@@jordanjohnson9415 No, God is absolutely for God, because He is God. We are for the service of God, for the purposes of His will. His will is all that matters, and we are worthless without Christ.
So is everyone going to ignore the fact that his first words were “this is ridiculous” cuz he wasn’t sure if his mic was on yet. He looked upset at the clapping and hollering from the congregation. The way he told them to sit down.. I felt that!! He ain’t playing no games!
Razor you do know that when you get saved the Holy Spirit fills you and yes you are powerful and giddy. Christians have power that none believers dont have.
@@caseydean5751 Nope. We are not powerful - we are wretched. But by God’s grace we live and have salvation, that we would serve Him to glorify Christ. Holy Spirit gives us the ability to glorify God.
Its 2022 and I watched this for the first time!! Amazing. Glory to God. Matt was mightily used as His instrument. The Truth is universal and relevant no matter the time. And I learned about the context of this this sermon and I'm blown away. His tact and passion and tone was so genuine and uncompromising. He never strayed from the Truth to "please" the congregation BUT it's so apparent that it was out of LOVE. God bless you Matt. God is good. God is God.
They had another "Revival" this past week and even before then nothing's changed, still false teaching & man centered. Its the false teaching ppl want as Scripture says. They removed this from the archive too.
@@Killafisch69 I’m not sure we have the same definition for charismatic, let alone hyper charismatic. How has Matt been close to being hyper charismatic?
Honestly I've been saved a year and this sermon helped me really understand the reason God put The Law in place I'm relation to what Christ has provided for us. Holy Spirit really spoke through Matt. God is always working, Glory be to His name!
My concern is that this church sounds like the audience of a comedy sitcom. Matt is pouring out his heart about the holiness of God and the seriousness of our misperception of Gods character and they are clapping and laughing at all the wrong times. It seems like Matt was very uncomfortable on this stage but a lot of times that's exactly where pastors need to be. I hope I'm making a wrong assessment of this church but if not I pray their perception of God grows in reverence.
Mr. Hall, Your assessment of that church (elevation) is not wrong. It is a seeker sensitive church. I do pray that God will do an incredible work in Mr.Furtick life and change his heart. Charlotte, NC has seen it's share of charlatans :(.
Powerful message! I think the people clapped and responded a lot not because they are deluded but subconsciously they hunger for the truth and so were very glad and humbled to receive it. Also they laughed a lot because yes Matt is funny and churches like this are used to voicing their reactions openly. I pray he gets invited to hillsong church. We need a sermon like this! God bless x
Watch the documentary American Gospel, it is on RUclips and can be purchased on Amazon. I do literature evangelism, but realized ppl don't read many books these days so now I invest in DVDs to share with the lost and struggling or ppl just seeking to learn more. God bless you all.
When we are confronted with the truth of God's character and the depth of our unholiness, we can truly enjoy the gift of freedom through the cross and the HONOR of bringing glory to God!
The Power of the Gospel - What I love about this video is Matt's heart clearly displayed through this message. As I watched and listened to this message I saw two aspects of the power of the Gospel. 1. The faithfulness of Matt to unapologetically carry the truth of the Gospel to the people of Elevation Church. BUT maybe even more challenging to me was 2. Seeing the Gospel change Matt's heart as he preached the message. From holy anger to loving shepherd all in one message! Humbled! Great job!
I don’t understand the comments that people are putting here. This is a guy who is sharing a message put on his heart by God. By you commenting these things, aren’t you walking into the kingdom with swag and limps. Yet God is working something in the people at Elevation. I think we need to concentrate on what God is saying than what we think he is telling Elevation. The message reached Elevation, hope it reaches your heart too.
25:10 "Heaven ain't a place for people who are afraid of hell. It is a place for people who love God. It is not the same". God will never abandon or leave one of His children behind. We are all in Christ's love✝️❤
This was a gift, the teaching, and powerful message that is timeless. 10 years later and still applies to today. love me some Chandler, and his gift of teaching from God.
They were trying to play him off 10 minutes before finished. "Alright, maybe if we play him off, our earthly facades won't be burned up". "Seriously, he's still going". What a message, glory to God.
I attend the Village in Flowermound where Matt Chandler is the pastor and he is about as real as they get. Every message he does nothing but teach about the Grace of God and how we have it because of Jesus Christ. Anyone who has an issue with his preaching is just going against what the word of God teaches...
I believe some people are missing the point behind this message. Matt is preaching against the ideology that God’s soul purpose in life is to serve us or to ONLY bless us. Think about it. Furtick only preaches on how God can bless us, or how we can be blessed by God. I haven’t listened to all of Steve’s sermons to be fair however, a majority of his messages are the same theme of receiving a blessing. Matt is also against preachers who just preaches the cross was only for us and ends there. Hes preaching against the ideology that we as Americans especially struggle with that we are the center of Gods universe. No God created us to worship Him. He is God, He is Creator, He is Holy, we are NOT! Yes God pursues us but thats because we are incapable of pursuing after Him. Jesus came to seek and save those who are lost (Luke 19:10). Read the old testament. Its filled with Gods jealousy over Israel. He desired to be Israels only God. Yet Israel continuously, time after time sought after pagan gods. Now if God was for man, he would of just let them go and worship their gods because thats what made them happy. No! God is jealous and desires to be the only God that we worship!!! Thats what Matt Chandler is saying here. A lot of the gospel messages that we hear today are about what God does for us and not what about what we do for God! We go to church to expect a blessing not to give a blessing or be a blessing. Matt isnt saying we cant receive blessings. In fact, we already received the greatest blessing of Christ’s salvation on the cross. However, thats not enough for us! We want God to do everything for us! Thats not how God designed the church. He wants us to long after Him and desire Him with our hearts. He has angels singing around His throne day and night “Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God Almighty” yet He does desire us to sing that with our hearts because He gave us the free-will to choose. He is a good God who deserves our praise and HONOR! That is the heart of Matt’s message. To get us to stop thinking inwardly and to make us understand God seeks after us so that we worship and adore Him. Not the other way around.
the music sounds so silly in the background of Chandler trying to tell the crowd the truth about Jesus. I love how the Gospel is not done in some sappy church setting but is real and like a splash of cold water to a person waking from sleep.
this sermon even ministered to me...I serve the creator of the universe, I am called to be a living sacrifice for a Holy God, it's the LEAST i can do yet I make my walk with God Himself all about me. I pray God will give me and all of us a humble and yielding spirit towards His perfect will. His delivery was intense but it's something the american church needs to hear. And yeah, you could tell Furtick wasn't happy, he wasn't eating up what the guy was saying like he did with others. Ah well...
