Crazy Love Podcast

How do you respond when things get stressful? For a lot of us, we react with anger or annoyance. But what if there was a better way? In this week’s episode, Francis Chan points us to James 1:19. He reminds us what it means to slow down and show grace in situations like these and to approach things with the same grace and patience God shows us.

As time moves forward it is quite easy to be frustrated, angry, and maybe even depressed at the world’s current state. You look around and things seem to be falling apart. You look inside yourself to muster up your own peace but can’t find it there either. In this classic teaching from Francis Chan, we’re reminded to look up, at God, and consider how the Scriptures describe Him, because having a high view of God changes our perspective of the entire world. We pray that your heart of worship is elevated towards God today.

Life is moving so quickly. We are constantly jumping from one thing to the other, balancing time between work and family and personal life. Have you ever thought to check where God is in the midst of all of it? Because oftentimes we forget to make Jesus our priority. In this week’s episode Francis Chan brings us through 1 Peter 1-2 in order to remind us how sweet it is to spend quality time with the One who loved us first - JESUS.  

If you look at the current spiritual condition of America, I think we all would agree that our nation needs the Good News of Jesus now more than ever. This week, Francis Chan along with Andy Byrd of YWAM Kona and Jimmy Seibert of Antioch Movement in Waco, Texas discuss the heart and vision behind the 100 Cities Training – a new initiative to equip and send out missionaries to plant churches in the 100 most unreached cities in America. We pray that today’s episode inspires you to take action and obey Christ’s command of the Great Commission.

There are so many things in our modern world that pull for our attention – entertainment, media, our jobs. Even as Christians we can be so focused on doing good works that we miss the most important thing – falling in love with the person of Jesus and being known by Him. This week, Francis Chan challenges us to evaluate our hearts and truly make Jesus the central focus of our lives.

The Apostle Peter tells us in 1 Peter to “sanctify Christ as Lord in our hearts, and to always be ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in us.” In this week’s episode, Francis Chan sits down with Apologists, Vince and Jo Vitale. Together, they speak on what it means to not only love Jesus with our heart and soul and strength, but to love Him with our minds as well. We pray this episode stirs a passion for Jesus and aligns your heart to love others like He does.

In a world saturated with false teachings and a desperate craving for popularity and fame, it can be difficult to keep truth at the center of our lives. In this weeks episode, Francis Chan takes us through Second Corinthians 4 and reminds us not to rely on our own wisdom or strategies to draw people to God; but that the gospel of Jesus Christ is powerful in itself.

If you were to assess your life right now, what would you say is the primary focus? Is it success or achieving the "American Dream?" Or perhaps  it’s something smaller like social media or tv? In this week’s episode Francis Chan reminds us that the best time to be fully committed to the mission of Christ is right now. We have no time to waste.

It can be argued that one of the greatest problems plaguing our churches today is pride and narccissm. 2 Timothy tells us that in the last days people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant and abusive which would take away from the command to love and serve others. In this week’s episode Francis Chan encourages us through Philippians 2 and reminds us how all-satisfying it is to gaze at the beauty of God instead of staring at ourselves.

For some people, the Great Commission can seem like a daunting task. Oftentimes, it turns into strategies that are more dependent on the flesh than the Spirit. But Jesus promised to always be with us. In this week’s episode, Francis Chan reminds us of this truth as he discusses 1 Corinthians 2.

When we think of God, it’s quite easy for us to worship Him for His faithfulness, goodness, and love. These are true of God and reason to worship Him. But how often do we consider worshipping Him as being a God of Wrath?  In today’s episode, Francis Chan takes us through Deuteronomy 31 and 32 and reminds us of how worthy God is of praise and worship…even in His wrath. 

In today’s episode Francis is joined by the Directors of the Church Intensive, Sean Brakey and Rob Zabala. The Church Intensive is a ministry of Crazy Love called to serve the global church and help train and encourage pastors, church planters, and leaders. Francis shares how the Church Intensive began and what the Lord is speaking to him regarding some of the current challenges facing the church. We pray that this discussion encourages you and helps ignite a passion to see the church be faithful to its Biblical calling.

In 1873 there was a man named Horatio Spafford and after the tragic death of his four children and two years after his four year old son’s death, he took pen to paper and wrote the words, “When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll, whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, it is well, it is well, with my soul. Horatio Spafford deeply understood that no matter his lot in life, the greatest dilemma with his soul was solved by the shedding of Jesus’ blood on the cross. In this week’s episode, Francis Chan takes us to Luke 23 and reminds us of this unspeakable joy that comes from Jesus’ death.

When you wake up in the morning, do you ever consider the most important thing you have to do that day? For most of us, our first thoughts focus on ourselves or crossing out items on our To Do list. In this weeks episode, Francis Chan helps us understand that the most important thing we can do in a day is make time to tell Jesus how grateful we are for the cross. He brings us through the scene leading up to the cross in Luke 23 and reminds us what Jesus really came to save us from.

For many people, we read the scene in Luke 22 and can quickly judge Peter in his denial of Christ, but have you ever thought about how many times we’ve denied Christ in our own lives. This week, as we draw nearer to Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, Francis Chan continues to walk us through the scene from Luke 22. He helps us consider it’s not only thinking about the times we have denied Jesus, but like Peter, understanding the weight of our sin and prayerfully repenting. We hope that you find this episode especially encouraging and that you’re given a fresh revelation of the worth of Jesus Christ.

Since the beginning of the year, Francis Chan and Crazy Love Ministries have been led by God into incredible opportunities. In this weeks episode, Francis provides an update on how the Lord has been speaking to him through prayer and the Scriptures. He shares amazing stories from the 50 Days of Prayer Initiative and how God’s favor has been clearly felt throughout. We pray that you find this episode especially encouraging and that you’re given a fresh revelation of the worth of Jesus Christ. 

As we walk into the Easter season it’s not hard for many to get distracted from the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. And while it’s easy to get lost in the chaos of the world, the greatest hope that we have comes when we keep our eyes on the cross. In this week’s episode, we revisit an old message from Francis Chan as he brings us through the scene in the garden of Gethsemane found in Luke 22. He encourages us to consider the lengths at which Jesus gave Himself over to in order for us to have an eternal relationship with Him. We pray that this message brings you nearer to Him and gives you a fresh revelation of the worth of Jesus.

To anyone with experience…raising children can have its difficulties, but even in those times, God’s immeasurable greatness can still be felt. In this week’s episode we continue with Part 2 of a question and answer session between Francis and Lisa Chan and members from YWAM Kona. The Chan’s share their experiences raising their 7 children, lessons they’ve learned individually and as a family and how the overwhelming goodness of God can be seen all throughout. We pray that this message brings you nearer to Him and gives you a fresh revelation of the worth of Jesus.

If you had the opportunity to ask Francis and Lisa Chan a question about relationships, what would it be? In this week’s episode we begin a 2 part message with Francis and Lisa as they answer a few unscripted questions from some of the young leaders from YWAM Kona. The Chan’s share their heart on dating, marriage, and how to keep Jesus at the center of it all. We appreciate you joining us this week. We pray that you find this episode especially encouraging snd that it brings you closer in your walk with the Lord. 

Whether it be from experience or theoretical, we all have some understanding of courage and cowardice. Webster defines a coward as “a person who lacks the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things.”  Scripture on the other hand takes that to a new level and shows us numerous examples of spiritual courage both for the Church and the individual. In this week’s episode, we go back to a classic sermon from Francis Chan as he unfolds what courage (and cowardice) looks like according to God and the Bible.