“…Prayer to God is not only the place for divulging our heart, but also developing our desires.” — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“The great purpose of prayer is not getting things from God but getting God.” — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“Prayer, for the Christian, is not merely talking to God, but responding to the One who has initiated toward us. He has… — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“Prayer is where we agree with God that he is who he says he is and we are who he says we… — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“This is the heart of prayer—not getting things from God, but getting God.” — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“He is holy, and so we worship (adoration). He is merciful, and so we repent (confession). He is gracious, and so we… — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“It shouldn’t surprise us…to find that prayer is not finally about getting things from God, but getting God.” — 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
