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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
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Relationship
Control
Prayer
Jesus
Life

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I don't want my life to be explainable without the Holy Spirit. I want people to look at my life and know I couldn't be doing this by my own power. I want to live in such a way that I am desperate for Him to come through. That if He doesn't come through, I am screwed.
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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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Yes, it is God who works in you. And, yes, there is work for you to do. Yes, the Spirit empowers you to do the work. And, yes, you do the work.
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People accuse me of going overboard preparing for my first ten million years in eternity in my opinion, people go overboard in worrying about their last ten on earth.
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When we become overly concerned about our appearance, our spiritual reputation, our coolness, and our acceptance, we are living as citizens of this world rather than as ambassadors.
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...our concern is more about going to heaven than loving the King.
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Our God listens to us. Our God is a living God. He's not a block of wood you made up that's not going to answer you. My God listens to me. He answers me.
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Where it gets weird is that nowadays there are millions of people on this earth who call themselves followers of Jesus, but their lives look nothing like His, and they're not obeying the things that He called them to do.
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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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You find that the things you let go of while following Jesus were the things that were going to destroy you in the end.
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The wise man comes to God without saying a word and stands in awe of Him.
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Refusing to teach a passage of Scripture is just as wrong as abusing it
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...I don't think my church's teachings were incorrect, just incomplete.
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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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Doesn't every encounter with God only cause us to thirst for Him more?
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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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If I have a script, I tend to stick to it even if God may be leading me elsewhere in the moment.
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