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If I have a script, I tend to stick to it even if God may be leading me elsewhere in the moment.

Francis Chan

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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
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Pastor
Theologian
Hong Kong SAR
China
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Refusing to teach a passage of Scripture is just as wrong as abusing it
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Lukewarm living and claiming Christ's name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.
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...I don't have to worry about not meeting His expectations. God will ensure my success in accordance with His plan, not mine.
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Oswald Chambers writes, ‘Never make a principle out of your experience let God be as original with other people as He is with you.’ To that I would add, ‘Be careful not to turn others’ lives into the mold for your own.’ Allow God to be as creative with you as He is with each of us.
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...I don't think my church's teachings were incorrect, just incomplete.
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