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We have control over our prayer life, our relationship with Jesus.

Francis Chan

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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
Author
Pastor
Theologian
Hong Kong SAR
China
Control
Prayer
Jesus
Life
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Relationship

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...there is still a need for those of us nestled deep within the Christian bubble to look beyond the status quo and critically assess the degree to which we are really living biblically.
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Joy is something that we have to choose and then work for.
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The point of your life is to point to Him...it is His movie, His world, His gift.
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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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The disciples obey because that's what people do when someone rises from the dead and gives instructions.
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The Bible says that when we obey God’s commands, we benefit. I think we naturally assume that if we look out for our own interests and concerns, we will be happy. But people who sacrifice for others will tell you that seasons of giving are the most rewarding of their lives.
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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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God's definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.
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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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If you want to see the big stuff that God has, you've got to take some risk and trust only in the Gospel.
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God is the only being who is good, and the standards are set by Him. Because God hates sin, He has to punish those guilty of sin. Maybe that's not an appealing standard. But to put it bluntly, when you get your own universe, you can make your own standards.
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I could fill my whole time doing interviews, speaking to crowds, and there's this natural human tendency because of our culture to think that the more people I talk to, the bigger the impact I'll have, and yet Jesus didn't spend His time just speaking to the masses. He spent the bulk of his time with a small group of people.
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We are here to love. Not much else matters.
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...if God is truly the greatest good on this earth, would He be loving us if He didn't draw us toward what is best for us (even if that happens to be Himself)?
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...I don't think my church's teachings were incorrect, just incomplete.
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Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning.
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He does not have to know us so well, but He chooses to.
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The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me.
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The greatest knowledge we can ever have is knowing God treasures us.
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Jesus' call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.
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