I have been praying to hear a pastor say these same words . I've wondered why we call ourselves "Christians" yet look nothing like Christ . I'm ready for this . It's time the church wakes up! Why have we become so selfish, I mourn when I hear all these self help motivation speaker "pastors " as Christians we shouldn't follow or praise our pastors we are to follow Christ and die to ourselves .. we see so many pastors being glamorized these days as if they are rockstars, celebrities or our God. We tip toe around so that people stay in church and are not "offended " we cry about being treated unfairly everywhere . Jesus was and will be the only one who suffered true "unfairness " let's preach the truth and nothing but the Truth, the truth of Jesus . Thank you Francis Chan for following Jesus everything you said resonated with the way I've been feeling about the church, God will see you through these times God bless

I came upon this man of God Almighty,I am so drawn by his love and passion for God ,Jesus Christ,and The Holy Ghost ,I'm 75 was born again at 26 and heard many many preachers but none like God has annoited him for these last days ,I always looked for a place to worship God never found the place where Truth was preached

He is one of the most genuine, "tell it like it is", humble, easy to understand, and relatable pastors of our day.....

here is a man who has literally spoken to millions of people, built an incredible ministry, influenced the lives of so many, has led I don't know how many to Christ, and he is longing for the church to be more than it is. He is not satisfied by our wordly standard of success as a pastor. He longs to be a part of something greater than what he is already experiencing. He is also admitting there are times he was too cowardly to share his faith and felt conficted. I am humbled.

This may be the best sermon I've ever heard. Thank you Francis Chan for being authentic, honest, and a non-coward.

I love his teaching style. I am 3rd generation Pentecostal preacher and his style of teaching is very refreshing. His humor doesn't take away from the Gospel but it captures your attention!

You just get a genuine feeling from every word and action this man does. Francis you are a great role model/leader for God.

I found this guy online and I can't stop listening to him. If this is an addiction then I want to overdose on it. The word of God is sweet to listen to through any persons he chooses to use.

3 yrs ago God called me out of the church. He told me come out of the church they are not teaching you the right things. I have gotten so close to God in the last 3 years. I am thankful to him for saving me.

This! This! This preaching went to the very core of my soul. Everything you’ve said I have thought about for about 3 years. God bless you Francis Chan! I pray for the grace to follow Christ through obedience of His word.

God bless you Chan!

Francis Chan is truly anointed! A message way ahead of its time, here we are in 2021 and the church is just now starting to get out of the building and wake up! (at least where I am) We need to take a hard look at ourselves and go back to scripture and look at the early church.

Why does the audience laugh and clap like if this is a joke 🤷‍♂️ He speaking to you!

Thank you for this! God put it on my heart to go out and just pray and talk to people about Jesus . It scary because I’m a shy person but I know He doesn’t give us a spirit of fear. Thank you for being raw and real !

When we truly examine ourselves we fall more than short of his glory

Do you want to be a people pleaser or God pleaser? Because God lets you info Heaven.. people can't! We need more Pastors like this!

Thank you Francis for coming into my life with the true biblical message you deliver. I have been convicted at times knowing I have not followed the Lord as close as I should have. I know I never prayed for 18 yours, I hope to become close to him as you have. Thanks, you is all I can say except God bless you.

Brother Francis, I have NEVER heard preaching so wise, so deep! God has TRULY opened your heart, to the secrets of his word the bible! My eyes filled with tears, within the first few minutes of your message. I believe God has brought me here, as I seek a Spiritual Mentor since leaving the JW's two years now. I intend to do Ministry real soon! God be gracious unto you, and continue to build you up for his glory!! 😊☀️ Sister Lee.

Thank you for praying for us to have courage. I lost mine, please let me find it again Lord. I ask this in Jesus name. Thank you. Amen.

this man loves GOD, but its because GOD loved him first, as he does the body of christ around the world , what people dont seem to understand is we never choose GOD he chooses us, for what reason only he knows, for example i am an ex homeless alcoholic who use to wonder on the streets of brazil.until one day i called upon him and for some misterious reason he answered me, and now i am who i am.HIS FOREVER.

😂 I'm not going to spend my time watering rocks 🤣🙌 I am so going to remind my self of this to help me not to think I need to make those who are rocks understand. This is such a good sermon I still have 40 mins to go 😂

If anyone gets convicted by this video than you need to examine yourself and seek fellow believers to help you up. In Jesus name!

So excellent a message. I love Francis' courage to preach the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Hallelujah!

I'm ready. Thank you Jesus.

