Quotes from Francis Chan

...if God is truly the greatest good on this earth, would He be loving us if He didn't draw us toward what is best for us (even if that happens to be Himself)?

God is so clear in spelling out His attributes in scripture in order that others would know what He is really like.

Fear of God failing us leads us to "cover for God." This means we ask, expect, and are satisfied with less.

If I have a script, I tend to stick to it even if God may be leading me elsewhere in the moment.

Some of you could be worshipping God but you're playing with a video game.

It is easy to become disillusioned with the circumstances of our lives compared to others'. But in the presence of God, He gives us a deeper peace and joy that transcends it all.

The fact is, I need God to help me love God. And if I need His help to love Him, a perfect being, I definitely need His help to love other, fault-filled humans.

As a culture, were so worried about whats going to happen to us 30 years from now that we are not taking care of our brothers and sisters who need help today.

True faith means holding nothing back; it bets everything on the hope of eternity

We have to believe it enough that it changes how we live.

God interrupt whatever we are doing so that we can join You in what You're doing

Due to our consumer mindset, people are prone to jump from church to church, which weakens the church overall.

My biggest concern for this generation is your inability to focus, especially in prayer.

Has your relationship with God changed the way you live your life?

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.

A relationship with God simply cannot grow when money, sins, activities, favorite sports teams, addictions, or commitments are piled up on top of it.

There is nothing better than giving up everything and stepping into a passionate love relationship with God, the God of the universe who made galaxies, leaves, laughter, and me and you.

Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.

I want to see people do more than simply raise their hand when they come to Christ. Where are the totally changed lives?

We have got to make disciples. Fun nights and pizza nights are not going to sustain us.

Show true religion, cause words don't relieve

God specifically created us to be like Him. This is impossible to wrap our minds around, but God created us like Him in some respect and then set us in the midst of this world to represent Him!

The greatest knowledge we can ever have is knowing God treasures us.

I don't want to lose the awe we get to help another human being.