“There are things you cannot know without suffering. God has special tutorials in tribulation for his shepherds. Do not begrudge the seminars of suffering. His aim is to make you, like Jesus, a sympathetic shepherd. It’s scary. Paul prayed that… — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“The battleground is between our ears. What is it that is capturing your idle thoughts? What fear or frustration is filling your spare moments?… — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“The very fact that we know that God is incomprehensible is itself an evidence of what he has graciously let us comprehend.” — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“The great foundation and goal of the universe is the glory of God. The foundation and goal of your studies and ministry should be… — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“For the Christian, the issue is not just that we give, but how. ‘God loves a cheerful giver’ (2 Cor. 9:7). And giving gladly… — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“Chosen before time. Called with effect. United to Jesus in faith and repentance. Adopted and forgiven. Justified. Sanctified. Glorified. And satisfied forever. This is… — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“…Prayer to God is not only the place for divulging our heart, but also developing our desires.” — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“Good disciplemaking requires both intentionality and relationality. It means being strategic and being social. Most of us are bent one way or the other.… — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“In our sin, we’d rather trust in ourselves than another, amass our own righteousness than receive another’s, speak our own mind rather than listen… — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“God’s glory is the proclamation of his name, the shining forth of his ways. Therefore, for us to say that we are about the glory… — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“Precisely in the most desperate moments, when having the masculine role feels most unfair, when we’re our most tired, running on fumes, and need… — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“You are about the glory of God. You exist for Jesus Christ to be displayed and delighted in through your life, and don’t you… — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“God designed the church to be a community of lifelong learners under the earthly guidance of leaders who are teachers at heart. The Christian… — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“Don’t be under the delusion that seminary automatically makes you grow in grace (2 Pet. 3:18). In fact, it can have quite the opposite effect.… — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“The waters of good preaching are always running downhill to the stream of Christ, who he is, and how he has loved us.” — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“The kind of perfection that Jesus says comes from his Father—and the kind he calls his disciples to pursue—does not find its sense of… — David Mathis Copy Share Image