He who has ears...let him hear

I can see the seriousness on Francis' face when the people start to laugh. It's funny but it serious.

Thank you Pastor Chan for being so real.

This has hit me hard. Been a while I felt convicted by a sermon

He's biblically sound from the sermons I've watched thus far. Another great pastor on KZfaq is Charles Lawson❤️

Do not leave God's church because I love your love for God and I feel each Word when you preach for it is not you preaching but God using your mouth to send His message across to tose who need to hear it. May God bless you much!! Trust in God and know He is using you.

I have having doubts of God even existing, due to the never ending storms I keep facing, getting knocked down, getting back up to only get hit even harder and remain down, till I saw this video I stumbled on by accident. Although for a moment, he gave me hope and a smile I haven't had in awhile. Thank you for positing the video.

This man right here is the truth! Thank God for him! He brings a new meaning to being radical for Christ! I’m not there yet but I’m walking that way!

In Jesus Name Amen!!!! I salute you Bro in Christ the church must be an unstoppable force and the only way forward is selfless love , unity with one vision and mission to show the world JESUS! I've lost my whole family due to the gospel, including my children and grandchildren as I simply can't deny God's word to sooth my flesh or "fit in" and play church. I'm praying that God through His sovereignty and great love, will connect true disciplines that came through the pressing and the breaking and those who are willing to unite and do GOD'S KINGDOM WORK because HIS KINGDOM MUST COME ON THIS EARTH! For me to live is Christ and to die is gain Philippians 1 : 21. Is the easy? NO!!! But I know it's gonna be worth in the end because with God all things are possible and HE can restore everything that I've lost..But if not, HIS WILL BE DONE IN MY LIFE. People are dying because of lack of knowledge, love and real guidance. I've been in church my entire life and wanted to be led but, to my greatest disappointment, had to leave the" church" because I was NOT willing to die spiritually. Mark 8 : 36 - 38 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now .... Romans 8 : 22-39 God is Spirit and those who worship HIM must worship HIM in Spirit and in truth! Not perfect, but striving in spirit and in truth. What shall separate us from God's love? GOD IS LOVE💓

MAY THE LORD KEEP YOU AND BLESS YOU. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. YOU INSPIRE ME AND MANY OTHERS THE SAME.

Francis is so brutally honest, it’s refreshing. It feels like I can trust him because he’s not trying to persuade me. He preaches things that he finds uncomfortable to believe, but God says it, so he does.

This is fire!❤️

Your way of saying things straight up is what draws me closer to God. God has blessed u with the kind of boldness makes us drawn closer to God and not away. I am thankful to God for you and your videos because they speak to my soul especially when the only one I can trust is God. God is using you like you don't know. I am in a muslim country and when I meet Christians I used to get excited but then I began to see their ways is not like the way The Bible says we should live and their excuse is that this was the past but my heart tells me different. God convicted me to be careful and better walk alone and trust in Him alone. Faith is all I have to trust in Him even if I am walking alone. Praise God for you! God protect you and your family and give you more to share with us around the world who need God's Word and help us to grow and draw closer to God each day to be bold like you and be full of the Holy Spirit to be God's Witness.

Thank you Francis this message was so good, important that we say it & live it like Yeshua (Jesus)did, I admire you in taking this boldness! I understand how scary living like this is. My husband & I just left our church- friends because of our conviction knowing the church is not living it as HE did. We know we must follow him as he desires so on that day when we stand before Him won;t be ashamed & found unworthy!

I wanna be that good salt🙋‍♂️ and i wanna be surrounded by that good salt

man...this message has stirred a fire in my heart.

Love how real and true , down to earth and practical this teaching is... Honesty fills my ❤️

You brought a rototiller to the soil parable. TY brother for bringing the word with boldness and courage. I hope I can become good soil by his power.

What an inspired take! Amazing Prophetic anointing!

If you spend time with God I Don't Know how you can have Peace with the American Church. ~Francis Chan~ I agree because from day one as a child to Now age 47 All the church seemed like a Restrainer from Truely Knowing Jesus some element with maintaining and paying for a structure causes blindness to what this is Really all about. Knowing Jesus and walking the way He showed us. My Journey only began after noticing I had a a hunger for More Spiritual Wisdom Knowledge and Understanding Holy Spirit Filled Style. Life in the Kingdom Just begins when you become a New Creation For Real I was all of the different "Seed parables" until I was Not Lost and Asleep any more I sought the Truth and the Truth Set me Free Peace be with you

Love this message. Gets to the core of sanctifying Christ as Lord in our hearts!

praying for you pastor, I know it must be difficult speaking some of these truths but I can tell you I'm so encouraged and challenged by this.

