Trust whatever He has for you. It will be better than anything you can plan for yourself. Francis Chan More Quotes by Francis Chan More Quotes From Francis Chan To call someone a Christian simply because he does some Christian-y things is giving false comfort to the unsaved. Francis Chan christian comfort giving He wants all or nothing. The thought of a person calling himself a 'Christian' without being a devoted follower of Christ is absurd. Francis Chan followers calling christian The idea of holding back certainly didn't come from Scripture. Francis Chan holding-back scripture ideas The church becomes irrelevant when it becomes purely a human creation. We are not all we were made to be when everything in our lives and churches can be explained apart from the work and presence of the Spirit of God. Francis Chan creation church spirit Can you worship a God who isn't obligated to explain His actions to you? Could it be your arrogance that makes you think God owes you an explanation? Francis Chan religious christian god We live in a time when Christians need to be told that they are supposed to live like Christ. That's Weird. Francis Chan christian needs christ 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.' Francis Chan keys earth long In China I told pastors about how, in the West, we have these church buildings and how we go to services each week that last an hour or so. I told them how if we don't like the music or the message then we can go to different buildings and services... They all broke out into laughter. They thought I was the funniest guy they had ever seen. Francis Chan laughter guy church God is love, but He also defines what love is. We don't have the license to define love according to our standards. Francis Chan god-is-love standards love-is We are most alive when we are loving and actively giving ourselves because we were made to do these things. Francis Chan alive made giving I believe He wants us to love others so much that we go to extremes to help them. Francis Chan want helping believe We need to stop giving people excuses not to believe in God. Francis Chan giving believe people Proclaiming the gospel to a lost world cannot be just another activity to add to the church's crowded agenda. It must be central to who we are. It forms our identity. Francis Chan church identity add When we work for Christ out of obligation, it feels like work. But when we truly love Christ, our work is a manifestation of that love, and it feels like love. Francis Chan like-love obligation christ 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 Chan thought-provoking want people Has your relationship with God changed the way you live your life? Francis Chan change relationship life 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? Francis Chan crazy-love-book main-characters character God is not just one thing we add to the mix called life. He wants an invitation from us to permeate everything and every part of us. Francis Chan invitations want add The world needs Christians who don't tolerate the complacency of their own lives. Francis Chan religious christian world 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. Francis Chan powerful knowing love-you
