation, one of the many things we have to do, we end up focusing even more on ourselves.
God exists outside of time, and since we are within time, there is no way we will ever totally grasp that concept.
Only the Holy Spirit can give you the power to not think about yourself, to set you free from yourself.
My existence was not random, nor was it an accident. God knew who He was creating, and He designed met for a specific work. [Ephesians 2:10]
People who are obsessed with Jesus give freely and openly without censure. Obsessed people love those who hate them and who can never love them back.
A life in which people know that our accomplishments could not have been attained by our own power. A life that brings glory to God in heaven.4
Let's pray that God would empower us so radically that we would get no glory. That people would see our works and glorify God.
The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me.
This relationship [your relationship with God] is far more critical than your marriage. And it's everlasting.
We still need to be reminded that God is bigger than we think. We need to be awed by His unfathomable love for us.