Quotes by Matt Chandler, Creature of the Word: The Jesus-Centered Church

“Our ferocious commitment to our children's safety and success, along with our genuine love, drives us to endure the often unhappy experience of disciplining our children.”

“Because children already have a realization of their weakness, is this not the best opportunity to apply the gospel to their hearts?”

“Sin is a fundamental failure to rejoice in what we should rejoice in.”

“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...”

“Longing for something fresh, for something no one else has said often leads to bad exegesis.”

“The Church should spend less time trying to be "relevant", which can come across as disingenuous, and more time trying to align their hearts to the authentic gospel message.”

“Often the question of, "Who am I?" should be answered with, "Whose am I?”

“Worship gatherings are not always spectacular, but they are always supernatural. And if a church looks for or works for the spectacular, she may miss the supernatural. If a person enters a gatherin...”

“We become what we behold.”

“To obey the commands of Scripture can finally become a delight when we see that the reasons almost always center around God's love and provision for us in Christ.”

“We must help men and women see the epic in the ordinary details of life.”

“Private worship excites us for public worship.”

“Worship shadows eternity and provides supernatural encouragement.”

“The pastor owns the opportunity to issue of the flock that it is OK not to be OK.”

“Moses challenged parents both to teach the faith diligently and to maximize normal encounters or ongoing discussion.”

“Jesus is the culmination of the greatness and the goodness of God.”

“The church is a whore, but she is still my mother. Augustine”

“The Word, the Gospel, creates not just people individually but A people collectively”