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A disciple is a disciple maker.

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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Frankly, you need to get over yourself. It might sound harsh, but that's seriously what it means [1 Corinthians 10:31].
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The world needs Christians who don't tolerate the complacency of their own lives.
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We often think of prayer as a means to an end. Prayer is the goal.
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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]
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In China I told pastors about how, in the West, we have these church buildings and how we go to services each week that last an hour or so. I told them how if we don't like the music or the message then we can go to different buildings and services... They all broke out into laughter. They thought I was the funniest guy they had ever seen.
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Can you worship a God who isn't obligated to explain His actions to you? Could it be your arrogance that makes you think God owes you an explanation?
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We have got to make disciples. Fun nights and pizza nights are not going to sustain us.
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When you read the New Testament, you see the Holy Spirit was supposed to change everything so that this gathering of people who call themselves Christians had this supernatural element about them.
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God my Creator said, 'Go and make disciples.' So I don't want to sit and make excuses.
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I don't want to lose the awe we get to help another human being.
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What are you doing right now that requires faith?
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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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People who are obsessed with Jesus aren't consumed with their personal safety and comfort above all else. Obsessed people care more about God's kingdom coming to this earth than their own lives being shielded from pain or distress.
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Can I go to heaven without truly and faithfully loving Jesus?”
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The disciples obey because that's what people do when someone rises from the dead and gives instructions.
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He measures our lives by how we love.
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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.'
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