Quote

The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me.

Francis Chan

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
Author
Pastor
Theologian
Hong Kong SAR
China
World
Cross
Crosses
Deny
Follow
Says
Jesus
Heart
Love
Grab

More quotes by Francis Chan

Image
We are each given different gifts and talents by our Master. The thing that matters most is how we use what we have been given, not how much we make or do compared to someone else. What matters is that we spend ourselves.
Francis Chan
Image
Lukewarm people will serve God and others, but there are limits to how far they will go or how much time, money, and energy they are willing to give.
Francis Chan
Image
God my Creator said, 'Go and make disciples.' So I don't want to sit and make excuses.
Francis Chan
Image
Lukewarm living and claiming Christ's name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.
Francis Chan
Image
If I have a script, I tend to stick to it even if God may be leading me elsewhere in the moment.
Francis Chan
Image
Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
Francis Chan
Image
We live in a world where people say that you can believe anything you want about God.
Francis Chan
Image
He has more of a right to ask us why so many people are starving [than we do to ask Him]. As much as we want God to explain himself to us, His creation, we are in no place to demand that He give an account to us.
Francis Chan
Image
When we love God because we feel we should love Him, instead of genuinely loving out of our true selves, we have forgotten who God really is.
Francis Chan
Image
He does not have to know us so well, but He chooses to.
Francis Chan
Image
Stress says that the things we are involved in are important enough to merit our impatience, our lack of grace toward others, or our tight grip of control.
Francis Chan
Image
Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
Francis Chan
Image
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.
Francis Chan
Image
True faith means holding nothing back it bets everything on the hope of eternity
Francis Chan
Image
Giving that is not motivated by love is worth nothing.
Francis Chan
Image
The best things in life are gifts from the One who steadfastly loves us. But an important question to ask ourselves is this: are we in love with God or just His stuff?
Francis Chan
Image
A disciple is a disciple maker.
Francis Chan
Image
A person who is obsessed with Jesus knows that the sin of pride is always a battle. Obsessed people know that you can never be humble enough, and so they seek to make themselves less known and Christ more known (Mt 5:16).
Francis Chan
Image
God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. The answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts-it's falling in love with God.
Francis Chan
Image
People who are obsessed with Jesus aren't consumed with their personal safety and comfort above all else. Obsessed people care more about God's kingdom coming to this earth than their own lives being shielded from pain or distress.
Francis Chan