544 Quotes by Francis Chan

You can’t fully mature without being attacked.

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.

We are a culture that relies on technology over community, a society in which spoken and written words are cheap, easy to come by, and excessive. Our culture says anything goes; fear of God is almost unheard of. We are slow to listen, quick to speak, and quick to become angry.

Our greatest fear as individuals & as a church should not be of failure, but of suceeding at things in life that dont really matter.

God exists outside of time, and since we are within time, there is no way we will ever totally grasp that concept.

And your own heart generates enough pressure as it pumps blood throughout your body that it could squirt blood up to 30 feet. (I’ve never tried this, and I don’t recommend it.)

Lukewarm living and claiming Christ's name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.

You must determine your goal. What matters most? Winning arguments? Or resembling Christ? Even in the heat of an argument we should be asking ourselves if we are acting like Christ.

We have a God who is a Creator, not a duplicator.