Quotes from Francis Chan

The message of the Bible is not about God in Heaven who wants to take from you. It's about God who wants to give to you.

My only prayer for my time with you is, "God I just want these men and women to long for you."

I don't want Him to return and find me sitting in a theater.

It's much less demanding to think about God's will for your future than it is to ask Him what He wants you to do in the next ten minutes.

God my Creator said, 'Go and make disciples.' So I don't want to sit and make excuses.

Christ can come back at any time so the one thing you want to have in your life is a focused prayer time.

Jesus' call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.

God is the only true Giver, and He needs nothing from us. But still He wants us. He gave us life so that we might seek and know Him.

We live in a world where people say that you can believe anything you want about God.

More than any other attribute of Jesus, his humility is the key to a healthy marriage. If two people make it their goal to imitate the humility of Christ, everything else will take care of itself.

Our lives should be more than just focusing on our marriage but on focusing our marriage toward what God's mission is for us as a couple.

There's no sense in improving your marriage until you are secure with God.

It's not that there aren't a million other things to learn about God, but He says you've got to start with the fear of the Lord because that's the beginning of wisdom.

The wise man comes to God without saying a word and stands in awe of Him.

When I don't think biblically, I go nuts. I just go, 'This is crazy.'

When we work for Christ out of obligation, it feels like work. But when we truly love Christ, our work is a manifestation of that love, and it feels like love.

Trying harder doesn't work for me. Slowly I've learned to pray for God's help and He has become my greatest love and desire.

Yes, it is God who works in you. And, yes, there is work for you to do. Yes, the Spirit empowers you to do the work. And, yes, you do the work.

Our culture is all about shallow relationships. But that doesn't mean we should stop looking each other in the eye and having deep conversations.

When I read the statements of Christ, there seems to be this urgency and intensity. I guess that's what I get out of it when I read the tone of the Scriptures, which is very different from the tone of our culture.

Joy is something that we have to choose and then work for.

You've got to do some work now. Make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue. Virtue is about moral excellence.

Our lack of intimacy is due to our refusal to unplug and shut off communication from all others so we can be alone with Him.

Sometimes we shrink from leadership because our pride makes us afraid of failure. That's not humility.