“I learned very early that people need to have a good grasp of God's goodness and God's sovereignty.” PeopleNeedsGoodnessSovereignty Author:Matt Chandler
“Truth is never our enemy, ever. So we should never freak out about people who claim to have discovered truth. If it's true truth, God owns it and has already accounted for it, and while nothing that is true ever contradicts God's revealed word in the Bible, discovered truth sometimes contradicts the words of Christians. We shouldn't be afraid of this, because God knew it before anybody else and its discovery is dependent on his sovereignty anyway. The truth is that the truth is ours - all truth is our truth because we are of Christ and Christ is of the sovereign God.” PeopleIfsShouldSometimesChristianChristEnemyTruth IsDiscoveryClaimsDependentFreakSovereignSovereignty Author:Matt Chandler
“I preach hard against that idea and plead with people to make war against sin. I tell them it's not going to be easy. Some people are meant to wrestle with their sin a long time before God brings them to freedom, but let's wrestle. Let's fight. Let's do something besides just complain.” PeopleLongIdeasWarHardFightingEasySinLong TimeComplaining 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
“The great mercy of God was that while I was purposefully preparing God's people, He was purposefully preparing me.” PeopleMercyPreparingMercy Of God 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
“Choosing one thing over another doesn't necessarily mean we love the thing we choose. If given the choice to eat spinach or broccoli, you may choose broccoli. It may only mean you don't want to eat spinach. Heaven is not for people who just want to skip Hell. Heaven is reserved for those who love Jesus, who have been rescued by Him and who long to praise Him. If someone doesn't have much use for praising Him now, it's foolish to think they're ready for Heaven.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantMayMeanLongHas BeensUseChoicesJesusGivenHeavenHellOne ThingReadyPraiseFoolishReservedSkipJesus LoveBroccoliSpinachChoosing One Author:Matt Chandler
“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
“Heaven is not a place for those who are afraid of hell; it’s a place for those who love God. You can scare people into coming to your church, you can scare people into trying to be good, you can scare people into giving money, you can even scare them into walking down an aisle and praying a certain prayer, but you cannot scare people into loving God. You just can’t do it.” PeopleGivingTryingCertainHeavenChurchPrayerHellPrayingWalkingBe GoodGod LoveScareLoving GodAisleGiving Money Author:Matt Chandler
“So relational evangelism? Go for it, as long as it turns into real evangelism. You hanging out having a beer with your buddy so he can see that Christians are cool is not what we’re called to do. You’re eventually going to have to open up your mouth and share the gospel. When the pure gospel is shared, people respond.” PeopleLongRealChristianTurnsSharePureMouthsBeerHanging OutBuddyEvangelism 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
