“If we confuse the gospel with response to the gospel, we will drift from what keeps the gospel on the ground, what makes it clear and personal, and the next thing you know, we will be doing a bunch of different things that actually obscure the gospel, not reveal it.” IfsKnowsDifferentNextClearResponseBunchDifferent ThingsObscure Author:Matt Chandler
“Some people are so moral they feel like they have no need for Jesus. True worshippers know they are in deep need of Jesus Christ and are transformed morally by "beholding Jesus" and seeing their lives transformed by the Spirit's power from the inside out rather than conformed to a pattern of religion from the outside in.” PeopleKnowsNeedsFeelsSpiritJesusChristMoralSeeingJesus ChristPatternsTransformedWorshippers Author:Matt Chandler
“I think people can get a little weirded out by pain, suffering, and death. They don't know what to do so they end up saying things that are hurtful to people who have experienced loss.” PeopleThinkingKnowsLittlesEndsPainSufferingLossHurtfulSuffering And DeathPain Suffering Author:Matt Chandler
“Could it not be, that God loves me too deeply, by having people challenge me so that I know I'm not perfect.” PeopleKnowsChallengesPerfectGod LoveNot PerfectI'm Not PerfectGod Loves Me Author:Matt Chandler
“He can heal me. I believe He will. I believe I'm going to be an old surely Baptist preacher. And even if He doesn't...that's the thing: I've read Philippians 1. I know what Paul says. I'm here let's work, if I go home? That's better. I understand that.” IfsKnowsBelieveHomeI BelieveHealPreacherBaptists Author:Matt Chandler
“God ultimately raises up leaders for one primary reason: His glory. He shows His power in our weakness. He demonstrates His wisdom in our folly. We are all like a turtle on a fence post. If you walk by a fence post and see a turtle on top of it, then you know someone came by and put it there. In the same way, God gives leadership according to His good pleasure.” IfsKnowsWayGivingReasonShowsWalksPleasureLeaderGloryWeaknessRaisesPrimariesPostsFollyFenceTurtlesRaise UpFence Post Book:Creature of the Word Source: Creature of the Word
“As you consider selecting songs for your worship services, consider them in light of the truth of the gospel. Imagine the songs as teachers--because they are! If your people could understand your doctrine only through the music you sing, what would they know about God and His pursuit of us? If your people could understand your church's beliefs only through the music, what would they know?” PeopleIfsKnowsLightSongBeliefChurchTeacherImagineWorshipPursuitDoctrineWorship Service Book:Creature of the Word Source: Creature of the Word
“We spend so much time trying to put send to death that we don't spend enough time striving to know God deeply, trying to gaze upon the wonder of Jesus Christ and have that transform our affections to the point where our love and hope are steadfastly on Christ.” KnowsTryingEnoughJesusChristWonderJesus ChristStriveAffectionOur LoveKnowing GodEnough TimeHope And Love Author:Matt Chandler
“He created the flavors! He created the colors. He created it all, and he did it all out of the overflow of his perfections. It’s not like he was thinking, ‘Oh, I’ve got some fajita flavoring over here. I know: let’s put it on the cow and the chicken.’ He created the avocado to have a certain flavor; he created the skirt steak, the fillet, and the tenderloin to have certain flavors. That was God’s doing. So every aspect of creation, from the largest galaxy to the tiniest burst of flavor in food or drink or seasoning, radiates the goodness of God.” ThinkingKnowsCertainCreationColorDrinkGoodnessAspectPerfectionChickensCowsFlavorGalaxySkirtsSteakOverflowGoodness Of GodSeasoningAvocados Author:Matt Chandler
“We’ve been given the covenant community because we need each other, and together we’ll be more mature, experience more life, and know more joy than we ever would apart from one another.” KnowsNeedsTogetherJoyGivenCommunityMatureCovenantWe Need Each Other Author:Matt Chandler
“Everybody knows something's broken in the world. But illogically, foolishly, we are looking for fixes from broken people with broken ideas in broken places.” PeopleKnowsWorldIdeasBroken Author:Matt Chandler
“Every missionary I know is extraordinarily ordinary. Everything they do, they do by the grace of God.” KnowsGraceOrdinaryMissionaryGrace Of God Author:Matt Chandler
“I've discovered most Christians don't know what to do with difficult situations because they have bought into the lie that God owes us (for our good behaviour). The reality of life is that if you live long enough you are going to bleed, cry and hurt. AND God is still God IN that.” IfsKnowsLongStillsEnoughRealityChristianLife IsLyingDifficultHurtSituationCryReality Of LifeBehaviourDifficult Situations Author:Matt Chandler
