Prayer, Power, and the Promises of Christ | Francis Chan

Crazy Love Podcast

Crazy Love Ministries

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

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🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Jesus said we would do greater works than He did… but what does that actually mean? Is that really possible? Have we settled for something less than what Jesus intended? In this message, Francis Chan wrestles with Jesus’ bold promise—unpacking what it means to believe for more, to pray with expectation, and to step into the supernatural life God designed for His church.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Crazy Love podcast.
0:08.0	Do you ever feel like we're only experiencing a fraction of what God actually wants to do through us?
0:14.4	Today, Francis Chan dives into one of the most powerful sections of Scripture, John 14 through 17, and he asks a bold question,
0:23.3	are we settling for less when Jesus promised so much more?
0:30.3	This week's reading, did you just love this week's reading?
0:33.7	I don't know.
0:34.7	The last week or two, I feel like I've loved it more than ever.
0:38.5	I probably say that a lot because I get so into it when I'm reading it.
0:42.6	But the reason why I got so excited was, especially at the end of John,
0:49.3	like John's chapter 14 through 17, it was kind of Jesus Jesus last time with his disciples and he says so
0:57.7	many profound things and it got me so excited because as much as I love the church as it is right now
1:05.2	I feel more peace about our church than I've ever have you know about any church I mean I love
1:10.3	what's going on here.
1:12.3	But as much as I love it, I'm reading John 14 through 17 and I get more excited because I go, wow,
1:18.7	we're barely scratching the surface of what could be happening amidst us. Okay? Like I started reading,
1:25.5	I'm going, wow, God, really? Could that happen? Okay, yeah, let's go after it.
1:29.7	And I just thought, okay, man, I hope we're all on board when we read these passages and go, wait,
1:35.5	there's more. There's more of God to be experienced during this time on earth. And we got to go
1:41.4	after it. Because this is God's desire. He always ever since Abraham,
1:47.0	ever since, you know, Abraham in the Old Testament, he's always wanted a group of people that was
1:52.6	totally different from the rest of the world, right? That's what he wanted of Israel. I want you guys
1:57.6	so different because he says, I'm going to be with you. I'm not going to be with
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