This is absolutly fantastic. God alowed this to happen and it could be that there were ppl in that audience who heard this and came out of the false gospel world that this conference is built around. I wonder if he was ever alowed to come back b/c he did a lot of thinly vailed challenging of the doctrines that Furtick, Noble, Jakes, Mayers ect. teach on a regular basis.
No, not only was Pastor Chandler not ever asked to come back but this sermon was scrubbed from Elevation’s site. I would like to think it was because Pastor Furtick knew he was dishonoring the Lord by not praying while Pastor Chandler but I know now that is not the reason. This perverse but persuasive “ Word of Faith” theology is unfortunately the false gospel Pastor Furtick preaches despite his thorough understanding of the Bible. And I am someone that worshiped and served her for 10 years. Things really got bad when Pastor Furtick began “TD Jake’s” worship.
Humility 101, something this church doesn't have. The Elevation church rebroadcast of this Code Orange event featured every pastor's sermon except Chandler's the only sermon that was worth watching again, and again.
Your comment sounds as though you have completely missed the lesson and instead focused on the teacher as a person. God is always working and he works through Matt Chandler daily as well as he works through all of us. This lesson was undeniable, do not miss the message by focusing on Matt Chandler. He is like all the rest of us. Some people will like us or "get" us and other won't, it doesn't change the value of what we say. We are all God's people.
Probably one of the most powerful sermons I have seen. I can see the Holy Spirit move in Matt Chandler in a way that glorifies God and brings people to God. Thank you for posting this and sharing this video. God bless you.
Anyone who makes this an attack against Elevation is putting their agenda over the message that was spoken in this video. That's their sin, and no one else's. This was a message projecting God's glory.
I have been attending The Village for over 2 yrs and this message was not a "dig" and nothing new or different from Matt than he has been saying to us for years. Even the part where he warns this church about some of the pitfalls of being a fast growing church. My favorite is how he reminds us all that we can't get "puffed up" about our church when we remember that we used to buy deodorant there! (The Village Church is located in a retrofitted grocery store). All for His glory. All the time.
Knowing this is apparently a "seeker centered" church, I found it kind of funny when he added in the fact that he didn't seek out God. God went for him.
He has already accepted you, he did the day he hung on the cross. I pray he helps you understand and accept that. I also pray you learn to accept yourself. Too often we mistake our guilt, hurt, pain, etc. for his rejection, when it is our rejection. God bless and may you find true peace!
Finally a full Chandler sermon on youtube! Been waiting for years for this, and God used a little controversy to get it done! Its always about HIM! :-)
The church is laughing hysterically at things that just aren't funny. Matt is trying to give a message that should rattle us, but the church is just laughing!
@Natalie Bishop Just watched this video and first heard about Matt through a comment on s Furtick video exposing Furticks Heresy . The comment was(paraphrase) "evelation never invited Matt Chandler back again did they"/... And now i know why!.. Notice Furtick not even clapping... God spoke through Chandler and to the assembly.And the crowd recognised him not!
@Natalie Bishop I'll take a look at those links..thankyou!" "Jesus broke the law for love" was a major red flag concerning Furtick...heretical to the core! I'll check out the James Duncan situation tomorrow and get back to you !
@Natalie Bishop Wow,wow & WOW!¬. What a reply :) That flowed like a cooling stream....Thats such an insightful assessment of Furtick ive witnessed to date! All praise be to God! I had no idea you knew him...(i live in the UK) but here in Bedford (Bedfordshire)there is the Kings Arms church which i attended from late Aug to last week..and the tone....the music; actions and sheer lack of scripture and experiential diatribe was en masse through the crowd(yeah!--woop!-woahhhh" (Being English may play a part in reserved behaviour ;) but ive noticed(and im late in the game-so its kind of new to me though ive kept an eye on matters over the years) this new wave of hipster churches and alternative method of worship. Ive even recently(this last week)had a major debate with the Pastor Steve Wilson at kings arms..regarding Furticks "jesus broke the law for love" sermon...And regrettably,as i suspected it would be.The pastors reply was sheer mental gymnastics,defending Furtick and bolstering the heresy! "oh,in a way..he is right....the pharisee' had the oral torah and taught laws of men -and jesus broke this" paraphrase...Yet!-as the pastor knew...F,was addressing THE law of God not man....and ,if youve seen the sermon youll know the rest. F used a parable of a lady rushing to the hospital with her child because it had fell 30ft from the monkey bars...and to because of love she broken the speed limits" need i say more! :/ So....your reply is sheer music to my ears...ears wanting and seeking a clear appraisal on this guy(F) and youve done it for me!.. its a solid expos'e(what you typed) on his ministry. I was struggling with small doubts whether i had gotten his number quite right...but now i know i have. I do pray for him...i mean no conceit...as i was as ignorant as the day is long...and am a baby in the faith at present..so to find such wonderful insight and to hear Matts sermon here..has grounded me in such a beautiful way! I know to some extent that F had a band,plays guitar etc....and i know the assembly(church) must be separated from the world..but i sense its crept in along with Furtick.. Many many thanks for your fantastic reply!
Matt Chandler brought the blindingly bright light of the Gospel to a very dark place. I agree with someone else who expressed amazement that the congregation doesn't seem able to tell the difference. The ability to think critically seems to be completely absent.
I'm not better than anyone. In fact, I'm rather worse than a good number of people. I'm a sinner just like you and everyone else. But God chose me out of the mass of sinful humanity, to display His mercy. All deserve His wrath. None deserve His mercy. I am a recipient of mercy. It doesn't make me better, only blessed. There is no salvation except in Christ Jesus. Worshipping God and treating my neighbor with charity is useful.
I love you and hope you and Jesus can work on restoring your relationship. I spent several years mad at Him. I will be praying that you will have the strength to overcome your hurt.
