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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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The wise man comes to God without saying a word and stands in awe of Him.
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We have to believe it enough that it changes how we live.
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Even in my own church I heard the words, 'Francis Chan' more than I heard the words, 'Holy Spirit.'
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When we love God because we feel we should love Him, instead of genuinely loving out of our true selves, we have forgotten who God really is.
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...our concern is more about going to heaven than loving the King.
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Refusing to teach a passage of Scripture is just as wrong as abusing it
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Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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Don’t believe something just because you want to, and don’t embrace an idea just because you’ve always believed it. Believe what is biblical. Test all your assumptions against the precious words God gave us in the Bible.
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As a culture, were so worried about whats going to happen to us 30 years from now that we are not taking care of our brothers and sisters who need help today.
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It hit me that the students were talking about me, not God. I was standing before a holy God and robbing Him of the glory that was rightfully His.
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True faith means holding nothing back it bets everything on the hope of eternity
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Let us be eager to leave what is familiar for what is true.
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I've grown up in a generation that questions God for setting boundaries. Does He have the right to set boundaries? I've grown up in a generation that thinks where meeting with a God is an ordinary thing.
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People who are obsessed are raw with God they do not attempt to mask the ugliness of their sins or their failures. Obsessed people don't put it on for God He is their safe place, where they can be at peace.
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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.
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Multi-tasking is keeping me from whole-hearted worship.
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