Left a church after nearly 40 years of association - It was so sad - No love, compassion, care - It had evolved into a country club where people wer ein or out. clanging cimbals...[church?] - HOWEVER I am so thankful God answered specific prayers and led me to a new church where I am welcome! Praise HIS HOLY NAME!

I feel like this all the time. I constantly wonder what life would be like if Christians actually had faith God could do things, and answer prayer, and heal people. If 2 or 3 Christians walking down the street ran into someone hurt, or a car that wouldn't start. Or anything, and the Christians just said, No problem. And quoted Mathhew 18:19, prayed and the thing was fixed immediately. Why can't we do this. We could if we had faith. Jesus said we would do greater works that his. I know there are people still being healed by faith, saved by miracles, raised from the dead. But even the Christians have no faith..even if they see it videotaped, they think it's a scam. I see God do miraculous, unusual things all the time, that people say, well, you need to figure this out. You can't expect God is just going to step in and take care of it. Then when He does, they chalk it up to coincidence. Imagine how the world would change if Christians could actually realize and believe who they are in Christ. Even when I go to church and tell the people for instance that my power was out but God kept my oil lamp lit all night, even though the wick was too short to touch the fuel, they don't believe it. I asked God to keep it lit until I went to bed, and He did. But people just say, well I'm sure there is some logical explanation. I'm with Francis. I would love to see groups ofmChristians just say a prayer and see people healed, and people supernaturally protected from weather events. To see thieves and criminals stopped in the act of a crime by angels. We could have all of this, if we were just less jaded and blasé. I love listening to the Southern Baptist preachers like Paul Washer, or even John McArthur, and others, but they are so into the doctrine and learning the word, which I know is very I portent. But they focus no time on getting people to expect or believe that we could all be out changing people's lives. I'm not talking about prosperity and getting a new car. I'm talking about going to a cancer ward and healing everyone and emptying the hospitals. That's what we need.

I also felt that when you know that you have done wrongly and been doing things over again because God is merciful and he loves us big time that it is okay to do the same sin over and over because again it is human nature. I hope we continue to hear messages like this because it is about time to really stand up about what needs to be done for God , not just spout out God things as if God does not see through us our true nature. God bless you!

Amen....it's about time someone said these things. Thank you Pastor Chan.

HALLELUJAH took the words right out of my mouth yes wake up people wake up amen amen and amen.

Thank you for posting this video! (Writing from Pescara, Italy)

Great sermon!

I enjoy'd listening to you speak. It spoke to my heart that what Jesus wanted was for me to be willing to listen to what the Holy Spirit guides us to do and 100% without failing follow what the spirit guides us to do. I know that I'm willing to do my best. I may not be perfect and I may stumble along the way. And when I do I lift up my face up to Jesus, he wipes away my tears as I take His hand he picks me up and he dusts me off and sends me on my way again. And to that mission I am unfailing... Thank you for reminding me of this important understanding about my relationship with our Father and Jesus and the Holy Spirit. God-bless you for your service and sharing this message with us.

Truth. May Christ be seen through a revived Church around the world.✝️✝️✝️

31:48 wow that was hysterical! Yet another powerful message Thank you pastor.

Thank God ....so much real truth right here!

We love you brother.

I really hope and pray True Crusaders rise up in this day and age. 😩

This was SO convicting. Thank you.

If It is a Positive Good Spirits in Your Souls in Christ,then Rest Assured That It is the VOICE of the Eternal Good Spirits of the LORD GODFATHER in Christ.but if Your Mind and Heart is Merciless Hell to People Around You and to the World,Then it is the Voice of the Spirits of the Power of Darkness. the VOICE of the LORD GODFATHER in Christ is the VOICE of Spiritual TRUTH About HIS LOVE,MERCY, COMPASSION, KINDNESS and GOODNESS to All HIS Created Beings both Good and Evil.

Wow!!! I love this. Conviction flowing out my ears 😅🙌 I'm practically dead at 40 😂😂😂

I've been watching your You Tube videos. I love your passion, your honesty, your integrity and your interpretations! Thank you for who you are and what you do.

Awesome message i am so glad he touches on this

THANK YOU! Means a lot to me!

Amen! Finally, truth on KZfaq. My Pastor sounds like him.

This was awesome

I heard from God 10 times chan 👼🏽🌬

Daaaaang. This is Truth.

