Don’t Settle for the Status Quo | Francis Chan

Crazy Love Podcast

Crazy Love Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Religion, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In this compelling message, Francis Chan shares the burden that has been burning in his heart: a deep longing to see people who are spiritually dead brought to life by the power of the Holy Spirit. He speaks about the kind of transformation we read about in Scripture—where people turn from sin, are filled with the Spirit, and become radically different, walking in holiness, conviction, and bold faith. Francis challenges the modern Church to stop settling for weak substitutes of true discipleship. He calls out the tendency to rely on programs, polished messages, and emotional experiences, instead of trusting in the Spirit of God to bring real, lasting change. He dreams of churches that look like families, where believers love each other so deeply and sacrificially that the outside world is stunned by the unity and generosity. This message is a bold invitation to believe again, to stop playing it safe, and to pray for courage to live out a faith that is real, sacrificial, and Spirit-empowered.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Crazy Love podcast. Does your life make sense in the light of eternity?
0:11.8	Today, Francis Chan considers whether our lives and churches line up with what we see in Scripture.
0:17.9	He challenges us to pursue the kind of radical unity, love, and fearlessness
0:22.6	that puts the power of God on display to the world. It really is an honor for me to be here today.
0:33.5	It meant a lot to know that you would have me here and kind of join your party and kind of jump in.
0:42.2	And the few of you that I've met have made me feel like family, not as an outsider coming in.
0:50.3	And I just think that's so honoring in God's eyes that he he wants us to look at each other that way
1:00.1	I mean if God could have it his way he really would have you look at me like like like more than flesh and blood
1:08.5	I'm truly your brother and for me to look at you and say, no, you are my brother, you are my sister,
1:14.9	and just understand that we're all under this mighty God.
1:19.8	And, you know, honestly, I got to just say something, and please take this the right way.
1:25.4	I feel a little uncomfortable with the attention i i do i feel a
1:30.6	little bit uncomfortable with with uh i i don't know i i just i read the scriptures and i and i see like
1:40.5	in in you look at the book of corinthians first corinth Corinthians i mean that that church was a mess right
1:46.7	i mean that was a mess in that church people are getting drunk in at communion you know they're
1:53.7	fighting they're having lawsuits with each other there's sexual immorality you know where a
1:59.5	man and his stepmother and there's prostitution going on.
2:05.6	You know, drunk at communion?
2:07.7	I mean, how do you do these things?
2:09.7	They don't, a lot of them don't believe in a resurrection.
2:13.3	All of these things are going on, and yet the first thing Paul addresses is hey I hear some of you are
2:20.8	bragging about Paul or Apollos I hear there's some divisions among you I read that book I go are you kidding me
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