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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.

Francis Chan

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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
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Hong Kong SAR
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Every year in my life, I trust fewer and fewer people.
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Just as you did not come to Christ on your own, neither will you remain in Christ on your own.
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The irony is that while God doesn’t need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don’t really want Him most of the time.
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Your problems are not just your problems. Ultimately, they belong to the church body that God has placed you in.
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Fear of God failing us leads us to cover for God. This means we ask, expect, and are satisfied with less.
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But God doesn't call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn't come through.
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We live in a world where people say that you can believe anything you want about God.
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We often think of prayer as a means to an end. Prayer is the goal.
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Doesn't every encounter with God only cause us to thirst for Him more?
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We are here to love. Not much else matters.
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There are periods that we forget that in the pursuit of fruit, that if we just abide in Him, then fruitfulness is a guarantee.
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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 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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