Francis Chan
Francis Chan
Francis Chanis 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth31 August 1967
CitySan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States of America
The point of your life is to point to Him...it is His movie, His world, His gift.
Not being able to understand God is frustrating, but it is ridiculous for us to think we have the right to limit God to something we are capable to comprehending.
Show true religion, cause words don't relieve
Pray with reverence, not half-heartedness.
...you have to stop loving and pursuing Christ in order to sin.
...when we are loving, we can't sin.
Due to our consumer mindset, people are prone to jump from church to church, which weakens the church overall.
There are just certain times I sense the Lord is wanting me to write, and so I write.
Honestly, when I read the Scriptures, I really believe the Lord puts a heart in us when we become believers.
Even in my own church I heard the words, 'Francis Chan' more than I heard the words, 'Holy Spirit.'
...when we love God, we naturally run to Him-frequently and zealously. Jesus didn't command that we have a regular time with Him each day. Rather, He tells us to 'love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' He called this the 'first and greatest commandment' (Matt. 22:37-38). The results are intimate prayer and study of His Word. Our motivation changes from guilt to love.
God doesn't want religious duty. He doesn't want a distracted, half-hearted, 'Fine, I'll read a chapter...now are You happy?' attitude. God wants His word to be a delight to us, so much that we meditate on it day and night.
The idea of holding back certainly didn't come from Scripture.
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.