The disciples obey because that's what people do when someone rises from the dead and gives instructions. Francis Chan More Quotes by Francis Chan More Quotes From Francis Chan A disciple is a disciple maker. Francis Chan provoking thought-provoking makers People who are obsessed are raw with God; they do not attempt to mask the ugliness of their sins or their failures. Obsessed people don't put it on for God; He is their safe place, where they can be at peace. Francis Chan safe christian people Let us be eager to leave what is familiar for what is true. Francis Chan familiar 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 Chan following-christ labels done We don't get to decide who God is. Francis Chan decision christian god My biggest concern for this generation is your inability to focus, especially in prayer. Francis Chan inability focus prayer I want to see people do more than simply raise their hand when they come to Christ. Where are the totally changed lives? Francis Chan hands people religion True faith manifests itself through our actions. Francis Chan true-faith our-actions action God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. The answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts-it's falling in love with God. Francis Chan love-relationship falling-in-love religious Doesn't every encounter with God only cause us to thirst for Him more? Francis Chan thirst encounters causes The greatest knowledge we can ever have is knowing God treasures us. Francis Chan knowing-god treasure knowing 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. Francis Chan faults perfect needs Christianity was simple: fight your desires in order to please God. Francis Chan fighting simple order Many Spirit-filled authors have exhausted the thesaurus in order to describe God with the glory He deserves. His perfect holiness, by definition, assures us that our words can't contain Him. Isn't it a comfort to worship a God we cannot exaggerate? Francis Chan christian-inspirational perfect order Some of you are sitting at home saying, 'I don't need a church to love God,' and I am here telling you that you are so wrong. Francis Chan church home needs Just as you did not come to Christ on your own, neither will you remain in Christ on your own. Francis Chan christ I think most American churchgoers are the soil that chokes the seed because of all the thorns. Thorns are anything that distracts us from God. When we want God and a bunch of other stuff, then that means we have thorns in our soil. A relationship with God simply cannot grow when money, sins, activities, favorite sports teams, addictions, or commitments are piled on top of it. Francis Chan religious god sports As I see it, a lukewarm Christian is an oxymoron; there is no such thing. To put it plainly, churchgoers who are 'lukewarm' are not Christians. We will not see them in heaven. Francis Chan oxymoron christian heaven The greatest good on this earth is God Francis Chan earth He measures our lives by how we love. Francis Chan crazy-love-book our-lives live-by
