Francis Chan Quotes About Jesus

Quotes about: Jesus

• 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

  God, Jesus, Thought Provoking

  Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle (2014). “The Francis Chan Collection: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and Multiply”, p.42, David C Cook

• Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.

  Francis Chan

  Jesus, Stories, Life Is

  Francis Chan, Lisa Chan (2014). “You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity”, p.47, Claire Love Publishing

• The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me.

  Francis Chan

  Jesus, Love Yourself, Heart

• The truth is that the Spirit of the living God is guaranteed to ask you to go somewhere or do something you wouldn't normally want or choose to do. The Spirit will lead you into the way of the cross, as He led Jesus to the cross, and that is definitely not a safe or pretty or comfortable place to be. The Holy Spirit of God will mold you into the person you were made to be.

  Francis Chan

  Jesus, Mold, Safe

  Francis Chan (2009). “Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit”, p.50, David C Cook

• Jesus said go and make disciples, but so often we just sit and make excuses

  Francis Chan

  Jesus, Excuse, Said

• Where it gets weird is that nowadays there are millions of people on this earth who call themselves followers of Jesus, but their lives look nothing like His, and they're not obeying the things that He called them to do.

  Francis Chan

  Jesus, People, Looks

• Lukewarm people call 'radical' what Jesus expected of all His followers.

  Francis Chan

  Jesus, People, Followers

  Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle (2014). “The Francis Chan Collection: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and Multiply”, p.48, David C Cook

• A person who is obsessed with Jesus is more concerned with his or her character than comfort. Obsessed people know that true joy doesn't depend on circumstances or environment; it is a gift that must be chosen and cultivated, a gift that ultimately comes from God (James 1:2-4).

  Francis Chan

  Christian, Jesus, Character

  Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle (2014). “The Francis Chan Collection: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and Multiply”, p.103, David C Cook

• Jesus evidently hates it when we tear into our brothers or sisters with demeaning words, words that fail to honor the people around us as the beautiful image-bearing creatures that they are.

  Francis Chan

  Beautiful, Jesus, Brother

  Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle (2011). “Erasing Hell: What God Said about Eternity, and the Things We've Made Up”, p.77, David C Cook

• Lukewarm people don't really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin. They don't genuinely hate sin and aren't truly sorry for it; they're merely sorry because God is going to punish them. Lukewarm people don't really believe that this new life Jesus offers is better than the old sinful one.

  Francis Chan

  Jesus, Sorry, Hate

  Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle (2014). “The Francis Chan Collection: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and Multiply”, p.48, David C Cook

• People who are obsessed with Jesus give freely and openly without censure. Obsessed people love those who hate them and who can never love them back.

  Francis Chan

  Christian, Jesus, Hate

  Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle (2014). “The Francis Chan Collection: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and Multiply”, p.93, David C Cook

• ...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.

  Francis Chan

  Running, Jesus, Motivation

  Francis Chan (2013). “Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God”, p.58, David C Cook

• People who are obsessed with Jesus aren't consumed with their personal safety and comfort above all else. Obsessed people care more about God's kingdom coming to this earth than their own lives being shielded from pain or distress.

  Francis Chan

  Christian, Jesus, Pain

  Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle (2014). “The Francis Chan Collection: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and Multiply”, p.94, David C Cook

• You find that the things you let go of while following Jesus were the things that were going to destroy you in the end.

  Francis Chan

  Letting Go, Jesus, Ends

• Jesus asks for everything, but we try to give Him less.

  Francis Chan

  Jesus, Giving, Thought Provoking

  Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle (2014). “The Francis Chan Collection: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and Multiply”, p.56, David C Cook

• This book is written for those who want more Jesus. It is for those who are bored with what American Christianity offers. It is for those who don't want to plateau, those who would rather die before their convictions do.

  Francis Chan

  Jesus, Book, Bored

  Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle (2014). “The Francis Chan Collection: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and Multiply”, p.14, David C Cook

• People who are obsessed with Jesus live lives that connect them with the poor in some way or another. Obsessed people believe that Jesus talked about money and the poor so often because it was really important to Him.

  Francis Chan

  Christian, Jesus, Believe

  Francis Chan (2013). “Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God”, p.133, David C Cook

• Can I go to heaven without truly and faithfully loving Jesus?”

  Francis Chan

  Jesus, Heaven, Crazy Love Book

  Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle (2014). “The Francis Chan Collection: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and Multiply”, p.60, David C Cook

• I confess to you guys, I confess to the church, I know I have backed away from certain things because of my arrogance. I thought I could attract more people to Jesus by hiding certain things about him.

  Francis Chan

  Jesus, People, Guy

• There will be people who will teach for the sake of greed or for the sake of ego. So watch their lives. Do they look and act like Jesus?

  Francis Chan

  Jesus, People, Greed

• Obsessed people are more concerned with obeying God than doing what is expected or fulfilling the status quo. A person who is obsessed with Jesus will do things that don't always make sense in terms of success or wealth on this earth.

  Francis Chan

  Christian, Jesus, People

  Francis Chan, Mark Beuving (2011). “Living Crazy Love: An Interactive Workbook for Individual or Small-Group Study”, p.91, David C Cook

• God gave me the same power He gave Jesus. I ask myself daily, Why do I waste such a priceless gift?

  Francis Chan

  Jesus, Waste, Priceless

• In the midst of our failed attempts at loving Jesus, His grace covers us.

  Francis Chan

  Jesus, Grace, Midst

  Francis Chan (2013). “Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God”, p.87, David C Cook

• A person who is obsessed with Jesus knows that the sin of pride is always a battle. Obsessed people know that you can never be "humble enough," and so they seek to make themselves less known and Christ more known (Mt 5:16).

  Francis Chan

  Christian, Jesus, Humble

  Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle (2014). “The Francis Chan Collection: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and Multiply”, p.97, David C Cook

• 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 speaking to the masses. He spent the bulk of his time with a small group of people.

  Francis Chan

  Jesus, Thinking, Impact

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