Amen. Becoming unstoppable

Yes, a divine revelation!

Yes!! I have felt this way. Help us Lord God to follow you and only you.

"I don't even know where to start... " What has happened? He is right. We have lost ourselves from true Christianity. When I read the book of Acts like Francis says here, it is true our church today has watered down our love for Christ. So Convicting. What can we do to change this?

Ask God enable me to be the man He created me to be and the husband He created me to be. Thank you for God's Truth. Peace of Christ

Love this guy

Great message.. you are a blessing!

Wow this is incredible. I needed this insight today

I finally chose to read the whole bible. I cant stop now. I recommend to everyone to do the same. I finally feel like Im developing a relationship with him. Church gives you a taste. You chose what to do with that after that. If at a young age I knew what I do know I wouldn't have backslide followed the devil and hurt people. Please develope your own personal relationship. Your church cant do it for u.

This is so good and so true been there done that

I needed this. So good!! YES, and AMEN!!!

I have had so many of these same observations and questions! Sometimes I feel like we are in a twilight zone.

Salt can enrich a manure pile by converting the ammonia that would be released in gaseous form into two solid components, carbonate of soda and muriate of ammonia, both useful to plant growth.

this video is very useful

LOVED IT!

Yeah all the time I’m like where are the “bowels of mercy?” Why don’t we worship “daily?” And our possessions/idols and our evil habits... God help us.

u inspire me so much

Awesome

I needed this thank you

Church... amen...

One of the last Pentecostal Churches I went to, they were playing "Hang On Help Is On The Way" by the Eagles followed by some Bono or U2(Part of COEXIST One World Church) whilst the *Prayer Line* was going. Haven't been back in a "Church" for two/three years. But I have found peace, growth, knowledge and intimacy with G"d on a level that I never experienced in 25 years of playing Church. Now in a small Home Group, motivated by The Last Reformation. Pentecostal Churches have lost the plot and made it all about money, and they are offending people and causing stumbling blocks. This guy doesn't seem to fit the "Religious Mould" and I'm enjoying his talks and love his energy; but I love Jesus more.....no offence, God bless.

Thank you

To the channel: Thank you for also posting this up! To Francis: Sir!!! you spoke right into my heart! Thank you. Being fully aware that this is a KZfaq channel. I don't know if this message could get to the speaker. I'll still say it anyways. Just want to encourage you with (Proverbs 3:5-6-- Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.) Do not be afraid to be brutally honest. Thank you for bringing this message to us all, as we/I need to be slap ourselves to wake the "unworthy-to-be-crap" up. We shouldn't add or subtract things from the word of God, as that would essentially make it not the word of God. (Matthew 6:33-34-- But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble)

True, I do my ministry, they follow me not Jesus. But I have to be firm that they have to follow God by keeping them away from me, and they do.

Wow, wow, wow, woww

Powerful

The parable of the sower and the seed is therefore, an illustration of how the Word of God is veiled to those that do not long for it. The disciples desired to know. Another example is found in Malachi as compared with Psalm 73. In Malachi 3:14-15, "Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts? And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered". God's people saw that the wicked seemed to be doing better (according to this world's measure) than the godly. They saw it and that's what they said, but David, the Psalmist had the same question, and saw the same thing. But, his response was to talk to the Lord about it, and as he bared his heart to the Lord with these questions, God answered him. It was the same God, and it was the same people (the family of Jews), but on the one hand they came to their own conclusions, and on the other hand, God revealed His truth. While much of what is being said here is true, we have to remember that it's not by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit of God...it's not a blanket one size fits all approach that sounds spiritual, it's our relationship with the Lord as we follow Him. There's a difference between what we think sounds 'right' and what we are led to do in daily life. We cannot do the work of the Spirit in the power and perception of the flesh (even about spiritual things). As for the communal approach that the early church took at first, it was not permitted to continue. The Lord sent persecution and scattered them. Further, you have to remember that the Lord Himself described the church as 'mixed'...two measures of leaven in a loaf, and a tree that filled the whole earth with the birds of the air nesting in its branches. We cannot wholly discern the wheat from the tares...God Himself will separate them, therefore you cannot be foolish...rather harmless as doves, but wise as serpents also.

amen

This is soooo on point. I guess the question is now what Lord?

Glad to see that Francis read Erwin McManus's books "Unstoppable Force" and "Chasing Daylight" - late is better than never, I guess.

Feelling convicted and yet he's feeling the same way I have been for a long time.