Francis Chan | Why I Left The Megachurch I Created! How will people recognize we are the disciples of Jesus?

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Great story from Francis Chan on creating a mega-church and what led him to leave.

• Many times Jesus challenges us to leave it all behind. God bless those who listen and obey.
• Is it all really about the numbers and money? I think we know what Jesus thinks. It is really only about love.
• What is “the church” really all about? What difference does it make in our communities? God has a plan for the church. It isn’t about the numbers. The church is about love. Here is what Jesus says! “Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples—when they see the love you have for each other.”

Is God’s word important for my life? 3 important questions to answer.

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Is God’s word important for my life? Am I living it out in my life?

For most believers we read the word, but the word in not living in and through us. Francis Chan shares the importance of having the word of God live through you and through obedience following God.

• Is God’s word important to me?
• Am I living (doing) what Jesus challenges me to do?
• Will I have eternal life because of God’s grace or because of my obedience?

 

“While hell can be a paralyzing doctrine, it can also be an energizing one, for it magnifies the beauty of the cross.” ~Francis Chan

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Francis Chan sees the seriousness of Church doctrine and its meaning and decides to write a book based on his study of the doctrine HELL. We may not want to hear the message but is powerful. Jesus didn’t shy away from it at all.

How could a loving God send people to hell? Will people have a chance after they die to believe in Jesus and go to heaven?

With a humble respect for God’s Word, Francis Chan and Preston Sprinkle address the deepest questions you have about eternal destiny. They’ve asked the same questions. Like you, sometimes they just don’t want to believe in hell. But as they write, “We cannot afford to be wrong on this issue.” This is not a book about who is saying what. It’s a book about what God says. It’s not a book about impersonal theological issues. It’s a book about people who God loves. It’s not a book about arguments, doctrine, or being right. It’s a book about the character of God.

Erasing Hell will immerse you in the truth of Scripture as, together with the authors, you find not only the truth but the courage to live it out.

 

“Are you living for-Today or are you living in-Forever?” ~Francis Chan

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Are you living for-Today or are you living in-Forever?

Is your life bringing Regret or Reward?

In this 5-Minute Message, author and pastor Francis Chan uses a rope as a visual illustration to discuss how to change our perspective about today so we can start living In-Forever.

““I know you inside and out, and find little to my liking.” ~Jesus

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Radical Sayings of Jesus

Powerful message from Francis Chan.

Jesus, the Messiah and our Master, requires pretty much one thing. We must be obedient God. That is what it is all about.

“Knowing the correct password—saying ‘Master, Master,’ for instance—isn’t going to get you anywhere with me. What is required is serious obedience—doing what my Father wills. I can see it now—at the Final Judgment thousands strutting up to me and saying, ‘Master, we preached the Message, we bashed the demons, our God-sponsored projects had everyone talking.’ And do you know what I am going to say? ‘You missed the boat. All you did was use me to make yourselves important. You don’t impress me one bit. You’re out of here.’ (Matthew 7:21 The Message)

And here is a very strong message from Jesus to a whole church.

“I know you inside and out, and find little to my liking. You’re not cold, you’re not hot—far better to be either cold or hot! You’re lukewarm. You’re stale. You’re stagnant. You make me want to vomit. You brag, ‘I’m rich, I’ve got it made, I need nothing from anyone,’ oblivious that in fact you’re a pitiful, blind beggar, threadbare and homeless.” (Revelation 3:16 The Message)

Are you lukewarm? Do you love being that way?

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Francis Chan on being lukewarm. 40 minutes but well worth it. This is important.

 “I know you inside and out, and find little to my liking. You’re not cold, you’re not hot—far better to be either cold or hot! You’re stale. You’re stagnant. You make me want to vomit. You brag, ‘I’m rich, I’ve got it made, I need nothing from anyone,’ oblivious that in fact you’re a pitiful, blind beggar, threadbare and homeless.” Revelation 3:16-17 The Message (MSG)

“If Jesus were the pastor of your church you probably wouldn’t go there.” ~Francis Chan

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Changing our minds

Think about. The sad thing it is probably true.

“If Jesus were the pastor of your church you probably wouldn’t go there.” ~Francis Chan