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Thought Provoking Quotes by Francis Chan
- Jesus asks for everything, but we try to give Him less.
- Fear of God failing us leads us to "cover for God." This means we ask, expect, and are satisfied with less.
- Honestly, when I read the Scriptures, I really believe the Lord puts a heart in us when we become believers.
- If I have a script, I tend to stick to it even if God may be leading me elsewhere in the moment.
- Don't fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.
- Jesus evidently hates it when we tear into our brothers or sisters with demeaning words, words that fail to honor the people around us as…
- A disciple is a disciple maker.
- Lukewarm people will serve God and others, but there are limits to how far they will go or how much time, money, and energy they…
- Why is it that we believe God's promises of blessing but not his promises of punishment?
- Some of you could be worshipping God but you're playing with a video game.
- You've got to do some work now. Make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue. Virtue is about moral excellence.
- We have control over our prayer life, our relationship with Jesus.
- 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…
- I've never felt a need to really respond to someone else's writing.
- One of my biggest fears - maybe my biggest weakness as a Christian - is that I have a hard time going up to a…
- 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…
- When I don't think biblically, I go nuts. I just go, 'This is crazy.'
- I could be wrong about salvation. I could be wrong about a lot of things.
- The irony is that while God doesn’t need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don’t really want Him most of the…
- Lukewarm people don't really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin.
- True faith means holding nothing back; it bets everything on the hope of eternity
- We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.
- Yes, it is God who works in you. And, yes, there is work for you to do. Yes, the Spirit empowers you to do the…
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- You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. — Marcus Aurelius
- A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life. — Henry Ward Beecher
- People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned. — Saul Bellow
- Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts. — Arnold Bennett
- Only barbarians are not curious about where they come from, how they came to be where they are, where they appear to… — Isaiah Berlin
- Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows. — Ambrose Bierce