This WAS against the flow. :) "Fighting for the Faith" biblically reviews Elevation Church messages and shows that there are damaging mistakes preached there. Great that Chandler could get in a clear picture of the central point of the Bible and Gospel. Hearing either an inaccurate or super cloudy picture just wastes ones time. If the Bible is special, one should hear what it actually says. I thought I knew what the Bible was about for almost 20 years, but didn't have a single clue.
"I ain't do anything... I just studied some stuff and yelled at you... and you're a bit masochistic cause you wanted me to do that... call me a MORON again..." ROFL!
I agree with 95% of Matt's message here, but I'd ask an important question that I hope you'll consider: what does my agreeing with him or disagreeing with him have anything to do with what the truth is or isn't? Following that, and given that thousands of other well-read, intelligent, spiritual men look at the same text and disagree with certain of Matt's views--and would use the Bible to prove it--how do you know, aside from it appealing your own personal and internal sense of logic or your personal sensibilities, that it is Matt's version and not someone else's that is right? If Matt holds himself out as a teacher, which he does when he presumes to tell people how God works (the solas), why He does (this sermon), and what the shortcomings of other teachers are (also this sermon), then he holds himself out as one to believe. He claims, whether he'll use these words or not, that people ought to believe what he is telling them. He trusts that what he is saying is at least right enough to lead someone to God in the right way (as he says here, to "motivate" them) and he believes at some level that what other people are teaching is somehow insufficient because otherwise there'd be no reason to go on correcting them with his better, deeper understanding (you can sense his urgency and apprehension of danger in this sermon). But who told Matt this? What assurance does he have that it is him, and not the other, who is right? Because when he looks at the Bible, he sees a particular message? So do they. Because he feels the Holy Spirit guiding him? They "feel" this, too. Besides it feeling or seeming right to him, then, what assurance does he have that he's got it right, and following that, what is the source of his presumption that it is safe to go out and lead people, convince people, "motivate" people, based on his own understanding? How is Matt sure that he preaches a Godly message, from the Scriptures, while other men preach a deficient message (also from the Scriptures)? Matt is teaching people certain things about salvation, about mercy, about grace, and probably about baptism, about confession of sins, about the afterlife, etc. Important things. He is teaching about the works, Word, and ultimately, the will of God. Who is he to do this? You might say "he preaches the Word of God", and in so far as he stood at the pulpit reading the Bible verbatim in the original languages, that would be true. But that is not what he does. He teaches an interpretation of the Scriptures, he exegetes the text for others, he draws conclusions and implications and teaches them. That is not strictly relaying the Word of God...that's teaching the MEANING of the Word, and again, that meaning is not above disputation because reasonable people disagree about what it is. It seems worthwhile to ask: who appointed Matt to be the teacher? How can I know as a common listener that he has been so appointed, or that others haven't? By his own account, here, he simply felt moved to become a teacher. How can I know that he is reliable and others aren't? Because he agrees with the Scriptures? That he is even compelled to argue for one view of Scripture vs. another shows that people are deficient readers of Scripture. By anyone's measure, LARGE swaths of people don't "get it" when they read the Bible. I may, therefore, have some ability to check Matt's reading against the text, but beyond what is glaringly obvious in it (that there's a God, that Jesus existed, there was a guy named Paul, etc.) my "checking" will eventually run into a wall built of my own sensibility, sense, pride, sin, knowledge, ignorance, linguistic ability, historical competency, etc., etc., etc. I do not trust myself to be a perfect quality control expert when it comes to maintaining theological standards that are consistent with the will of God. You might object that the "essentials" are very simple, but I would have to object that MANY Christians do not feel that way...teachings on the importance and substance of communion, the efficacy and meaning of baptism, etc., range from trivial to essential for eternal salvation, so even such a claim as the "simplicity" of the essential scriptural message is subject to many interpretations and the wages of getting that wrong may be, to borrow a phrase, "death". Therefore, while I feel drawn to a lot of what Matt has to say here, it is worth noting that I appreciate the message in many works of fiction, films, songs, etc. I stop short of proclaiming that Matt speaks "the truth" in any supernatural sense. I don't know that, and I don't see how he could reliably know it, either. The question then is this: is there a way that people can feel more certain, without relying on their own necessarily imperfect conception of what the Bible says, that they are believing and living and walking as God expects them to? Did God provide me with a judge besides my own sensibilities--and external judge that I can trust to teach me correctly without depending on my cross-checking their every word with my limited knowledge of the Bible ? It is a question worth considering.
