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Matt Chandler is an American pastor born on June 20, 1974. He is known for his talents in church leadership, biblical teaching, and pastoral care.

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“In too many marriage conflicts, we work too hard at winning the argument and too little at winning the heart.”

Heart Littles Hard Winning Conflict Argument

Author:Matt Chandler

“The general confusion is that our moral behavior is what justifies us before God. Most of us would never say that with our mouths but we feel that lie in our heart and believe it in our minds. You can be morally upright and not be a worshipper of Christ at all.”

Feels Mind Believe Heart Lying Christ Moral Behavior Mouths Confusion Justify Worshippers Moral Behavior

Author:Matt Chandler

“What stirs up in my heart is, 'Oh would we see an outpouring of the Holy Spirit.'”

Heart Spirit My Heart Holy Holy Spirit

Author:Matt Chandler

“If you’re a church person and not a Jesus person, my heart hurts for you. It’s like being engaged and never getting married. It’s miserable.”

Ifs Heart Persons Jesus Hurt Church My Heart Married Miserable Engaged Getting Married Heart Hurts My Heart Hurts

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“The idolatry the exists in a man's heart always wants to lead him away from his Savior and back to self-reliance no matter how pitiful that self-reliance is or how many times it has betrayed him.”

Men Want Heart Self Matter Savior Self Reliance Betrayed Reliance Idolatry Pitiful

Author:Matt Chandler

“The universe shudders in horror that we have this infinitely valuable, infinitely deep, infinitely rich, infinitely wise, infinitely loving God, and instead of pursuing him with steadfast passion and enthralled fury — instead of loving him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength; instead of attributing to him glory and honor and praise and power and wisdom and strength — we just try to take his toys and run. It is still idolatry to want God for his benefits but not for himself.”

Want Trying Mind Heart Stills Soul Running Universe Passion Rich Wise Honor Horror Benefits Glory Praise Valuable Toys Fury Loving God Idolatry Steadfast Loving Him Glory And Honor

Author:Matt Chandler

“Without a heart transformed by the grace of Christ, we just continue to manage external and internal darkness.”

Heart Christ Darkness Grace Manage Internals Transformed

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“We carry an insidious prosperity gospel around in our dark, little, entitled hearts.”

Heart Littles Dark Prosperity Entitled Insidious

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“The heart of our problem is the problem of our hearts.”

Heart Problem

Book:Recovering Redemption: A Gospel Saturated Perspective on How to Change

Source: Recovering Redemption: A Gospel Saturated Perspective on How to Change

“Our goal is transformed hearts that lead to transformed lives. Transformed lives do not lead to transformed hearts. Are you trackin' with that?”

Heart Goal Transformed

Author:Matt Chandler

About the Author

Born: June 20, 1974
Known for: Pastor
Quotes: 163

Books & Sources

Creature of the Word: The Jesus-Centered ChurchRelated source material

Recovering Redemption: A Gospel-Saturated Perspective on How to ChangeRelated source material

Creature of the WordRelated source material

Recovering Redemption: A Gospel Saturated Perspective on How to ChangeRelated source material

To Live Is Christ to Die Is GainRelated source material

Into the Great OutdoorsRelated source material

Recovering Redemption: How Christ Changes Everything, Member BookRelated source material

The Mingling of Souls: God's Design for Love, Marriage, Sex, and RedemptionRelated source material

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