Welcome to the Crazy Love Podcast. In the heart of every sincere follower of Christ,

there's a desire to trust God and take bold steps of faith, but often

the easiest choice is to play it safe.

In this week's episode, Francis Chan invites us to explore what it means to truly believe

in the promises of God and live a life of radical obedience. I just sense there's something very sacred about tonight.

I just sense there's something very sacred about tonight. I mean all our Friday nights we've had together have

been special but I just I just sent something special tonight about his presence here.

And everyone comes with different needs. And there's no way to just guess what each person needs, you know, but somehow I just believe the Lord is going to meet with us in unique ways.

Keep seeking him.

Keep believing that he's in this room, stay focused on him. I remember the verse tonight,

it's without faith, it's impossible to please God.

Is that the desire of your heart tonight where you go, I just want to please Him?

You know, we've been talking about how God loves us regardless of what we've done.

And for those of us who believe in his son Jesus, he has forgiven us of everything.

Jesus took everything on the cross.

Remember he took us from being objects of wrath

to becoming children who are just awaiting

his grace forever.

That all happened through the cross. But then the Bible also says without faith it's impossible to please him.

So there's a sense in which we need to believe in what he's done on the cross,

but the Bible also says there are things that we do that are actually pleasing to him.

It's like when I see my daughters leading worship up here,

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