Hopefully, in the year that has passed since you posted this comment, someone has addressed your concerns. These are very good concerns as a Christian, because one of the things we should desire as Christians is the truth. Though, to answer your question, there are two simple qualities you need to look for when hearing a sermon. First. There is a method of interpreting scripture known as "exegesis (ex-eh-jee-sis)". This means that your interpretation of scripture comes not from a perspective of our current culture, our problems, or our environment, but instead it comes from understanding the world in which the scripture was born into. It is the polar opposite of "eisegesis (ice-eh-jee-sis)" which is what many megachurches tend to do with their sermons. Exegetical interpretations are the closest we can get to the true meaning of scripture when we cannot read the original text. When you understand the culture Jesus was preaching to, or the state of the churches that Paul wrote his letters to, and you understand the problems they faced and what they saw as normal or taboo, scripture comes alive and speaks in a way that it just can't when you see it from our perspective. If the sermon takes scripture and gives a modern interpretation, I would be cautious to accept it as truth. For example, if someone takes Romans 8:18 (NASB), "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us," and then places modern struggles, such as a bad marriage or poor finances, in the place of "suffering" then there is a problem. Paul was the leader of the early church. To say life wasn't easy for him would be an understatement. He was beaten within an inch of his life, on multiple occasions. He was imprisoned multiple times, shipwrecked, and even executed by the Roman government. Life was torture and pain and suffering for Paul, but he kept on, knowing his work was for the Lord and by the Lord. He knew he would get nothing but pain on this earth, and so he longed to one day see the glory of God in person. He knew that even though he faced persecution that many of us could never dream of, and he faced it daily, those sufferings were not even worth comparing to how awesome it will be when we see God face to face. To do so would be to compare a cardboard box in the rain to a five-star, all expense paid trip to Dubai, except in Paul's case, the difference is infinitely greater. If the sermon preaches what scripture meant when it was written, and not what it would mean if it were written today, then I would trust it as truth. However, if there is any doubt, pray to God for wisdom. "But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him." (James 1:5 NASB) Second. This quality can be easy to spot, though, sometimes it can be difficult to discern. The sermon must always, always, always point back to God and it must be to the glory of God. The Bible is all about God, not about the men and women that followed Him. At the center of the Bible is the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and that is undoubtedly and inarguably true. You look in the Old Testament. Nothing but imagery and prophecy and setting the stage for what was to come. Look in the New Testament. All dealing with the aftermath of Jesus, building the early church in Christ's name, following the example of Christ, and so on. All of it points to Christ, and ultimately, it all points to God as the center and Creator of the universe and time itself. To preach anything that says "God wants you to be happy and to have a good life" is an indescribably horrible and inaccurate message. Our lives are not about us, or even the people around us, it is about God. Even Jesus Christ, who was perfect and would have had every right to take place as a king over every nation, did not even come to earth to do His own will, but the will of God the Father in Heaven. Now, if this world is not even about Jesus Christ, then why would anyone preach that God is here to make sinful man happy? If that were the case, I would rather have not been born, because Heaven would be nothing but material pleasures and superficial spirits as far as the eye can see, and that reality is absolutely sickening and horrifying to me. True Heaven is freedom from all sin and the pleasures of this world so that we can fully experience God, and know pleasure in Him far beyond our finite comprehension. To put it simply, if the pastor is not preaching scripture like it was written, and he is not ultimately and clearly giving credit to God for all things, you should have reason to doubt. If not, trust his word, because it comes from God's word. If you find yourself confused as to whether or not the pastor's word is trustworthy, pray to God and read the Bible in faith that God will reveal the truth. I hope I answered your question, but if not, I would be more than happy to try again.
Glad I watched the live broadcast on Friday evening. If I can add my perception - I did find it strange that Pastor Furtick didn't say thank you to Matt or mention anything he spoke about during the closing. Also, he looked VERY uncomfortable during the whole thing. This really doesn't sit well with me...I admired Furtick and Elevation... :(
If your joy is not dependent on your circumstances but is the joy within, why not choose for your happiness to be dependent on your joy? That way you can be happy all the time, even when circumstances aren't so good. Some Christians can have their "deep joy" so deep that they can't even find it.
I may be arguing semantics, but joy shouldn't come from within, but from God. If you meant from the Holy Spirit within us, then I would agree, but joy should be found in God who never changes.
You're taking what he said completely out of context. He was saying that it's not all about him, the world doesn't revolve around him, like he was saying the whole rest of his second point that the universe doesn't revolve around us. Yes, it was nice of the church to show such great hospitality, but he was saying that he is no different than any of them. He wasn't angry at all.
Honestly, this talk grinds on me and I see why they were unsure about posting it. This guy is just yelling at a bunch of people he doesn’t know and accusing them of being fake and all about themselves. “Lifting your hands up when you’re supposed to” could it possibly be that I’m just worshipping Jesus? Could it be that I’m fully aware how much I fall short and how it’s not about me? Apparently not.
You may be fully aware, and you may be worshipping Jesus rightly, however there is a group of people that don't. Matt was preaching to them. There are people that are self-centered when they don't even know it. They are prideful, yet to themselves and others, they seem humble. They appear to love others, but they do it so they feel good about themselves. All may be good on outward appearances, but there is always something going on deeper than most of us realize. At the core of a faithful church-goer can be a prideful, selfish, self-centered fool. I am not judging anyone for being a fool, because everyone is lost until God comes in. I have been that fool. I understand that what Matt is doing is not judging people for being superficial, he is trying to help them understand what real faith in God is about.
Been to elevation and furtick has a bodyguard w/him @ all times. What's he afraid of, someone coming up there and actually preaching the word like its supposed to be preached or the "holy rollers" :-)
You (finally) surmised the correct interpretation of the word "dead" in the context I was using, as it's apparent that you aren't physically dead. And it's good that you give to charity. It won't rescue you from the wrath of God, but it's what might be categorized as a "bad-good work", that is, something that a wicked person (as God categorizes wickedness) does which might lessen the level of punishment he receives in Hell, though it will not gain him Heaven. Voluntary giving is not criminal.
@iharber Is that why Furtick had his sermon edited out of the rebroadcasting? Apparently they wanted to make sure the "focus was on Jesus." So they actually removed Matt's sermon. That is why people are posting his sermon on YT like crazy. Because Matt is the ONLY one at Code Orange that actually preached the Gospel and rightly handled God's Word. And he exposed how Steven and everyone else there was mishandling God's Word. Steven Furtick is NOT Solomon.
I think as Christ followers, regardless of what church u attend, we should all censor what we say, obviously in regards to others, but particularly church leaders. It doesn't matter if you go to The Village, Elevation Church, Lakewood Church or whatever, when we all condemn one another, it poorly reflects the body of Christ. Am i saying pastors shouldn't be held accountable for what they preach? No. However, the world is watching. And honestly we look more like haters than anything at times.
Some of these pastors that build a church around a false man centered gospel, God is pulling the carpet right off their feet. The comments I'm reading here shows that a whole lot of people are getting fed up with that crap and are reaching out for the truth. Nigeria needs such stuff urgently. The American prosperity gospel has so corrupted the face of Christianity in Nigeria that when you now bring in the truth, it sounds so strange to the ears of people
They originally tried to argue for copyright infringement and squelched all copies of the sermon for a few days. That's not conspiracy...that's fact. In their rebroadcasts, they took out this sermon and put in an alternate segment that ran the length of the sermon. Again..those are the facts, not theories.
God is not for you, God is for God. Everything is done for the glory of God not you. Matt Chandler is a bible teacher a faithful teacher.
Kenny Usher Dont swing too far on the pendulum because people have it wrong to begin with. God is absolutely for us, BECAUSE God is for God.
@Natalie Bishop Amen.
@Joseph Gallagher grace to you too, brother
@@jordanjohnson9415 No, God is absolutely for God, because He is God. We are for the service of God, for the purposes of His will. His will is all that matters, and we are worthless without Christ.
