Francis Chan Quotes - Page 12

For a person to be truly discipled and growing in their faith, they need more than one person discipling them.

It's a pretty crazy task to try to describe God "quickly." Everything starts with a healthy fear of Him.

We live in a relativistic culture, where people are more con- cerned with being liked than being truthful. In A Sweet and Bitter Providence, John Piper does an outstanding job of bibli- cally defending key truths that the church often ignores. He gives us an example of how to take a bold and educated stand on issues of race, purity, and God's sovereignty.

...we'll first address our inaccurate view of God and, consequently of ourselves.

Truth is, I think, if God just gave us our daily bread, many of us would be angry. 'That's all you're going to give me? You're just going to give me enough to sustain me for today? What about tomorrow or next year or 10, 20, 30 years from now? I want to know that I'm set up.' And yet Jesus says just pray for your daily provisions.

I love being in the ocean. I love the unpredictability of it- size of wave, animals you see, etc.

You have access to the Tent Of Meeting.

I want to help people understand how to study the Scriptures with other people, to give them an overview of Scripture and assume that by understanding the Scriptures better, the Holy Spirit will bring to mind the right stories, the right teachings.

Show true religion, cause words don't relieve

We are so used to multi-tasking. 2014 was probably the most productive year of my life...But I noticed during the last couple of months when I would get alone with God it was hard to do one thing at a time.

...you have to stop loving and pursuing Christ in order to sin.

The concept of downsizing so that others might upgrade is biblical, beautiful...and nearly unheard of. We either close the gap or don't take the words of the Bible literally.

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

Solomon warned us not to rush into God’s presence with words. That’s what fools do. And often, that’s what we do.

I want to train my kids so where they are the only believers they can stand on their own two feet and teach others.

We have control over our prayer life, our relationship with Jesus.

Whatever God's reasons for such diversity, creativity, and sophistication in the universe, on earth, and in our own bodies, the point of it all is His glory. God's art speaks of Himself, reflecting who He is and what He is like.

When loving Him becomes obligation, one of the many things we have to do, we end up focusing even more on ourselves.

Churches we build only by our own efforts and not in the strength of the Spirit will quickly collapse when we don't push and prod people along.

With my natural communication abilities, I could probably gather a crowd even without the Spirit.

If I have a script, I tend to stick to it even if God may be leading me elsewhere in the moment.

Parents are supposed to instruct their kids. It doesn't mean they necessarily have that gift of teaching.

Fear of God failing us leads us to "cover for God." This means we ask, expect, and are satisfied with less.

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.

This book is written for those who want more Jesus. It is for those who are bored with what American Christianity offers. It is for those who don't want to plateau, those who would rather die before their convictions do.