544 Quotes by Francis Chan

With my natural communication abilities, I could probably gather a crowd even without the Spirit.

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.

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.

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

All my life I've heard people say, 'God loves you.' It's probably the most insane statement you could make to say that the eternal Creator of this universe is in love with me. There is a response that ought to take place in believers, a crazy reaction to that love. Do you really understand what God has done for you? If so, why is response so lukewarm?

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

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

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)? Doesn’t His courting, luring, pushing, calling and even ‘threatening’ demonstrate His love? If He didn’t do all of that, wouldn’t we accuse Him of being unloving in the end, when all things are revealed?

Giving that is not motivated by love is worth nothing.