Francis Chan
Marriage is one of the most humbling, sanctifying journeys you will ever be a part of. It forces us to wrestle with our selfishness and pride. But it also gives us a platform to display love and commitment.Collection: Commitment
If a guy were dating my daughter but didn't want to spend the gas money to come pick her up or refused to buy her dinner because it cost too much, I would question whether he were really in love with her In the same way, I question whether many American churchgoers are really in love with God because they are so hesitant to do anything for Him." Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless GodCollection: Daughter
My love for prayer was an answer to prayer.Collection: Prayer
Be careful not to turn others' lives into the mold for your own...we have a # God who is a # Creator not a # Duplicator .Collection: Mold
...we are quick to rationalize our entertainment and priorities yet are slow to commit to serving God.Collection: Priorities
My biggest concern for this generation is your inability to focus, especially in prayer.Collection: Prayer
As we begin to focus more on Christ, loving Him and others becomes more natural. As long as we pursuing Him, we satisfied in Him. It is when we stop actively loving Him that we find ourselves restless and gravitating toward other means of fulfillmentCollection: Mean
God is not just one thing we add to the mix called life. He wants an invitation from us to permeate everything and every part of us.Collection: Add
I believe He wants us to love others so much that we go to extremes to help them. I believe He wants us to be known for giving—of our time, our money, and our abilities—and to start a movement of ‘giving’ churches. In so doing, we can alleviate the suffering in the world and change the reputation of His bride in America.Collection: Believe
What is amazing is how we treat a meeting with God as ordinary or burdensome.Collection: Leadership
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.Collection: Jesus
In my desire to distance myself from sadistic Christians who revel in the idea of wrath and punishment, I may have crossed a line. Refusing to teach a passage of Scripture is just as wrong as abusing it.I really believe it's time for some of us to stop apologizing for God and start apologizing to Him for being embarrassed by the ways He has chosen to reveal Himself.Collection: Christian
It's pride, plain and simple, that keeps me from giving God all the glory and keeping some of it for myself. It is a battle we all fight in some form or another, some of us daily or even hourly.Collection: Fighting
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 are willing to give.Collection: People
You've got to do some work now. Make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue. Virtue is about moral excellence.Collection: Thought Provoking
A person who is obsessed thinks about heaven frequently. Obsessed people orient their lives around eternity; they are not fixed only on what is here in front of them.Collection: Christian
Can I go to heaven without truly and faithfully loving Jesus?”Collection: Jesus
Tend to choose what is popular over what is right when they are in conflict. They desire to fit in both at church and outside of church; they care more about what people think of their actions (like church attendance and giving) than what God thinks of their hearts and lives.Collection: Heart
Refusing to teach a passage of Scripture is just as wrong as abusing itCollection: Scripture
I am just an earthly sinful father & I love my kids so much it hurts. How could I not trust a heavenly, perfect Father who loves me infinitely more than I will ever love my kids?Collection: Hurt
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 Lord because that's the beginning of wisdom.Collection: Thought Provoking
Because I want to get a lot done, I can sometimes do that in the flesh. If I don't rest in the Lord, and enjoy him as I should, my action doesn't spring from my identity and enjoyment of Christ. When that happens, I end up getting the glory rather than Jesus.Collection: Jesus
People see only my actions. Instead, if I focus on Christ with thanksgiving, people see Him.Collection: People
We live in a world where people say that you can believe anything you want about God.Collection: Believe
I had come out of a church that was filled with petty arguments and hatred. I just wanted to meet with some friends and worship with them.Collection: Hatred
As I see it, a lukewarm Christian is an oxymoron; there is no such thing. To put it plainly, churchgoers who are ‘lukewarm’ are not Christians. We will not see them in heaven.Collection: Heaven
Lukewarm people don’t really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin.Collection: Thought Provoking
True faith means holding nothing back; it bets everything on the hope of eternity.Collection: Thought Provoking
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.Collection: Book