Quote

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]

Francis Chan

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
Author
Pastor
Theologian
Hong Kong SAR
China
Existence
Random
Work
Accident
Designed
Specific
Accidents
Mets
Creating
Knew
Ephesians

More quotes by Francis Chan

Image
My only prayer for my time with you is, God I just want these men and women to long for you.
Francis Chan
Image
The God who loans you life sees your every move, hears each word you speak, knows your every thought. You are seen by God. Noticed. Known.
Francis Chan
Image
The point of your life is to point to Him...it is His movie, His world, His gift.
Francis Chan
Image
It is not scientific doubt, not atheism, not pantheism, not agnosticism, that in our day and in this land is likely to quench the light of the gospel. It is a proud, sensuous, selfish, luxurious, church-going, hollow-hearted prosperity.
Francis Chan
Image
The greatest good on this earth is God
Francis Chan
Image
I've never felt a need to really respond to someone else's writing.
Francis Chan
Image
True faith means holding nothing back. It means putting every hope in God's fidelity to His Promises.
Francis Chan
Image
James 2:19- 'You believe there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that- and shudder.' God doesn't just want us to have good theology He wants us to know and love Him.
Francis Chan
Image
Show true religion, cause words don't relieve
Francis Chan
Image
A key to everything is surrender - to really come before the Lord and say, 'I will literally stay here as long as you want me to stay' or 'God, I will really go anywhere on the earth.'
Francis Chan
Image
The fact is, Scripture is filled with divine actions that don't fit our human standards of logic or morality. But they don't need to, because we are the clay and He is the Potter. We need to stop trying to domesticate God or confine Him to tidy categories and compartments that reflect our human sentiments rather than His inexplicable ways.
Francis Chan
Image
We are here to love. Not much else matters.
Francis Chan
Image
Don't fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.
Francis Chan
Image
Lukewarm people do not live by faith their lives are structured so that they don't have to.
Francis Chan
Image
When we work for Christ out of obligation, it feels like work. But when we truly love Christ, our work is a manifestation of that love, and it feels like love.
Francis Chan
Image
...no worship is better than apathetic worship.
Francis Chan
Image
When loving Him becomes obligation, one of the many things we have to do, we end up focusing even more on ourselves.
Francis Chan
Image
Jesus asks for everything, but we try to give Him less.
Francis Chan
Image
You find that the things you let go of while following Jesus were the things that were going to destroy you in the end.
Francis Chan
Image
Solomon warned us not to rush into God’s presence with words. That’s what fools do. And often, that’s what we do.
Francis Chan