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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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“I have always deeply desired to be an honest man who said it when I struggled, stumbled and worried. I longed to be a man with real friends - friends who knew me at my worst and loved me.”

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Author:Matt Chandler

“Men of God are those who walk in the fear of the Lord.”

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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.”

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“Your approval before God is woven into the life and sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross, not what other men and women think about you.”

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Book:Creature of the Word: The Jesus-Centered Church

Source: Creature of the Word: The Jesus-Centered Church

“The reality is that all God has to do is reveal himself to you,and you'll gladly join the mission in service to his kingdom. He doesn't force the issue; he just has to reveal himself as is: mighty,wondrous, gracious, loving, and radically saving. No man goes back to saltine crackers when he's had fillet mignon.”

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“Truly, God's plan of redemption is about more than me and you and our neighbor down the street. It's about men and women from every tribe, tongue, and nation on earth becoming a part of His covenant community.”

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Book:Creature of the Word: The Jesus-Centered Church

Source: Creature of the Word: The Jesus-Centered Church

“This avoidance of the difficult things of Scripture — of sinfulness and hell and God’s notable severity — is idolatrous and cowardly. If a man or a woman who teaches the Scriptures is afraid to explain to you the severity of God, they have betrayed you, and they love their ego more than they love you.”

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“Church of Jesus, let us please be men and women who understand the difference between moralism and the gospel of Jesus Christ. Let’s be careful to preach the dos and don’ts of Scripture in the shadow of the cross’s ‘Done!’”

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“The cross of Christ is the response of God to men for belittling His name.”

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“Prayer does two things. It shows the complete sufficiency of God and the complete helplessness of man. It shows that God is not lacking, that He is in need of no thing, that He is infinitely and gloriously wealthy, that He can give to, He can bless and He can answer without the need of help from anyone or anything else. And it also shows that we are in desperate need of that kind of sufficiency.”

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“Lots of neat Christian boys, not a lot of Godly men. And we are working our tails off for you to try to develop some into that. But do not settle, because it's better that you be lonely now than you be married and lonely later. Are you tracking me? It is better that you be lonely now than for you to get married to a man that will teach your kids everything but the way of Jesus.”

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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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