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In the midst of our failed attempts at loving Jesus, His grace covers us.

Francis Chan

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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
Author
Pastor
Theologian
Hong Kong SAR
China
Failed
Midst
Loving
Grace
Jesus
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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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Jesus' call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.
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We have become dangerously comfortable- believers ooze with wealth and let their addictions to comfort and security numb the radical urgency of the gospel.
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Don't fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.
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We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.
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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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Marriage is one of the most humbling, sanctifying journeys you will ever be a part of. It forces us to wrestle with our selfishness and pride. But it also gives us a platform to display love and commitment.
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A person who is obsessed is characterized by committed, settled, passionate love for God, above and before every other thing and every other being.
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Do you love this God who is everything, or do you just love everything He gives you?
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Lukewarm living and claiming Christ's name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.
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Because I want to get a lot done, I can sometimes do that in the flesh. If I don't rest in the Lord, and enjoy him as I should, my action doesn't spring from my identity and enjoyment of Christ. When that happens, I end up getting the glory rather than Jesus.
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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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He measures our lives by how we love.
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Do you know that nothing you do in this life will ever matter, unless it is about loving God and loving the people he has made?
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We need to stop giving people excuses not to believe in God.
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My love for prayer was an answer to prayer.
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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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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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God never breaks His promises.
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