“Perfect Love Cast Out My Fear” – Francis Chan on Knowing You’re Truly Loved by God
The Becket Cook Show
The Becket Cook Show
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🗓️ 27 November 2025
⏱️ 64 minutes
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In this episode of The Becket Cook Show, Becket sits down with beloved pastor, author, and speaker Francis Chan for one of the most vulnerable, powerful conversations he’s ever had. Francis opens up about his lifelong struggle with insecurity, fear of rejection, and striving for God’s approval — and the radical encounter that changed everything.
This episode is packed with wisdom, Scripture, honesty, and encouragement. If you’ve ever struggled with fear, insecurity, dryness in prayer, or feeling distant from God… this conversation will deeply strengthen your faith.
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| 1:14.4 | Hey, guys. rating. Hey guys, welcome to the show. |
| 1:16.0 | Today I have a very special guest, Francis Chan. |
| 1:20.6 | Francis is an old dear friend of mine. |
| 1:22.5 | He wrote, he actually wrote the forward to my book, A Change of Affection, which was very kind of him. |
| 1:29.7 | And he has a new book out called Beloved, which is kind of a companion piece to his book, |
| 1:35.5 | Crazy Love, which was wildly popular. And I'm excited to talk to him about it. This book is |
| 1:42.1 | very, very encouraging. But first, a word from our sponsor. |
| 1:46.6 | You know, the Bible tells us, I will bless those who bless you. That's not just a nice sentiment, |
| 1:51.4 | it's biblical prophecy. And it's a commandment from God. It's a calling. And right now, |
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