When we become overly concerned about our appearance, our spiritual reputation, our coolness, and our acceptance, we are living as citizens of… — Francis Chan Acceptance Copy Share Image
“He is saying that lukewarm, halfhearted following is useless, that it sickens our souls. He is saying that this kind of salt… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
“Do you understand what this passage is saying? When we love, we're free! We don't have to worry about a burdensome load… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
“The majority of believers on this earth find it laughable that we could reduce the call to follow Jesus and make disciples… — Francis Chan Church service Copy Share Image
God is the only true Giver, and He needs nothing from us. But still He wants us. He gave us life so… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
Making disciples isn’t about gathering pupils to listen to your teaching. The real focus is not on teaching people at all–the focus… — Francis Chan Disciple Copy Share Image
“Our greatest fear as individuals and as a church should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that… — Francis Chan Failure Copy Share Image
You find that the things you let go of while following Jesus were the things that were going to destroy you in… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
[at CMC West Coast 2011, on 1 Samuel 14] If just a few of you would step up and be like Jonathan… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
“But when you start talking to the hurting people around you, digging deeper to learn how you can love and serve them,… — Francis Chan Desperate situations Copy Share Image
“Jesus didn't speak of hell so that we could study, debate and write books about it. He gave us these passages so… — Francis Chan Books Copy Share Image
God doesn't want religious duty. He doesn't want a distracted, half-hearted, 'Fine, I'll read a chapter...now are You happy?' attitude. God wants… — Francis Chan Attitude Copy Share Image
“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you… Remember the word that I said to… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
“Non-churchgoers tend to see Christians as takers rather than givers. When Christians sacrifice and give wildly to the poor, that is truly… — Francis Chan Bible Copy Share Image
“The only problem is that it was a concept I was aught, not something I implicitly knew o be true. For years,… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
“And to expose our hearts to truth and consistently refuse or neglect to obey the impulses it arouses is to stymie the… — Francis Chan Holy spirit Copy Share Image
“To call someone a Christian simply because he does some Christian-y things is giving false comfort to the unsaved. But to declare… — Francis Chan Christian Copy Share Image
Due to our consumer mindset, people are prone to jump from church to church, which weakens the church overall. — Francis Chan Church Copy Share Image
A person who is obsessed thinks about heaven frequently. Obsessed people orient their lives around eternity; they are not fixed only on… — Francis Chan Christian Copy Share Image
Your problems are not just your problems. Ultimately, they belong to the church body that God has placed you in. — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
...there is still a need for those of us nestled deep within the Christian bubble to look beyond the status quo and… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
To call someone a Christian simply because he does some Christian-y things is giving false comfort to the unsaved. — Francis Chan Christian Copy Share Image
“I hope we can go beyond our current understanding of the Holy Spirit and begin to commune openly ... that our experience… — Francis Chan Day by day Copy Share Image
“In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no… — Francis Chan Husbands Copy Share Image
As we begin to focus more on Christ, loving Him and others becomes more natural. As long as we pursuing Him, we… — Francis Chan Christ Copy Share Image
“There is a battle we have to face every single day. There are weapons we have to pick up and be ready… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
“Here’s a blueprint for marriage: 1. We become overwhelmed by Christ’s care for us. 2. So we shower our wives with the… — Francis Chan Love Copy Share Image
We are consumed by safety. Obsessed with it, actually. Now, I’m not saying it is wrong to pray for God’s protection, but… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
“We teach that even though Jesus allowed His rights to be trampled, we should fight for ours. We teach that even though… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
“When I look at my relationship with God as a chore, a sacrifice, then I am getting the glory- not God. I… — Francis Chan Relationship with god Copy Share Image
Being in war together may be what keeps us from being at war with each other. Rather than neglecting the battle to… — Francis Chan Battle Copy Share Image
Lukewarm people give money to charity and to the church…as long as it doesn't impinge on their standard of living. If they… — Francis Chan Charity Copy Share Image
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” This is the… — Francis Chan Commandment Copy Share Image
Truth is, I think, if God just gave us our daily bread, many of us would be angry. 'That's all you're going… — Francis Chan Angry Copy Share Image
If God is truly the greatest good on this earth, would He be loving us if He didn’t draw us toward what… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
“There is so often a great disparity between how we feel about faith and how we are meant to feel. Why do… — Francis Chan Faith Copy Share Image
I want to live so that I am truly submitted to the Spirit's leading on a daily basis. Christ said its better… — Francis Chan Ability Copy Share Image
The fact is, Scripture is filled with divine actions that don't fit our human standards of logic or morality. But they don't… — Francis Chan Action Copy Share Image
Because I want to get a lot done, I can sometimes do that in the flesh. If I don't rest in the… — Francis Chan Action Copy Share Image
![“He is saying that lukewarm, halfhearted following is useless, that it sickens our souls. He is saying that this kind of salt is not even fit 'for the manure pile.' [Luke 14:34-35]” quote by Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/8e0/francis-chan-548_lukewarm_he-is-saying-that-lukewarm-halfhearted-f_410807.png)
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