Francis Chan Provoking Quotations

Honestly, when I read the Scriptures, I really believe the Lord puts a heart in us when we become believers.

Our God listens to us. Our God is a living God. He's not a block of wood you made up that's not going to answer you. My God listens to me. He answers me.

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

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

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

Don't fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.

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.

Lukewarm people don't really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin.

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

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

A disciple is a disciple maker.

Fear of God failing us leads us to "cover for God." This means we ask, expect, and are satisfied with less.

You've got to do some work now. Make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue. Virtue is about moral excellence.

It's not that there aren't a million other things to learn about God, but He says you've got to start with the fear of the Lord because that's the beginning of wisdom.

Some of you could be worshipping God but you're playing with a video game.

We have control over our prayer life, our relationship with Jesus.

Lukewarm people will serve God and others, but there are limits to how far they will go or how much time, money, and energy they are willing to give.

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.