Top 328 Quotes & Sayings by Francis Chan - Page 6

What makes worship amazing is the object of our worship.

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

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.

...when we are loving, we can't sin.

Refusing to teach a passage of Scripture is just as wrong as abusing it

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.

People see only my actions. Instead, if I focus on Christ with thanksgiving, people see Him.

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.

We live in a world where people say that you can believe anything you want about God.

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.

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

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.

Can I go to heaven without truly and faithfully loving 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.

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.

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

God gave me the same power He gave Jesus. I ask myself daily, Why do I waste such a priceless gift?

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.

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

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.

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?

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.

We say to the Creator of all this magnitude and majesty, ‘Well, I’m not sure You are worth it…. You see, I really like my car, or my little sin habit, or my money, and I’m really not sure I want to give them up, even if it means I get You.’

You've got to do some work now. Make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue. Virtue is about moral excellence.

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

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

I've grown up in a generation that questions God for setting boundaries. Does He have the right to set boundaries? I've grown up in a generation that thinks where meeting with a God is an ordinary thing.

Some of you could be worshipping God but you're playing with a video game.