Quotes by Francis Chan

About Francis Chan:

Francis Chan is a preacher in America. He is the former teaching pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Simi Valley, CA, a church he and his wife started in 1994. He is also the Founder and Chancellor of Eternity Bible College and author of the best-selling books, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God, which came out in 2009. and most recently, You and Me Forever: Marriage In Light of Eternity, which came out in 2014. He released his second book Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit in August 2009. His other works include Erasing Hell in 2011, Multiply: Disciples Making Disciples in 2012, and the Basic Series by Francis Chan, a DVD series started in 2010. He also sits on the board of directors of Children’s Hunger Fund and World Impact.
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Honestly, when I read the Scriptures, I really believe the Lord puts a heart in us when we become believers.

Francis Chan

Even in my own church I heard the words, 'Francis Chan' more than I heard the words, 'Holy Spirit.'

Francis Chan

I've never felt a need to really respond to someone else's writing.

Francis Chan

There are just certain times I sense the Lord is wanting me to write, and so I write.

Francis Chan

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.

Francis Chan

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

Francis Chan

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.

Francis Chan

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.

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

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I could be wrong about salvation. I could be wrong about a lot of things.

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As much as we want God to explain Himself to us, His creation, we are in no place to demand that He give an account to us.

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The irony is that while God doesn’t need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don’t really want Him most of the time.

Francis Chan

[at CMC West Coast 2011, on 1 Samuel 14] If just a few of you would step up and be like Jonathan ... as you step out in faith, you know what's going to happen? There'll be people like Saul who'll say, "God's doing something through that guy, God's do...

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The God of the universe--the creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor--loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love. And what is our typical response? We go to church, sing songs, and try not to cuss.

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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.

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One of my biggest fears - maybe my biggest weakness as a Christian - is that I have a hard time going up to a stranger and talking to them about Jesus.

Francis Chan

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 speakin...

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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.

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Author Bio

  • NameFrancis Chan
  • DescriptionAmerican writer
  • BornAugust 31, 1967
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionTheologian; Author