Revised & Updated Edition! God is love. Crazy, relentless, all-powerful love. Have you ever wondered if we're missing it?It's crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe—the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor—loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love. And what is our typical response? We go to church, sing songs, and try not to cuss. Whether you've verbalized it yet or not, we all know something's wrong....

In the name of the Father, the Son, and ... the Holy Spirit. We pray in the name of all three, but how often do we live with an awareness of only the first two? As Jesus ascended into heaven, He promised to send the Holy Spirit—the Helper—so that we could be true and living witnesses for Christ. Unfortunately, today's church has admired the gift but neglected to open it.Breakthrough author Francis Chan rips away paper and bows to get at the true source of the church's power—the Hol...

Bestselling author and pastor Francis Chan explains how abiding in the love of God frees us from insecurity and leads us into a lifetime of joyful, worshipful obedience.Despite pastoring for decades and reaching thousands of people through his books and preaching, Francis wrestled with deep-seated insecurity. He understood God’s love conceptually, but struggled to actually experience it. This resulted in a life that was far from the thrilling and peaceful life God ...

A New York Times-bestselling title, with over 300,000 units sold, in which Francis Chan challenges Christians to lean into God’s original desire for the Church.Do you want more from your church experience? Does the pure gospel put you in a place of awe? Are you ready to rethink church as you know it? Sit with Francis Chan and be reminded that you are a part of something much bigger than yourself: something sacred.In this bestselling book, you will:...

¿Por qué tratamos de vivir como si el Espíritu Santo no fuera real? ¿Será que tememos ser verdaderamente guiados por el Espíritu y todo lo que ello implica? A través de una sólida base bíblica y una convincente narrativa, el autor Francis Chan?quien se caracteriza por romper esquemas?, lleva de nuevo al Espíritu Santo como la Biblia lo describe. No hace sentido que el Todopoderoso tenga hijos que se caracterizan por tener miedo e inseguridad. Él colocó su Espíritu en nosotros para que seam...

God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts-it's falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love as Francis describes it you will never be the same. Because when you're wildly in love with someone it changes everything.

A irrelevância da Igreja em muitos lugares e a apatia de seus membros pode ser creditada, em boa medida, ao desprezo pela ação do Espírito Santo. Igrejas que se renderam ao mero ativismo e à espetacularização do culto, no fundo, não passam de mero agrupamento de pessoas cuja aparência esfuziante oculta a ausência de Alguém que não está sendo convidado para a festa. Não é por falta de livros que o povo de Deus ignora o Espírito Santo. Muito já se escreveu e se falou sobre a terceira pessoa ...

Si Dieu façonnait votre Église locale comme lui l’imagine, à quoi ressemblerait-elle ?Aspirez-vous à vivre quelque chose de plus avec votre communauté ? Êtes-vous encore émerveillé par le message bouleversant de l’Évangile ? Êtes- vous prêt à remettre en question votre modèle d’Église ?Francis Chan revient sur ses propres rêves et ses propres erreurs. Il repense l’Église tout en restant ancré dans les Écritures et partage les histoires de personnes ordinaires que Dieu utilise...

Uma ferramenta moderna e eficaz para potencializar o crescimento saudável do corpo de Cristo! "Multiplique" foi elaborado para pessoas que desejam impulsionar um programa sério e eficaz de discipulado. O segredo para o crescimento orgânico e saudável do corpo de Cristo está em discípulos fazerem discípulos. Links interativos ao longo do livro trazem explicações do próprio autor sobre o programa de discipulado que ele propõe.

Está disposto a repensar a igreja como a conhece hoje?Em sua obra mais recente, Francis Chan, autor de Louco amor, desafia o leitor a avaliar a organização atual e a relevância (ou irrelevância) da igreja para o mundo em que vivemos. E, mais importante, quão próxima ou distante ela está do que as Escrituras apontam como o seu propósito, que é sinalizar o reino de Deus.Francis Chan conta sua experiência como plantador de igrejas e o que aprendeu com...

Jesus gave his followers a command: “Follow me.” And a promise: “And I will equip you to find others to follow me.” We were made to make disciples.Designed for use in discipleship relationships and other focused settings, Multiply will equip you to carry out Jesus’s ministry. Each of the twenty-four sessions in the book corresponds with an online video at www.multiplymovement.com, where New York Times bestselling author David Platt joins Francis in guiding you thr...

New York Times-bestselling author Francis Chan calls for believers and churches everywhere to align our hearts with God and start taking seriously His commands to unify.It’s clear from Scripture that God desires unity for His Church. If unity is so important to the heart of God, why is the Church one of the most divided groups on earth? Chan argues that the problem is the shallowness of our love for each other—rooted in a shallowness in our understanding o...