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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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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
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Pastor
Theologian
Hong Kong SAR
China
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Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
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The idea of holding back certainly didn't come from Scripture.
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People who are obsessed with God are known as givers, not takers. Obsessed people genuinely think that others matter as much as they do, and they are particularly aware of those who are poor around the world (James 2:14-26).
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We often think of prayer as a means to an end. Prayer is the goal.
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Grace is when you should be totally punished but are blessed for no reason.
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The world needs Christians who don't tolerate the complacency of their own lives.
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It's pride, plain and simple, that keeps me from giving God all the glory and keeping some of it for myself. It is a battle we all fight in some form or another, some of us daily or even hourly.
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Sometimes we shrink from leadership because our pride makes us afraid of failure. That's not humility.
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Oswald Chambers writes, ‘Never make a principle out of your experience let God be as original with other people as He is with you.’ To that I would add, ‘Be careful not to turn others’ lives into the mold for your own.’ Allow God to be as creative with you as He is with each of us.
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It is not scientific doubt, not atheism, not pantheism, not agnosticism, that in our day and in this land is likely to quench the light of the gospel. It is a proud, sensuous, selfish, luxurious, church-going, hollow-hearted prosperity.
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I want to help people understand how to study the Scriptures with other people, to give them an overview of Scripture and assume that by understanding the Scriptures better, the Holy Spirit will bring to mind the right stories, the right teachings.
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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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We are loaded down with too many good things, more than we could ever need, while others are desperate for a small loaf. The good things we cling to are more than money we hoard our resources, our gifts, our time, our families, out friends....how ludicrous it is to hold on to the abundance God has given us and merely repeat the words 'thank you'.
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Having faith often means doing what others see as crazy.
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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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We have got to make disciples. Fun nights and pizza nights are not going to sustain us.
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Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning.
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The God who loans you life sees your every move, hears each word you speak, knows your every thought. You are seen by God. Noticed. Known.
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...I don't think my church's teachings were incorrect, just incomplete.
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God never breaks His promises.
Francis Chan