@@RAVENC-4621 God is about God, but He is also absolutely for us. That does not mean it's *about* us. There's a difference there.
So is everyone going to ignore the fact that his first words were “this is ridiculous” cuz he wasn’t sure if his mic was on yet. He looked upset at the clapping and hollering from the congregation. The way he told them to sit down.. I felt that!! He ain’t playing no games!
He wasn’t upset. He’s so chill
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His message didn't make them feel all powerful and giddy. It knocked their illusion out from under them. God love and warning has been shown.
Bingo!
Razor you do know that when you get saved the Holy Spirit fills you and yes you are powerful and giddy. Christians have power that none believers dont have.
Aaaaamen!
@@caseydean5751 Nope. We are not powerful - we are wretched. But by God’s grace we live and have salvation, that we would serve Him to glorify Christ. Holy Spirit gives us the ability to glorify God.
“No one should walk with a swagger in the kingdom and no one should walk with a limp” that’s so good
Powerful for sure! Right perspective is everything!
Its 2022 and I watched this for the first time!! Amazing. Glory to God. Matt was mightily used as His instrument. The Truth is universal and relevant no matter the time. And I learned about the context of this this sermon and I'm blown away. His tact and passion and tone was so genuine and uncompromising. He never strayed from the Truth to "please" the congregation BUT it's so apparent that it was out of LOVE. God bless you Matt. God is good. God is God.
References about God's glory listed in this sermon:
Isaiah 43 & 49
Psalm 106
Romans 3: 25-26; 9, 11
Ezekiel 20 & 36
2 Samuel 7
1 Samuel 12
John 7:18, 12, 16:14, 17
1 Corinthians 10:31
1 Peter 4
2 Thessalonians 1
Habakkuk 2
Revelation 21 & 23
Ephesians 1
Thank you
Thank you for this sister!
Thanks
Bless you
Thank you! I was trying like mad to jot them all down in the Bible margin!
Nice to have sombody in that church that actually cares enough to preach the real gospel to those members....
They had another "Revival" this past week and even before then nothing's changed, still false teaching & man centered. Its the false teaching ppl want as Scripture says. They removed this from the archive too.
Matt Chandler has fallen off the sound doctrine train as well. It can be discouraging.
Melissa B example?
@@melissa6261975 how so?
@@Killafisch69 I’m not sure we have the same definition for charismatic, let alone hyper charismatic. How has Matt been close to being hyper charismatic?
Chandler himself said that he was all pampered. It tempts anyone to sugar quote the message. But thank God he stayed faithful to the word of God.
Matt Chandler is one of the most prolific and powerful
preachers sharing the true Gospel today!!
False. And time tells.
@@HappyPenguin75034 how do you figure? What has time told you?
@@robertwilliams1167 he went to the false gospels lately and even worse to the ladies
Honestly I've been saved a year and this sermon helped me really understand the reason God put The Law in place I'm relation to what Christ has provided for us. Holy Spirit really spoke through Matt. God is always working, Glory be to His name!
My concern is that this church sounds like the audience of a comedy sitcom. Matt is pouring out his heart about the holiness of God and the seriousness of our misperception of Gods character and they are clapping and laughing at all the wrong times. It seems like Matt was very uncomfortable on this stage but a lot of times that's exactly where pastors need to be. I hope I'm making a wrong assessment of this church but if not I pray their perception of God grows in reverence.
Mr. Hall, Your assessment of that church (elevation) is not wrong. It is a seeker sensitive church. I do pray that God will do an incredible work in Mr.Furtick life and change his heart. Charlotte, NC has seen it's share of charlatans :(.
Exactly what I was thinking!
“No one has lied to you more than you have.”
Genius.
@MrYuppyCalvinist
Six years ago I got saved listening to that sermon :)
Praise God!
Powerful message! I think the people clapped and responded a lot not because they are deluded but subconsciously they hunger for the truth and so were very glad and humbled to receive it. Also they laughed a lot because yes Matt is funny and churches like this are used to voicing their reactions openly. I pray he gets invited to hillsong church. We need a sermon like this! God bless x
you think this preacher seems angry??!! Search Paul Washer
haha
but no Matt (and Washer) are just passionate about the Lord
Guess what, the gospel is not about you, Its His , its about Him, its for Him, its by Him and all things created were made through Him. Powerful.
Im in tears 😥..what a powerful message..I know I'm late to the party, but it proves that the Truth of his word endures forever.
Watch the documentary American Gospel, it is on RUclips and can be purchased on Amazon. I do literature evangelism, but realized ppl don't read many books these days so now I invest in DVDs to share with the lost and struggling or ppl just seeking to learn more. God bless you all.
I’m a little late, but American Gospel is now on Netflix if you see this comment😂
When we are confronted with the truth of God's character and the depth of our unholiness, we can truly enjoy the gift of freedom through the cross and the HONOR of bringing glory to God!
What a beautiful observation,Pastor Elaine!😊 You definitely have the radiance of someone who truly believes this. Thank you so much for sharing!☺
When I first heard this message it rocked my world. Incredibly powerful and full of the truth.
The Power of the Gospel - What I love about this video is Matt's heart clearly displayed through this message. As I watched and listened to this message I saw two aspects of the power of the Gospel. 1. The faithfulness of Matt to unapologetically carry the truth of the Gospel to the people of Elevation Church. BUT maybe even more challenging to me was 2. Seeing the Gospel change Matt's heart as he preached the message. From holy anger to loving shepherd all in one message! Humbled! Great job!
The fact that his entire sermon is actually what Elevation Church needed to take heed to lol
Wow, I didn't know Matt preached this message AT ELEVATION. Nice.
I don’t understand the comments that people are putting here. This is a guy who is sharing a message put on his heart by God. By you commenting these things, aren’t you walking into the kingdom with swag and limps. Yet God is working something in the people at Elevation. I think we need to concentrate on what God is saying than what we think he is telling Elevation. The message reached Elevation, hope it reaches your heart too.
im so happy he preached this because so many NEEDED to hear a sermon like THIS. PREEEEEACH!
