Top 180 Matt Chandler Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “The depth, width, ferocity, and immensity of God is seen most spectacularly in the gospel of Jesus Christ.”

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102. “There isn’t a violent soul on the planet that God might not save and transform for himself.”

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103. “Our senses are never more awakened to our need for His love than when our need is most exposed.”

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104. “If all you got is “I don’t want to be that” then sell insurance.”

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105. “Where your delight is, the rest of your world is going to follow.”

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106. “I learned very early that people need to have a good grasp of God’s goodness and God’s sovereignty.”

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107. “Engaging the city around us and ministering to its needs reveal to us the remaining bastions of sin in our lives, the areas we refuse to surrender to God.”

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108. “If someone doesn’t have much use for praising Him now, it’s foolish to think they’re ready for heaven.”

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109. “Don’t create theology about God so that you can feel better about Him.”

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110. “God is more interested in declaring than explaining.”

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111. “The best of our best, without Jesus, looks like a pile of crap compared to Him.”

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112. “The Imperfect Pastor by Zack Eswine might be the most helpful and profound book I’ve read in years. If you’re in pastoral ministry grab a copy.”

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113. “Worship is the way of life for those entranced by and passionate for the glory of God.”

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114. “The God of the Bible is not an ambulance driver who shows up after the wreck and hops out and thinks, Okay, let’s do some triage here. The God of the Bible does not show up after the accident and try to fix it. That’s not what He does.”

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115. “We think to question God when bridges fall but not to wonder at his grace that every bridge does not. Every fit of laughter, every delectable morsel of food, and every single smile is the result of his mercy and grace; he owes us none of it. Now let me tell you why this is so terrifying. If.”

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116. “Holy discontentment produces a lot of restless energy that seeks rest in Christ and His gospel.”

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117. “Progress stems from education, culture, freedom and equality. Without these fundamentals, mankind will flounder.”

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118. “Preach the Gospel with your life.”

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119. “Nobody stumbles into godliness, ever. It simply doesn’t happen. There is no autopilot mode for the Christian life. We never see people in the Bible growing in godliness by coasting along.”

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120. “We are saved, sanctified, and sustained by what Jesus did for us on the cross and through the power of his resurrection. If you add to or subtract from the cross, even if it is to factor in biblically mandated religious practices like prayer and evangelism, you rob God of his glory and Christ of his sufficiency. Romans.”

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121. “If the gospel of Jesus Christ is not at the center of a wedding ceremony, it is likely not going to be at the center of the marriage. This would be a grave mistake, however, as marriage itself is designed to be a great reflector of that gospel.”

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122. “Never be satisfied with where you are in the area of spiritual growth. Cultivate an insatiability for more of God by examining your weaknesses, beholding the perfection of Christ, and finding good examples of strengths you want to develop.”

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123. “Every missionary I know is extraordinarily ordinary. Everything they do, they do by the grace of God.”

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124. “The worst thing you can do with fear and anxiety is to pretend you’re too strong to have them. The best thing you can do is just to let Him be in charge of them. Because He’s in charge anyway. And in Him, you’re in His peace.”

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125. “I’m wise to be a good steward, but I’ll never be my own rescuer. The worth thing you can do with fear and anxiety is to pretend you’re too strong to have them. The best thing you can do is just to let Him be in charge of them.”

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126. “The power to walk by faith in obedience is sourced in the grace of the gospel.”

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127. “The spiritual power in the gospel is denied when we augment or adjusting gospel into no gospel at all. When we doubt the message alone is the power of God for salvation we start adding or subtracting, trusting our own powers of persuasion or presentation.”

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128. “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.”

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129. “I believe the sovereign God of the universe justifies us freely, and then we are called to run with him in sanctification.”

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

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131. “So, relational evangelism? Go for it, as long as it turns into actual 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.”

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132. “If you add to or subtract from the cross, even if it is to factor in biblically mandated religious practices like prayer and evangelism, you rob God of His glory and Christ of His sufficiency.”

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133. “If you know EVERYONE, you don’t know ANYONE.”

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134. “We have to feel the weight of God’s severity, because without feeling the weight of his severity, we won’t know the weight of his kindness, and we won’t be able to worship him and him alone. Worship of him is why we were created.”

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135. “If you’re a beast in the pulpit but a coward in your neighborhood, something has gone wrong.”

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136. “The reason Christians get married “before the church” is not to give a religious appearance to the ceremony but because Christians hold the marriage covenant in the context of the community of the body of Christ. Seeking the support and counsel of family is an extension of this.”

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137. “It is this spiritual stability, born of a gospel-focused heart, that gives Paul peace and contentment – and yes, joy – no matter where he finds himself.”

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138. “Remember that everyone you meet is eternal. You have never met someone who will cease to exist one day, and you have never met someone who does not bear God’s image. So care about and take an interest in those you run across.”

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139. “Most people are pleasant when the world is going the way they want. But a person’s character can be seen most clearly when the brokenness of the world has invaded his or her peace, when the way he or she thinks things ought to be is interrupted, disrupted, and dismantled.”

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140. “A lot of times, the reason we struggle to feel and receive the love of God – to see ourselves as His beloved, adopted children – is because we’re not pursuing in our everyday lives those things His Word describes as being valuable and significant.”

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141. “In too many marital conflicts, we work too hard at winning the argument and too little at winning the heart. You can express your feelings and thoughts, even share criticisms and complaints, but the end goal of marital conflict should be care for your spouse’s soul, not trying to rack up the most points. Seeking to win is not love.”

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142. “And what we learn in the Song of Songs is that a marriage shaped according to this gospel of grace, forged over years of hard-earned trust and forgiveness, can be an unsafe place for sin but a very safe place for sinners. In a gospel-centered marriage, when two souls are mingled together with the Holy Spirit’s leading, we find confirmation after confirmation that grace is true, that grace is real – that we can be really, truly, deeply known and at the same time really, truly, deeply loved.”

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143. “What does it look like to live life in a manner worthy of the gospel? It looks like dying with Christ to one’s self and being raised in Christ to walk in the newness of life with our brothers and sisters. It means living grace-filled lives that grant patience and mercy and gentleness for the spiritual journeys of others and a respect for the differences and idiosyncrasies we all bring to the Lord’s table.”

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144. “Guilt is more about what you do. Shame is more about who you are.”

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145. “When we live with a lack of anxiety about the future, even in those tightrope kind of times, we communicate the truth that our God is indeed worthy of our trust.”

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146. “A sure way to have someone crushed by their doubt is to preach a sermon on how to remove your doubt.”

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147. “Even though every identity marker I have can be taken from me, the grace and peace of the Trinity overflows into the life of the believer.”

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148. “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.”

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149. “When we learn to respond to each other rather than react, we will move much more quickly in our conflict toward resolution and reconciliation. Reactions only stoke the fires of conflict; responses, particularly godly ones, help us snuff out the conflict.”

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150. “And so creation itself is eagerly watching the sons and daughters of the King, waiting for the last one to come into the kingdom so that the rocks and trees can be set free.”

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