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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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Hong Kong SAR
China
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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
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Refusing to teach a passage of Scripture is just as wrong as abusing it
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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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Worry implies that we don't quite trust God is big enough, powerful enough, or loving enough to take care of what's happening in our lives.
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...no worship is better than apathetic worship.
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With my natural communication abilities, I could probably gather a crowd even without the Spirit.
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True faith means holding nothing back. It means putting every hope in God's fidelity to His Promises.
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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.
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I don't want my life to be explainable without the Holy Spirit.
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A person who is obsessed is characterized by committed, settled, passionate love for God, above and before every other thing and every other being.
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