“The conflict you’re having is not primarily about them; God is working in this conflict to reveal something about you.” — Matt Chandler Copy Share Image
God is at work in the mess. That's the message of the Bible. That's why the Bible is not pretty. That's why it's grimy, because God is working in the mess. He's working in the tears. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
The cross of Christ is the response of God to men for belittling His name. — 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 scare people… — Matt Chandler Copy Share Image
If you're not confident in the authority of the Scriptures, you will be a slave to what sounds right. — Matt Chandler Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
Worship is the way of life for those entranced by and passionate for the glory of God. — Matt Chandler Copy Share Image