25:10 "Heaven ain't a place for people who are afraid of hell. It is a place for people who love God. It is not the same". God will never abandon or leave one of His children behind. We are all in Christ's love✝️❤
This was a gift, the teaching, and powerful message that is timeless. 10 years later and still applies to today. love me some Chandler, and his gift of teaching from God.
For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him
be the glory forever. Amen. (Ro 11:36)
This is one of the greatest sermons I have heard in 35 years of life, and nigh 10 years of new life.
They were trying to play him off 10 minutes before finished. "Alright, maybe if we play him off, our earthly facades won't be burned up". "Seriously, he's still going". What a message, glory to God.
No. That’s called emotional response. It’s a game. He is now a false teacher - should be seen then.
Steven furtick sitting there like get off the stage ahahah
Or thinking " I will never invite him to my Church" 😂
I love this sermon! The listeners don't realize going in that they will hear the way to eternal life. I thank the Lord for this sermon.
I attend the Village in Flowermound where Matt Chandler is the pastor and he is about as real as they get. Every message he does nothing but teach about the Grace of God and how we have it because of Jesus Christ. Anyone who has an issue with his preaching is just going against what the word of God teaches...
This is one of the most phenomenal messages I have ever heard. The world is not about us it’s about and only about God’s glory and thank God for that
I'm so blessed to go to the Village Church and be able to listen to him every Sunday.
Love this sermon! The more the world is about 'you' the more angry and tired you will be. The more it's not about you, the more free you are.
A real God centered sermon at Elevation church! Wow...
I believe some people are missing the point behind this message. Matt is preaching against the ideology that God’s soul purpose in life is to serve us or to ONLY bless us. Think about it. Furtick only preaches on how God can bless us, or how we can be blessed by God. I haven’t listened to all of Steve’s sermons to be fair however, a majority of his messages are the same theme of receiving a blessing. Matt is also against preachers who just preaches the cross was only for us and ends there. Hes preaching against the ideology that we as Americans especially struggle with that we are the center of Gods universe. No God created us to worship Him. He is God, He is Creator, He is Holy, we are NOT! Yes God pursues us but thats because we are incapable of pursuing after Him. Jesus came to seek and save those who are lost (Luke 19:10).
Read the old testament. Its filled with Gods jealousy over Israel. He desired to be Israels only God. Yet Israel continuously, time after time sought after pagan gods. Now if God was for man, he would of just let them go and worship their gods because thats what made them happy. No! God is jealous and desires to be the only God that we worship!!! Thats what Matt Chandler is saying here. A lot of the gospel messages that we hear today are about what God does for us and not what about what we do for God! We go to church to expect a blessing not to give a blessing or be a blessing. Matt isnt saying we cant receive blessings. In fact, we already received the greatest blessing of Christ’s salvation on the cross. However, thats not enough for us! We want God to do everything for us! Thats not how God designed the church. He wants us to long after Him and desire Him with our hearts.
He has angels singing around His throne day and night “Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God Almighty” yet He does desire us to sing that with our hearts because He gave us the free-will to choose. He is a good God who deserves our praise and HONOR! That is the heart of Matt’s message. To get us to stop thinking inwardly and to make us understand God seeks after us so that we worship and adore Him. Not the other way around.
the music sounds so silly in the background of Chandler trying to tell the crowd the truth about Jesus. I love how the Gospel is not done in some sappy church setting but is real and like a splash of cold water to a person waking from sleep.
this sermon even ministered to me...I serve the creator of the universe, I am called to be a living sacrifice for a Holy God, it's the LEAST i can do yet I make my walk with God Himself all about me. I pray God will give me and all of us a humble and yielding spirit towards His perfect will. His delivery was intense but it's something the american church needs to hear. And yeah, you could tell Furtick wasn't happy, he wasn't eating up what the guy was saying like he did with others. Ah well...
Happiness is based on circumstance, joy is permanent and despite circumstance.
Chandler's preached more Word in 15 minutes than elevation church will do in 15 months.
This is absolutly fantastic. God alowed this to happen and it could be that there were ppl in that audience who heard this and came out of the false gospel world that this conference is built around. I wonder if he was ever alowed to come back b/c he did a lot of thinly vailed challenging of the doctrines that Furtick, Noble, Jakes, Mayers ect. teach on a regular basis.
Nope, Elevation actually barely allowed his sermon to be seen later. And a few years later every single speaker got welcomed back but Matt.
No, not only was Pastor Chandler not ever asked to come back but this sermon was scrubbed from Elevation’s site. I would like to think it was because Pastor Furtick knew he was dishonoring the Lord by not praying while Pastor Chandler but I know now that is not the reason. This perverse but persuasive “ Word of Faith” theology is unfortunately the false gospel Pastor Furtick preaches despite his thorough understanding of the Bible.
And I am someone that worshiped and served her for 10 years. Things really got bad when Pastor Furtick began “TD Jake’s” worship.
This message really blessed me and convicted me in areas I needed to be convicted in!! This was the work of the Holy Spirit
Humility 101, something this church doesn't have. The Elevation church rebroadcast of this Code Orange event featured every pastor's sermon except Chandler's the only sermon that was worth watching again, and again.
I listen to this daily.
one of the best sermons Ive ever heard
I like how the music starts as if saying "wrap it up, Chandler" and the dude keeps speaking for 15 (or so) minutes. I love Matt Chandler.
Your comment sounds as though you have completely missed the lesson and instead focused on the teacher as a person. God is always working and he works through Matt Chandler daily as well as he works through all of us. This lesson was undeniable, do not miss the message by focusing on Matt Chandler. He is like all the rest of us. Some people will like us or "get" us and other won't, it doesn't change the value of what we say. We are all God's people.
Not Furtick not clapping....the crowd are barely clapping themselves!..
this is a lost church and people....All lead Blindly by Furtick.
Matt is talking directly to Steven Furtick! Hahaha. Steven needs to here this!!
A direct hit! hahaha
Probably one of the most powerful sermons I have seen. I can see the Holy Spirit move in Matt Chandler in a way that glorifies God and brings people to God. Thank you for posting this and sharing this video. God bless you.
Anyone who makes this an attack against Elevation is putting their agenda over the message that was spoken in this video. That's their sin, and no one else's.
This was a message projecting God's glory.
