We don't get to decide who God is. Francis Chan More Quotes by Francis Chan More Quotes From Francis Chan Refusing to teach a passage of Scripture is just as wrong as abusing it Francis Chan passagesteachscripture Your problems are not just your problems. Ultimately, they belong to the church body that God has placed you in. Francis Chan churchbodyproblem 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 hatesonthinking 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-lovestressgrace 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 passionategod-lovechristian We have control over our prayer life, our relationship with Jesus. Francis Chan thought-provokingprayerjesus 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 provokingthought-provokinglord 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 wastecrazybelieve The way we live out our days is the way we will live our lives. Francis Chan our-livesway 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-provokingeffortexcellence 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-timeschristianjesus 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 cargivingmean 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-provokingblockanswers 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 humblechristianjesus 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 christianpeoplethinking 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 guypeoplejesus 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-gowritingpeople 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 christianbelievejesus With my natural communication abilities, I could probably gather a crowd even without the Spirit. Francis Chan crowdscommunicationspirit We have to learn how to control our minds. We have to learn self-control. Francis Chan leadershipselfchristian
