I think people can get a little weirded out by pain, suffering, and death. They don't know what to do so they… — Matt Chandler Copy Share Image
I learned very early that people need to have a good grasp of God's goodness and God's sovereignty. — Matt Chandler Copy Share Image
Could it not be, that God loves me too deeply, by having people challenge me so that I know I'm not perfect. — Matt Chandler Copy Share Image
Everybody knows something's broken in the world. But illogically, foolishly, we are looking for fixes from broken people with broken ideas in… — Matt Chandler Copy Share Image
The great mercy of God was that while I was purposefully preparing God's people, He was purposefully preparing me. — Matt Chandler Copy Share Image
Heaven is not a place for those who are afraid of hell; it’s a place for those who love God. You can… — Matt Chandler Copy Share Image
As you consider selecting songs for your worship services, consider them in light of the truth of the gospel. Imagine the songs… — Matt Chandler Copy Share Image
So relational evangelism? Go for it, as long as it turns into real evangelism. You hanging out having a beer with your… — Matt Chandler Copy Share Image
I preach hard against that idea and plead with people to make war against sin. I tell them it's not going to… — Matt Chandler Copy Share Image
Some people are so moral they feel like they have no need for Jesus. True worshippers know they are in deep need… — Matt Chandler Copy Share Image
Truth is never our enemy, ever. So we should never freak out about people who claim to have discovered truth. If it's… — Matt Chandler Copy Share Image
Choosing one thing over another doesn't necessarily mean we love the thing we choose. If given the choice to eat spinach or… — Matt Chandler Copy Share Image
Engaging the city around us and ministering to its needs reveal to us the remaining bastions of sin in our lives, the areas we… — Matt Chandler Copy Share
You and I are stymied in our own creativity. We can only create as sub-creators, and even then our best work is only sub-creation. — Matt Chandler Copy Share
So what does it look like to live a life worthy of the gospel of Jesus Christ? It looks like walking with, loving with,… — Matt Chandler Copy Share
The universe shudders in horror that we have this infinitely valuable, infinitely deep, infinitely rich, infinitely wise, infinitely loving God, and instead of pursuing… — Matt Chandler Copy Share
“A schoolmate of Matt Chandler's with the locker next to his: "I need to tell you about Jesus. When do you want to do… — Matt Chandler Copy Share
The cross of Christ is the response of God to men for belittling His name. — Matt Chandler Copy Share
Heaven is not a place for those who are afraid of hell; it’s a place for those who love God. You can scare people… — Matt Chandler Copy Share
If you're not confident in the authority of the Scriptures, you will be a slave to what sounds right. — Matt Chandler Copy Share
Lots of neat Christian boys, not a lot of Godly men. And we are working our tails off for you to try to develop… — Matt Chandler Copy Share
“But isn’t the whole idea of sanctification the fact that we’re not really there yet? That we’re still growing and becoming? Still learning how… — Matt Chandler Copy Share
This avoidance of the difficult things of Scripture — of sinfulness and hell and God’s notable severity — is idolatrous and cowardly. If a… — Matt Chandler Copy Share
“But either way, the fruit of turning to God—before we sin, after we’ve sinned, even right there in the middle of our sin—is where… — Matt Chandler Copy Share
The great message that we call the gospel begins, then, not with us, or our need, or even the meeting of that need, but… — Matt Chandler Copy Share
Worship is the way of life for those entranced by and passionate for the glory of God. — Matt Chandler Copy Share
