Do you understand that it's impossible to please God in any way other than wholehearted surrender? Francis Chan More Quotes by Francis Chan More Quotes From Francis Chan I am just an earthly sinful father & I love my kids so much it hurts. How could I not trust a heavenly, perfect Father who loves me infinitely more than I will ever love my kids? Francis Chan hurt father kids Refusing to teach a passage of Scripture is just as wrong as abusing it Francis Chan passages teach scripture Your problems are not just your problems. Ultimately, they belong to the church body that God has placed you in. Francis Chan church body problem God never excuses sin. And He is always consistent with that ethic. Whenever we start to question whether God really hates sin, we have only to think of the cross, where His Son was tortured, mocked, and beaten because of sin. Our sin Francis Chan hate son thinking Stress says that the things we are involved in are important enough to merit our impatience, our lack of grace toward others, or our tight grip of control. Francis Chan crazy-love stress grace A person who is obsessed is characterized by committed, settled, passionate love for God, above and before every other thing and every other being. Francis Chan passionate god-love christian We have control over our prayer life, our relationship with Jesus. Francis Chan thought-provoking prayer jesus It's not that there aren't a million other things to learn about God, but He says you've got to start with the fear of the Lord because that's the beginning of wisdom. Francis Chan provoking thought-provoking lord If one person “wastes” away his day by spending hours connecting with God, and the other person believes he is too busy or has better things to do than worship the Creator and Sustainer, who is the crazy one? Francis Chan waste crazy believe The way we live out our days is the way we will live our lives. Francis Chan our-lives way You've got to do some work now. Make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue. Virtue is about moral excellence. Francis Chan thought-provoking effort excellence One of my biggest fears - maybe my biggest weakness as a Christian - is that I have a hard time going up to a stranger and talking to them about Jesus. Francis Chan hard-times christian jesus We say to the Creator of all this magnitude and majesty, ‘Well, I’m not sure You are worth it…. You see, I really like my car, or my little sin habit, or my money, and I’m really not sure I want to give them up, even if it means I get You.’ Francis Chan car giving mean Our God listens to us. Our God is a living God. He's not a block of wood you made up that's not going to answer you. My God listens to me. He answers me. Francis Chan thought-provoking block answers A person who is obsessed with Jesus knows that the sin of pride is always a battle. Obsessed people know that you can never be "humble enough," and so they seek to make themselves less known and Christ more known (Mt 5:16). Francis Chan humble christian jesus A person who is obsessed thinks about heaven frequently. Obsessed people orient their lives around eternity; they are not fixed only on what is here in front of them. Francis Chan christian people thinking I confess to you guys, I confess to the church, I know I have backed away from certain things because of my arrogance. I thought I could attract more people to Jesus by hiding certain things about him. Francis Chan guy people jesus Oswald Chambers writes, ‘Never make a principle out of your experience; let God be as original with other people as He is with you.’ To that I would add, ‘Be careful not to turn others’ lives into the mold for your own.’ Allow God to be as creative with you as He is with each of us. Francis Chan letting-go writing people People who are obsessed with Jesus live lives that connect them with the poor in some way or another. Obsessed people believe that Jesus talked about money and the poor so often because it was really important to Him. Francis Chan christian believe jesus With my natural communication abilities, I could probably gather a crowd even without the Spirit. Francis Chan crowds communication spirit
