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True faith means holding nothing back. It means putting every hope in God's fidelity to His Promises.

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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God never breaks His promises.
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I was raised Christian after age 5, but I didn't really understand it until high school. A friend of mine invited me to his youth group. There I heard the gospel, understood it, and accepted it.
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Lukewarm people think about life on earth much more often than eternity in heaven.
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We are loaded down with too many good things, more than we could ever need, while others are desperate for a small loaf. The good things we cling to are more than money we hoard our resources, our gifts, our time, our families, out friends....how ludicrous it is to hold on to the abundance God has given us and merely repeat the words 'thank you'.
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Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter.
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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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...you will have a choice: to adjust how you live daily or to stay the same.
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We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.
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...our concern is more about going to heaven than loving the King.
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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.
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