The Imperfect Pastor by Zack Eswine might be the most helpful and profound book I've read in years. If you're in pastoral… — Matt Chandler Book Copy Share Image
I was used to being the smartest guy in the room, and then God dropped me in a place that was well… — Matt Chandler Guy Copy Share Image
If you are in Christ, you are fully and completely forgiven for all your sin-past, present and future. — Matt Chandler Christ Copy Share Image
“himself calls such thinking stupid. “Are you so foolish?” he asks in Galatians 3:3. “Having begun by the Spirit,” — Matt Chandler Foolish Copy Share Image
All ministry that is faithful & eventually fruitful finds its roots in the life, death, & resurrection of Jesus Christ. — Matt Chandler Christ Copy Share Image
The depth, width, ferocity, and immensity of God is seen most spectacularly in the gospel of Jesus Christ. — Matt Chandler Christ Copy Share Image
“When pride rears up in our hearts, we move so effortlessly into reaction mode. We need to learn how to respond without… — Matt Chandler Pride Copy Share Image
No change of job, no increased income, no new home, no new electronic device, or no new spouse is going to make… — Matt Chandler Change Copy Share Image
My sin in the past: forgiven. My current struggles: covered. My future failures: paid in full all by the marvelous, infinite, matchless… — Matt Chandler Christ Copy Share Image
“The worst thing you can do with fear and anxiety is to pretend you’re too strong to have them. The best thing… — Matt Chandler Anxiety 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… — Matt Chandler Bible Copy Share Image
Truly, God's plan of redemption is about more than me and you and our neighbor down the street. It's about men and… — Matt Chandler Becoming 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 Broken Copy Share Image
God is not in love with some future version of you. It’s not you tomorrow that He loves and delights in. It’s… — Matt Chandler Believe Copy Share Image
“And so creation itself is eagerly watching the sons and daughters of the King, waiting for the last one to come into… — Matt Chandler Children Copy Share Image
You're exhausted in the faith because you're looking at you. The more you look at yourself and the less you look at… — Matt Chandler Exhausted Copy Share Image
He created the flavors! He created the colors. He created it all, and he did it all out of the overflow of… — Matt Chandler Aspect Copy Share Image
“He has broken the bonds that held us back. He has set us free. He has given us life. He has given… — Matt Chandler Life Copy Share Image
“The next sound you hear in the Garden of Eden is the heaving, lurching, ear-splitting shatter of shalom, of God’s peace, screeching… — Matt Chandler Adam and eve Copy Share Image
The reconciling gospel is always at the forefront of the church’s social action, because a full belly is not better than a… — Matt Chandler Action 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 Authority 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… — Matt Chandler Best work Copy Share Image
What stirs up in my heart is, 'Oh would we see an outpouring of the Holy Spirit.' — Matt Chandler Heart Copy Share Image
The work of God in the cross of Christ strikes us as awe-inspiring only after we have first been awed by the… — Matt Chandler Awe Copy Share Image
The best of our best, without Jesus, looks like a pile of crap compared to Him. — Matt Chandler Crap Copy Share Image
He can heal me. I believe He will. I believe I'm going to be an old surely Baptist preacher. And even if… — Matt Chandler Baptists 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… — Matt Chandler Christianity Copy Share Image
“Always remember the gospel, so you won’t forget that God will not expect something of you that He won’t both empower you… — Matt Chandler Christianity Copy Share Image
We spend so much time trying to put send to death that we don't spend enough time striving to know God deeply,… — Matt Chandler Affection Copy Share Image
If you add to or subtract from the cross, even if it is to factor in biblically mandated religious practices like prayer… — Matt Chandler Add Copy Share Image
“You can’t take Philippians 4:13 and make it mean you can do anything you want. That’s not what Paul is saying. In… — Matt Chandler Philippians Copy Share Image
Don't create theology about God so that you can feel better about Him. — Matt Chandler Feel better 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 Challenge Copy Share Image
Jesus doesn't avoid those who mess up. Jesus runs to those who mess up. — Matt Chandler Jesus Copy Share Image
God is awesome; he doesn’t need you to be awesome. He wants you to be obedient. — Matt Chandler Awesome Copy Share Image