I have been attending The Village for over 2 yrs and this message was not a "dig" and nothing new or different from Matt than he has been saying to us for years. Even the part where he warns this church about some of the pitfalls of being a fast growing church. My favorite is how he reminds us all that we can't get "puffed up" about our church when we remember that we used to buy deodorant there! (The Village Church is located in a retrofitted grocery store). All for His glory. All the time.
Truth be told this message is not only for Elevation but for all of us when we are in our high horses.
Gotta love it. Matt Chandeler makes an attempt to appeal to his audience but he still speaks unfiltered biblical truth. Thank God.
Can you explain that? What did he says that unbiblical?
I said "unfiltered" biblical truth, not unbiblical.
Ahh my fault. : )
Knowing this is apparently a "seeker centered" church, I found it kind of funny when he added in the fact that he didn't seek out God. God went for him.
I love 37 min they start playing music to try and let him know 'SHUT UP' LOL!! Preach it MATT! Preach ON!!!!!
No it wasnt a time cue, they do that to manipulate emotions, a lot of times music is played the entire "Sermon" there
He has already accepted you, he did the day he hung on the cross. I pray he helps you understand and accept that. I also pray you learn to accept yourself. Too often we mistake our guilt, hurt, pain, etc. for his rejection, when it is our rejection. God bless and may you find true peace!
Finally a full Chandler sermon on youtube! Been waiting for years for this, and God used a little controversy to get it done! Its always about HIM! :-)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that who so ever believes in him, shall not perish but have eternal life.
The church is laughing hysterically at things that just aren't funny. Matt is trying to give a message that should rattle us, but the church is just laughing!
+Kwhatley95 it is common among Pentecostals! Their environment is sick
@Natalie Bishop Just watched this video and first heard about Matt through a comment on s Furtick video exposing Furticks Heresy .
The comment was(paraphrase) "evelation never invited Matt Chandler back again did they"/...
And now i know why!..
Notice Furtick not even clapping...
God spoke through Chandler and to the assembly.And the crowd recognised him not!
@Natalie Bishop I'll take a look at those links..thankyou!"
"Jesus broke the law for love" was a major red flag concerning Furtick...heretical to the core!
I'll check out the James Duncan situation tomorrow and get back to you !
@Natalie Bishop Wow,wow & WOW!¬.
What a reply :)
That flowed like a cooling stream....Thats such an insightful assessment of Furtick ive witnessed to date! All praise be to God!
I had no idea you knew him...(i live in the UK) but here in Bedford (Bedfordshire)there is the Kings Arms church which i attended from late Aug to last week..and the tone....the music; actions and sheer lack of scripture and experiential diatribe was en masse through the crowd(yeah!--woop!-woahhhh"
(Being English may play a part in reserved behaviour ;)
but ive noticed(and im late in the game-so its kind of new to me though ive kept an eye on matters over the years) this new wave of hipster churches and alternative method of worship.
Ive even recently(this last week)had a major debate with the Pastor Steve Wilson at kings arms..regarding Furticks "jesus broke the law for love" sermon...And regrettably,as i suspected it would be.The pastors reply was sheer mental gymnastics,defending Furtick and bolstering the heresy!
"oh,in a way..he is right....the pharisee' had the oral torah and taught laws of men -and jesus broke this" paraphrase...Yet!-as the pastor knew...F,was addressing THE law of God not man....and ,if youve seen the sermon youll know the rest. F used a parable of a lady rushing to the hospital with her child because it had fell 30ft from the monkey bars...and to because of love she broken the speed limits" need i say more! :/
So....your reply is sheer music to my ears...ears wanting and seeking a clear appraisal on this guy(F) and youve done it for me!..
its a solid expos'e(what you typed) on his ministry.
I was struggling with small doubts whether i had gotten his number quite right...but now i know i have.
I do pray for him...i mean no conceit...as i was as ignorant as the day is long...and am a baby in the faith at present..so to find such wonderful insight and to hear Matts sermon here..has grounded me in such a beautiful way!
I know to some extent that F had a band,plays guitar etc....and i know the assembly(church) must be separated from the world..but i sense its crept in along with Furtick..
Many many thanks for your fantastic reply!
Yes. The Audience is annoying.
I love how all the people in the comments are saying elevation needed this...oh hard heart, God is speaking to His church through this.
Sermon is available on elevation's Podcast. It was on their site along with everything else. Calm yourselves.
Internet tough!
Carlos Torres Yeah, I don’t know why people are saying that. They have a lot of hate in them.
Matt Chandler brought the blindingly bright light of the Gospel to a very dark place. I agree with someone else who expressed amazement that the congregation doesn't seem able to tell the difference. The ability to think critically seems to be completely absent.
That's just how he talks. He's passionate about the Bible and about Jesus. It's not an angry tone. He has a lot of energy.
Thanks for posting this... seems it's tough to keep this video going...
save it for later
Matt knocked it out of the park again! PRAISE GOD!
Made the trip to Elevation for this sermon! Love Elevation and Matt Chandler! Chandler's coming to my Church next week!
I'm not better than anyone. In fact, I'm rather worse than a good number of people. I'm a sinner just like you and everyone else. But God chose me out of the mass of sinful humanity, to display His mercy. All deserve His wrath. None deserve His mercy. I am a recipient of mercy. It doesn't make me better, only blessed. There is no salvation except in Christ Jesus. Worshipping God and treating my neighbor with charity is useful.
I love you and hope you and Jesus can work on restoring your relationship. I spent several years mad at Him. I will be praying that you will have the strength to overcome your hurt.
☠️☠️☠️ I need to listen to this every 6 months
This WAS against the flow. :) "Fighting for the Faith" biblically reviews Elevation Church messages and shows that there are damaging mistakes preached there. Great that Chandler could get in a clear picture of the central point of the Bible and Gospel. Hearing either an inaccurate or super cloudy picture just wastes ones time. If the Bible is special, one should hear what it actually says. I thought I knew what the Bible was about for almost 20 years, but didn't have a single clue.
He literally gives me chillls.
"I ain't do anything... I just studied some stuff and yelled at you... and you're a bit masochistic cause you wanted me to do that... call me a MORON again..."
ROFL!
