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We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.

Francis Chan

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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
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Hong Kong SAR
China
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Solomon warned us not to rush into God’s presence with words. That’s what fools do. And often, that’s what we do.
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When loving Him becomes obligation, one of the many things we have to do, we end up focusing even more on ourselves.
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Lukewarm people do not live by faith their lives are structured so that they don't have to.
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Let us be eager to leave what is familiar for what is true.
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I want to live so that I am truly submitted to the Spirit's leading on a daily basis. Christ said its better for us that the Spirit came and I want to live like that is true. I don't want to keep crawling when I have the ability to fly.
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Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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...I don't think my church's teachings were incorrect, just incomplete.
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In China I told pastors about how, in the West, we have these church buildings and how we go to services each week that last an hour or so. I told them how if we don't like the music or the message then we can go to different buildings and services... They all broke out into laughter. They thought I was the funniest guy they had ever seen.
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My existence was not random, nor was it an accident. God knew who He was creating, and He designed met for a specific work. [Ephesians 2:10]
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People who are obsessed with Jesus live lives that connect them with the poor in some way or another. Obsessed people believe that Jesus talked about money and the poor so often because it was really important to Him.
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The point of your life is to point to Him...it is His movie, His world, His gift.
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I’ve got this amazing relationship with God that is better than life, itself, so marvelous, so wonderful that everything else can fall apart and I’m okay.
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We should be so joyful from God's grace that others would respond by saying, 'I wish I had your God.
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A person who is obsessed with Jesus knows that the sin of pride is always a battle. Obsessed people know that you can never be humble enough, and so they seek to make themselves less known and Christ more known (Mt 5:16).
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We live in a world where people say that you can believe anything you want about God.
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The point of your life is to point to Him. Whatever you are doing, God wants to be glorified, because this whole thing is His.
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Lukewarm people give money to charity and to the church....as long as it doesn't impinge on their standard of living. If they have a little extra and it is easy and safe to give, they do so. After all, God loves a cheerful giver, right?
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...you will have a choice: to adjust how you live daily or to stay the same.
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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.
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Following Christ isn't something that can be done halfheartedly or on the side. It is not a label we can display when it is useful. It must be central to everything we do and are.
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