Top 300 Francis Chan Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “Our lack of intimacy is due to our refusal to unplug and shut off communication from all others so we can be alone with Him.”

— Francis Chan

52. “The Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.”

— Francis Chan

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

— Francis Chan

54. “When it’s hard and you are doubtful, give more.”

— Francis Chan

55. “My love for prayer was an answer to prayer.”

— Francis Chan

56. “Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?”

— Francis Chan

57. “The church becomes irrelevant when it becomes purely a human creation. We are not all we were made to be when everything in our lives and churches can be explained apart from the work and presence of the Spirit of God.”

— Francis Chan

58. “We live in a time when Christians need to be told that they are supposed to live like Christ. That’s Weird.”

— Francis Chan

59. “God is compassionate and just, loving and holy, wrathful and forgiving. WE can’t sideline His more difficult attributes to make room for the palatable ones.”

— Francis Chan

60. “It is true that God may have called you to be exactly where you are. But, it is absolutely vital to grasp that he didn’t call you there so you could settle in and live your life in comfort and superficial peace.”

— Francis Chan

61. “Following Jesus is not about diligently keeping a set of rules or conjuring up the moral fortitude to lead good lives. It’s about loving God and enjoying Him.”

— Francis Chan

62. “The God who loans you life sees your every move, hears each word you speak, knows your every thought. You are seen by God. Noticed. Known.”

— Francis Chan

63. “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.”

— Francis Chan

64. “The wise man comes to God without saying a word and stands in awe of Him.”

— Francis Chan

65. “Only the Holy Spirit can give you the power to not think about yourself, to set you free from yourself.”

— Francis Chan

66. “A relationship with God simply cannot grow when money, sins, activities, favorite sports teams, addictions, or commitments are piled up on top of it.”

— Francis Chan

67. “There is nothing better than giving up everything and stepping into a passionate love relationship with God, the God of the universe who made galaxies, leaves, laughter, and me and you.”

— Francis Chan

68. “The greatest knowledge we can ever have is knowing God treasures us.”

— Francis Chan

69. “God interrupt whatever we are doing so that we can join You in what You’re doing.”

— Francis Chan

70. “God’s definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.”

— Francis Chan

71. “What are you doing right now that requires faith?”

— Francis Chan

72. “Making disciples isn’t about gathering pupils to listen to your teaching. The real focus is not on teaching people at all–the focus is on loving them.”

— Francis Chan

73. “Lukewarm people think about life on earth much more often than eternity in heaven.”

— Francis Chan

74. “We don’t get to decide who God is.”

— Francis Chan

75. “It’s much less demanding to think about God’s will for your future than it is to ask Him what He wants you to do in the next ten minutes.”

— Francis Chan

76. “I’ve got this amazing relationship with God that is better than life, itself, so marvelous, so wonderful that everything else can fall apart and I’m okay.”

— Francis Chan

77. “When we work for Christ out of obligation, it feels like work. But when we truly love Christ, our work is a manifestation of that love, and it feels like love.”

— Francis Chan

78. “Giving that is not motivated by love is worth nothing.”

— Francis Chan

79. “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.”

— Francis Chan

80. “Our lives should be more than just focusing on our marriage but on focusing our marriage toward what God’s mission is for us as a couple.”

— Francis Chan

81. “My pride and immaturity caused me to make things more of a struggle than they had to be. I can always blame others or circumstances, but the truth was that my own sinful pride led to more stress than anything else.”

— Francis Chan

82. “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

83. “He measures our lives by how we love.”

— Francis Chan

84. “Proclaiming the gospel to a lost world cannot be just another activity to add to the church’s crowded agenda. It must be central to who we are. It forms our identity.”

— Francis Chan

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

— Francis Chan

86. “People accuse me of going overboard preparing for my first ten million years in eternity; in my opinion, people go overboard in worrying about their last ten on earth.”

— Francis Chan

87. “Grace is when you should be totally punished but are blessed for no reason.”

— Francis Chan

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

— Francis Chan

89. “God is the only true Giver, and He needs nothing from us. But still He wants us. He gave us life so that we might seek and know Him.”

— Francis Chan

90. “The stress that some of us feel – it’s a lack of faith, it really is.”

— Francis Chan

91. “Being in war together may be what keeps us from being at war with each other. Rather than neglecting the battle to work on your marriage, maybe the best thing for your marriage is to enter the battlefield together.”

— Francis Chan

92. “Let your faith be bigger than your fear.”

— Francis Chan

93. “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.”

— Francis Chan

94. “Many Spirit-filled authors have exhausted the thesaurus in order to describe God with the glory He deserves. His perfect holiness, by definition, assures us that our words can’t contain Him. Isn’t it a comfort to worship a God we cannot exaggerate?”

— Francis Chan

95. “Luke warm people are continually concerned with playing it safe; they are slaves to the god of control. This focus on safe living keeps them from sacrificing and risking for God.”

— Francis Chan

96. “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.”

— Francis Chan

97. “When we become overly concerned about our appearance, our spiritual reputation, our coolness, and our acceptance, we are living as citizens of this world rather than as ambassadors.”

— Francis Chan

98. “People who are obsessed are raw with God; they do not attempt to mask the ugliness of their sins or their failures. Obsessed people don’t put it on for God; He is their safe place, where they can be at peace.”

— Francis Chan

99. “Don’t fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.”

— Francis Chan

100. “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