Quotes from Francis Chan

What is amazing is how we treat a meeting with God as ordinary or burdensome.

We have to learn how to control our minds. We have to learn self-control.

Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.

Being around a church culture, even leading a gathering of believers, I've gotten pretty good at predicting what's going to happen in a church service.

Parents are supposed to instruct their kids. It doesn't mean they necessarily have that gift of teaching.

I want to help people understand how to study the Scriptures with other people, to give them an overview of Scripture and assume that by understanding the Scriptures better, the Holy Spirit will bring to mind the right stories, the right teachings.

The God who loans you life sees your every move, hears each word you speak, knows your every thought. You are seen by God. Noticed. Known.

God is not just one thing we add to the mix called life. He wants an invitation from us to permeate everything and every part of us.

When we become overly concerned about our appearance, our spiritual reputation, our coolness, and our acceptance, we are living as citizens of this world rather than as ambassadors.

The Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.

I don't want my life to be explainable without the Holy Spirit.

Every year in my life, I trust fewer and fewer people.

I've got this amazing relationship with God that is better than life, itself, so marvelous, so wonderful that everything else can fall apart and I'm okay.

If life were stable, I'd never need God's help.

I want the joy of knowing that I am doing something with my life, the joy of battle.

I could fill my whole time doing interviews, speaking to crowds, and there's this natural human tendency because of our culture to think that the more people I talk to, the bigger the impact I'll have, and yet Jesus didn't spend His time just speaking to the masses. He spent the bulk of his time with a small group of people.

The stress that some of us feel - it's a lack of faith, it really is.

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.

Both worry and stress reek of arrogance.

Following Jesus is not about diligently keeping a set of rules or conjuring up the moral fortitude to lead good lives. It's about loving God and enjoying Him

There are periods that we forget that in the pursuit of fruit, that if we just abide in Him, then fruitfulness is a guarantee.

Churches we build only by our own efforts and not in the strength of the Spirit will quickly collapse when we don't push and prod people along.

Honestly, when I read the Scriptures, I really believe the Lord puts a heart in us when we become believers.

The point of your life is to point to Him...it is His movie, His world, His gift.