“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
“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
...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
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
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
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
“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
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
“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
“We need to remember at every moment that God stands actively against us when we are prideful (James 4:6). You may think… — Francis Chan Every moment Copy Share Image
We are each given different gifts and talents by our Master. The thing that matters most is how we use what we… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
Lukewarm people don't really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their… — Francis Chan 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
“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
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
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
A person who is obsessed is characterized by committed, settled, passionate love for God, above and before every other thing and every… — Francis Chan Christian Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“we still need to be reminded that God is bigger than we think. We need to be awed by His unfathomable love… — Francis Chan Love Copy Share Image
“Jeremiah 1:4-5 - 'Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart…' ...God… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
It's much less demanding to think about God's will for your future than it is to ask Him what He wants you… — Francis Chan God 's will Copy Share Image
I want to train my kids so where they are the only believers they can stand on their own two feet and… — Francis Chan Believer Copy Share Image
Christians are like manure: spread them out and they help everything grow better, but keep them in one big pile and they… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
Colossians 1:16 tells us that everything was created FOR God... don't we live instead as though God is created for US, to… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
It hit me that the students were talking about me, not God. I was standing before a holy God and robbing Him… — Francis Chan Glory Copy Share Image
“As Tim Kizziar said, “Our greatest fear as individuals and as a church should not be of failure but of succeeding at… — Francis Chan Fear Copy Share Image
Jesus didn't say that if you wanted to follow Him you could do it in a lukewarm manner. He said, 'Take up… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
“You should really spend the rest of your life and the rest of your marriage trying to live more humbly and more… — Francis Chan Life Copy Share Image
“We try to set our lives up so everything will be fine even if God doesn't come through. But true faith means… — Francis Chan Faith Copy Share Image
When I am consumed by my problems-stressed out about my life, my family, and my job-I actually convey the belief that I… — Francis Chan Belief Copy Share Image
I really believe it's time for some of us to stop apologizing for God and start apologizing to Him for being embarrassed… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
When you read the New Testament, you see the Holy Spirit was supposed to change everything so that this gathering of people… — Francis Chan Bible Copy Share Image
God is compassionate and just, loving and holy, wrathful and forgiving. WE can't sideline His more difficult attributes to make room for… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
“Lukewarm living and claiming Christ's name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God…But the solution isn't to try harder, fail, and then make… — Francis Chan Life Copy Share Image
If I were Satan and my ultimate goal was to thwart God's kingdom and purposes, one of my main strategies would be… — Francis Chan Goal Copy Share Image
“[We say things like] 'Well, I'm not sure You are worth it…You see, I really like my car, or my little sin… — Francis Chan Habits Copy Share Image