Matt Chandler

Matt Chandler is the lead pastor of The Village Church in Highlands Village, Texas. How the Lord brought him to this position is a fascinating story. Chandler is by far my favorite communicator. He has a God given ability to proclaim the gospel of Jesus in a very compelling way. I started listening to him because a friend of mine told me I would like a specific message... long story short... I have listened to ever sermon I can get my hands on. I can say that he has challenged me more than any preacher I have consistently listened to. This clip is from when he spoke @ a Desiring God conference. Listen to this snippet and then go to itunes or The Village website and download his sermons... you won't be sorry.

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A Pastor Acting Like Jesus? What?

Apparently in Chichester NH there is a pastor of an Acts 29 church who is letting a convicted child murderer live with his family. David Pinckney decided that when Raymond Guay was told he would serve three years of parole in NH that he would invite him to stay with him. However, I don't need to say much more for you to realize this has caused some serious uproar in a little town where not much happens on a daily basis.

I feel like pastors can never get a break. Either people are calling them hypocrites (which is deserved at times) or they are getting mad at them for actually acting like Jesus. This man has taken a sinner into his house and people are flipping out. So... should Christians really act like Christ? or just say they do?

Read the article about this situation here. Then come back and lets discuss the role of acting like Jesus in our daily lives.