Quotes from Francis Chan

Christianity was simple: fight your desires in order to please God.

God's presence is all that matters.

Luke warm people are continually concerned with playing it safe; they are slaves to the god of control. This focus on safe living keeps them from sacrificing and risking for God.

God never breaks His promises.

Not being able to understand God is frustrating, but it is ridiculous for us to think we have the right to limit God to something we are capable to comprehending.

Hell is the backdrop that reveals the profound and unbelievable grace of the cross. It brings to light the enormity of our sin and therefore portrays the undeserved favor of God in full color.

If you really want to experience God, go and make disciples.

God has given you this good stuff so that you can show the world a person who enjoys blessings, but who is still totally obsessed with God.

People who are obsessed with Jesus do not consider service a burden. Obsessed people take joy in loving God by loving His people (Mt 13:44)(Jn 15:8).

It's a pretty crazy task to try to describe God "quickly." Everything starts with a healthy fear of Him.

...we'll first address our inaccurate view of God and, consequently of ourselves.

Salvation is all about the grace of God. There is absolutely nothing that you can do to save yourself or earn God's favor.

Do you want to see God more than you desire security?

God cares more about your obedience to His Spirit's leading TODAY than what you will do next year.

Why is it that we believe God's promises of blessing but not his promises of punishment?

Allow God to be as creative with you as He is with each of us.

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.

Do you understand that it's impossible to please God in any way other than wholehearted surrender?

Our God listens to us. Our God is a living God. He's not a block of wood you made up that's not going to answer you. My God listens to me. He answers me.

If I were Satan and my ultimate goal was to thwart God's kingdom and purposes, one of my main strategies would be to get churchgoers to ignore the Holy Spirit.

It's easy to write for God and about God, because what a thrill to remind the church that the Holy Spirit of God is in you. What a rush! What an amazing blessing!

God gave me the same power He gave Jesus. I ask myself daily, Why do I waste such a priceless gift?

Your problems are not just your problems. Ultimately, they belong to the church body that God has placed you in.

God is compassionate and just, loving and holy, wrathful and forgiving. WE can't sideline His more difficult attributes to make room for the palatable ones.