Crazy Love Podcast

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.