“I would just start opening my mouth and talk to God about whatever and there’s some truth to that but I noticed in the Bible there are also some warnings that we have to be very careful how we approach God. When the Crazy Love author was first taught how to pray, people advised him to just say whatever came to his mind. you know He’s like a big genie up there,” Chan said. “I thought you could just ask for anything, say anything. The newest “BASIC” film focuses on prayer, an area where Chan feels Christians today lack much knowledge on. It was created as a response to Chan’s frustrations with the modern church.Ĭhallenging believers to examine the early church and return to the concept of church described in the Bible, the former megachurch pastor teamed up with Flannel to help Christians rethink how they do church. "BASIC" is a seven-part film series produced by the makers of the “NOOMA” films. “James 4 says a lot of times you’ll ask and you don’t receive because what you’re asking for you’re asking to spend on your own passions and no one warned me about that,” Chan shared in his latest “BASIC” series, which premiered on Relevant Magazine’s website. It is no wonder that many prayers are ineffective and left unanswered when the subject matter is limited to a list of to do’s and selfish desires, he explained. Many Christians today are praying the wrong way, all too often focused on themselves than on the mission of God, influential preacher and bestselling author Francis Chan lamented.
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