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

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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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Deny
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Jesus
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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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We have to believe it enough that it changes how we live.
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God wants to change us so much that it intrigues others.
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My pride and immaturity caused me to make things more of a struggle than they had to be. I can always blame others or circumstances, but the truth was that my own sinful pride led to more stress than anything else.
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