Francis Chan - Prayer

God answers prayer!

[@FRN2013]

Good preaching. I love Chan; I think he's my favorite preacher. So humble & obedient. And now he's a missionary in SE Asia (like me). :) Jesus is Lord!

[@JACKSCHEESYSMILE]

Luke 19:26-27 Praise Jesus

[@GQneatFreak]

the one dislike is a person who doesnt have a heart, doesnt know how to give to people and follow gods word!

[@maryb.1313]

Praise God! That is our gracious God planting a seed from His own heart and sharing it with the likes of us. Wow. That's love. God is so beautiful. Praise to our King! Amen. One thing is necessary. Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. For God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son that whomsoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him. John 3:17 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.1 John 4:10 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23 Jesus Christ came to save His people from their sins. Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. Heb 9:22 Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us. Eph 5:2 Christ died for the ungodly. Rom 5:6 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace. Eph 1:7 Jesus Christ is the promised Messiah, the Son of God, who fulfilled over 300 prophecies, who came to save His people from their sins and from the wrath of God to come. Jesus was born to a virgin, lived a sinless life, willingly went to the cross to die in our place, was buried in a tomb, rose from the dead on the third day, and was seen by many over the next 40 days. He ascended back to heaven in the presence of many witnesses and is at the right hand of God the Father interceding for the saints. Jesus will return soon to judge the living and the dead. The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now He commands all people everywhere to repent, because He has fixed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by a Man whom He has appointed; and of this He has given assurance to all by raising Him from the dead. Acts 17:30-31 We implore you on behalf of Christ be reconciled to God. For our sake He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.2 Cor 5:20-21 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12 Believe, repent, endure. Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, but you must repent and obey Him. Now is the day of Salvation. 2Cor 6:2 peacewithGod . net (I am not affiliated with that site.) To God alone be glory.

[@duke4eva84]

Thank you Francis Chan! Im working on a startup and i've poured my blood sweat and tears into it. I'm doing things Gods way and you have prayed for my success. I wish to help others in true need. I genuinely love people because He loved me first. Whatever his Will is for my life I humbly accept it because I know his ways are so much higher though. I've always enjoyed you sir. I love you my brother in christ. May God Bless continue to bless you and your family. Trust In the Lord with all thine Heart, Lean not unto your own understanding but acknowledge him in all his ways and he shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

[@wymanward63]

It's sad when someone rejects Christ, for whatever reason they use. To accept, love & trust Christ with your life requires your mind and also your will as well. I don't know a lot but the reality of God is more real than sunshine or oxygen itself. You have to have faith in God and realize that you are serving a true person. Not a concept or mythology. It takes a lot to trust I mean really trust like that.

[@KeithThompson52]

Amen..

[@livingwordofbible]

Praise God.

[@KennethTabor]

exactly

[@almostspoken]

@greerhighfan...thanks for sharing...

[@strongasbull]

Second one is more interesting, and I guess as always I hope you can always research bout it. My take on it focuses on the authors background. John in general uses the Roman time (midnight to midnight), due to his appeal to wide audience, and attempts to leave out as much tradition and philosophy to appeal to his universal audience, with Mark using then traditional Jewish time, though to a roman audience. This view I think works cos throughout Johns gospel all the references to time I can find

[@strongasbull]

So if you're talking about the census luke claims under Augustus pre-taxes, you were right, a census taken in 7 BC (its also mentioned in Acts). But archaelogy and biblical historians have now seen such periodical registrations took place every 14 years (check out Ramsay). Rationale for the BC one I think is justified by Augustus and Herod tensions (see josephus) and thus he wants to treat Herods domain as a subject land of sorts and thus the census, especially as a sign of allegiance

[@strongasbull]

fit the midnight-midnight setting: being weary on the "6th hour", and in the beginning of the gospel, preaching in the "10th hour" probably not being 4 am. These are my views, I hope you can take them into consideration :]

[@XIaerodynamicIX]

@a0eoj hahaha what? alright. If anything, just honor this man for what he has to say. It's a good message.

[@strongasbull]

- to the emperor, or pre levy tax. So you are correct too in sorts. And thank you for replying so rationally haha. again these are just my views!

[@mynameisnickwee]

How bout looking at "I dont have enough faith to be an atheist-Frank Turek". I'm not interested in getting into an unending argument but yea if you already have the presumption that God does not exist, it really doesnt bring you anywhere. So yea man I love you, God loves you :)

[@bryansphere6359]

This clip is not good taken as a 2 minute sound bite out of the entire message. It doesn't make much sense. Needs the context!

[@mikevz1990]

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[@EricSmyth4Christ]

I disagree haha

[@whateverchicken]

I get what Francis Chan is getting at here wanting to be wealthy so they can give more of it away. However, how much you make shouldn't define your generosity Mark 12:41-44. It's where your heart is at. I'm sure God is growing the Chans through this time, but I hope even in their simple life they gave generously.

[@strongasbull]

Hi not coward, honest mistake, not sure how but apologies and such 'contradictions' are really quite simple to understand if you think they are important and actually read into them. Reading from leading works for the Luke 2 problem such as Ramsay's work can see that Cyrenius had been shown (since about the 18th century?) to have served on two occasions, 7 BC (Augustus) and then later from 6 CE, where in 9 CE he failed hardcore. I believe this interpretation is legit

[@julah11]

@a0eoj how is chan a con man?

[@nellisonking]

yes it is a relationship! but what kind of relationship is it? let me give you a clue.. "SLAVES, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, JUST AS YOU WOULD OBEY CHRIST."Ephesians 6:5 "This letter is from Paul, A SLAVE OF CHRIST JESUS, chosen by God.."Romans 1:1 also Colossians 3:22-4:1 Timothy 6:1,2 Titus 2:9,10 1Peter 2:19,25.. it is a relationship for sure but between master nd slave! if u didn't know, now you know.

[@orangegold1]

@GQneatFreak What's wrong with you? The 1 dislike need help... they have a heart! And you are right, the don't know how.. so maybe you should help! But that doesn't make you better than them!

[@mariuspieter]

@a0eoj where do you think the ignorance and irrationality comes from?

[@mynameisnickwee]

yeap if zeus is real then there is a problem. But really just go and do some research for your own good man. God longs for you. He wants you and he loves you. You really don't wanna be there at the end of your life pleading cause there is only one chance man

[@strongasbull]

Hoi. What if you're willing to deny everything as long as you keep your atheism. What makes your rof the one that requires no justification of the other proponents arguments? I answered you back, let me hear yours? Or are you the self deluded one. Your rhetoric is admired (srs), but again, i implore you to step back out of both frames, and see which is being the illogical one. Also the first point you brought up I debunked as a nonchristian. But its been a good chat, sorry to step on any toes

[@mariuspieter]

I agree, religion is slavery, that is exactly why Christianity has nothing to do with religion, it is a relationship with the Most high God, the creator of heaven and earth, Jesus Christ who is the ONLY way to freedom and the only way back to God.

[@FRN2013]

Um, Jesus loves religion. James 1:27.

[@damianwhite9058]

Yes he does a good thing giving away money but certainly likes telling everybody about it

[@yeeboiii5720]

I think that is what it's about. To just simply give. Especially giving with a cheerful heart as Scripture states. We as God's people have to look after the affairs of the church.

[@FRN2013]

Judgmental Damian seems to not be aware of all of the boasting Paul does. Read the letters to Corinth, for example. Paul boasted for the same reason Francis does: To inspire others to do good.

[@FRN2013]

Even Jesus said publicly that he always does only what his Father tells him to do.