Church Quotes by Francis Chan

“...and wondered if we in the church are missing it.”

— Francis Chan

The enemy just hates our prayers.

— Francis Chan

You have access to the Tent Of Meeting.

— Francis Chan

I don't want to lose the awe we get to help another human being.

— Francis Chan

Multi-tasking is keeping me from whole-hearted worship.

— Francis Chan

This could all end at any moment...Therefore, be self-controlled.

— Francis Chan

When the church really takes on the humble characteristics of Christ, that's going to lead to revival.

— Francis Chan

We have to learn how to control our minds. We have to learn self-control.

— Francis Chan

Some people say I would love to take a selfie with Moses. Do you understand the gap between Moses and God?

— Francis Chan

Christ can come back at any time so the one thing you want to have in your life is a focused prayer…

— Francis Chan

...I don't think my church's teachings were incorrect, just incomplete.

— Francis Chan

Due to our consumer mindset, people are prone to jump from church to church, which weakens the church overall.

— Francis Chan

Your problems are not just your problems. Ultimately, they belong to the church body that God has placed you in.

— Francis Chan

Even in my own church I heard the words, 'Francis Chan' more than I heard the words, 'Holy Spirit.'

— Francis Chan

I had come out of a church that was filled with petty arguments and hatred. I just wanted to meet with some…

— Francis Chan

It is not scientific doubt, not atheism, not pantheism, not agnosticism, that in our day and in this land is likely to…

— Francis Chan

Churches we build only by our own efforts and not in the strength of the Spirit will quickly collapse when we don't…

— Francis Chan

We need to stop giving people excuses not to believe in God. You've probably heard the expression 'I believe in God, just…

— Francis Chan

It's easy to write for God and about God, because what a thrill to remind the church that the Holy Spirit of…

— Francis Chan

I confess to you guys, I confess to the church, I know I have backed away from certain things because of my…

— Francis Chan

The church becomes irrelevant when it becomes purely a human creation. We are not all we were made to be when everything…

— Francis Chan

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

In China I told pastors about how, in the West, we have these church buildings and how we go to services each…

— Francis Chan

Lukewarm people give money to charity and to the church...so long as it doesn't impinge on their standard of living. Lukewarm people…

— Francis Chan

Lukewarm people feel secure because they attend church, made a profession of faith at age twelve, were baptized, come from a Christian…

— Francis Chan

It's crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe - the creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and…

— Francis Chan

The world is not moved by love or actions that are of human creation. And the church is not empowered to live…

— Francis Chan

I quickly found that the American church is a difficult place to fit in if you want to live out New Testament…

— Francis Chan

I believe He wants us to love others so much that we go to extremes to help them. I believe He wants…

— Francis Chan

“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

Churchgoers all across the nation say the Holy Spirit has entered them. They claim that God has given them a supernatural ability…

— Francis Chan

What is amazing is how we treat a meeting with God as ordinary or burdensome.

— Francis Chan

Some of you are sitting at home saying, 'I don't need a church to love God,' and I am here telling you…

— Francis Chan

My only prayer for my time with you is, "God I just want these men and women to long for you."

— Francis Chan

Being around a church culture, even leading a gathering of believers, I've gotten pretty good at predicting what's going to happen in…

— Francis Chan

Proclaiming the gospel to a lost world cannot be just another activity to add to the church's crowded agenda. It must be…

— Francis Chan

We are so used to multi-tasking. 2014 was probably the most productive year of my life...But I noticed during the last couple…

— Francis Chan

“Our greatest fear as individuals & as a church should not be of failure, but of suceeding at things in life that…

— Francis Chan

I've grown up in a generation that questions God for setting boundaries. Does He have the right to set boundaries? I've grown…

— Francis Chan

We live in a relativistic culture, where people are more con- cerned with being liked than being truthful. In A Sweet and…

— Francis Chan