I agree with 95% of Matt's message here, but I'd ask an important question that I hope you'll consider: what does my agreeing with him or disagreeing with him have anything to do with what the truth is or isn't? Following that, and given that thousands of other well-read, intelligent, spiritual men look at the same text and disagree with certain of Matt's views--and would use the Bible to prove it--how do you know, aside from it appealing your own personal and internal sense of logic or your personal sensibilities, that it is Matt's version and not someone else's that is right? If Matt holds himself out as a teacher, which he does when he presumes to tell people how God works (the solas), why He does (this sermon), and what the shortcomings of other teachers are (also this sermon), then he holds himself out as one to believe. He claims, whether he'll use these words or not, that people ought to believe what he is telling them. He trusts that what he is saying is at least right enough to lead someone to God in the right way (as he says here, to "motivate" them) and he believes at some level that what other people are teaching is somehow insufficient because otherwise there'd be no reason to go on correcting them with his better, deeper understanding (you can sense his urgency and apprehension of danger in this sermon). But who told Matt this? What assurance does he have that it is him, and not the other, who is right? Because when he looks at the Bible, he sees a particular message? So do they. Because he feels the Holy Spirit guiding him? They "feel" this, too. Besides it feeling or seeming right to him, then, what assurance does he have that he's got it right, and following that, what is the source of his presumption that it is safe to go out and lead people, convince people, "motivate" people, based on his own understanding? How is Matt sure that he preaches a Godly message, from the Scriptures, while other men preach a deficient message (also from the Scriptures)? Matt is teaching people certain things about salvation, about mercy, about grace, and probably about baptism, about confession of sins, about the afterlife, etc. Important things. He is teaching about the works, Word, and ultimately, the will of God. Who is he to do this? You might say "he preaches the Word of God", and in so far as he stood at the pulpit reading the Bible verbatim in the original languages, that would be true. But that is not what he does. He teaches an interpretation of the Scriptures, he exegetes the text for others, he draws conclusions and implications and teaches them. That is not strictly relaying the Word of God...that's teaching the MEANING of the Word, and again, that meaning is not above disputation because reasonable people disagree about what it is. It seems worthwhile to ask: who appointed Matt to be the teacher? How can I know as a common listener that he has been so appointed, or that others haven't? By his own account, here, he simply felt moved to become a teacher. How can I know that he is reliable and others aren't? Because he agrees with the Scriptures? That he is even compelled to argue for one view of Scripture vs. another shows that people are deficient readers of Scripture. By anyone's measure, LARGE swaths of people don't "get it" when they read the Bible. I may, therefore, have some ability to check Matt's reading against the text, but beyond what is glaringly obvious in it (that there's a God, that Jesus existed, there was a guy named Paul, etc.) my "checking" will eventually run into a wall built of my own sensibility, sense, pride, sin, knowledge, ignorance, linguistic ability, historical competency, etc., etc., etc. I do not trust myself to be a perfect quality control expert when it comes to maintaining theological standards that are consistent with the will of God. You might object that the "essentials" are very simple, but I would have to object that MANY Christians do not feel that way...teachings on the importance and substance of communion, the efficacy and meaning of baptism, etc., range from trivial to essential for eternal salvation, so even such a claim as the "simplicity" of the essential scriptural message is subject to many interpretations and the wages of getting that wrong may be, to borrow a phrase, "death". Therefore, while I feel drawn to a lot of what Matt has to say here, it is worth noting that I appreciate the message in many works of fiction, films, songs, etc. I stop short of proclaiming that Matt speaks "the truth" in any supernatural sense. I don't know that, and I don't see how he could reliably know it, either. The question then is this: is there a way that people can feel more certain, without relying on their own necessarily imperfect conception of what the Bible says, that they are believing and living and walking as God expects them to? Did God provide me with a judge besides my own sensibilities--and external judge that I can trust to teach me correctly without depending on my cross-checking their every word with my limited knowledge of the Bible ? It is a question worth considering.
Hopefully, in the year that has passed since you posted this comment, someone has addressed your concerns. These are very good concerns as a Christian, because one of the things we should desire as Christians is the truth. Though, to answer your question, there are two simple qualities you need to look for when hearing a sermon.
First. There is a method of interpreting scripture known as "exegesis (ex-eh-jee-sis)". This means that your interpretation of scripture comes not from a perspective of our current culture, our problems, or our environment, but instead it comes from understanding the world in which the scripture was born into. It is the polar opposite of "eisegesis (ice-eh-jee-sis)" which is what many megachurches tend to do with their sermons. Exegetical interpretations are the closest we can get to the true meaning of scripture when we cannot read the original text. When you understand the culture Jesus was preaching to, or the state of the churches that Paul wrote his letters to, and you understand the problems they faced and what they saw as normal or taboo, scripture comes alive and speaks in a way that it just can't when you see it from our perspective. If the sermon takes scripture and gives a modern interpretation, I would be cautious to accept it as truth. For example, if someone takes Romans 8:18 (NASB), "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us," and then places modern struggles, such as a bad marriage or poor finances, in the place of "suffering" then there is a problem. Paul was the leader of the early church. To say life wasn't easy for him would be an understatement. He was beaten within an inch of his life, on multiple occasions. He was imprisoned multiple times, shipwrecked, and even executed by the Roman government. Life was torture and pain and suffering for Paul, but he kept on, knowing his work was for the Lord and by the Lord. He knew he would get nothing but pain on this earth, and so he longed to one day see the glory of God in person. He knew that even though he faced persecution that many of us could never dream of, and he faced it daily, those sufferings were not even worth comparing to how awesome it will be when we see God face to face. To do so would be to compare a cardboard box in the rain to a five-star, all expense paid trip to Dubai, except in Paul's case, the difference is infinitely greater. If the sermon preaches what scripture meant when it was written, and not what it would mean if it were written today, then I would trust it as truth. However, if there is any doubt, pray to God for wisdom. "But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him." (James 1:5 NASB)
Second. This quality can be easy to spot, though, sometimes it can be difficult to discern. The sermon must always, always, always point back to God and it must be to the glory of God. The Bible is all about God, not about the men and women that followed Him. At the center of the Bible is the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and that is undoubtedly and inarguably true. You look in the Old Testament. Nothing but imagery and prophecy and setting the stage for what was to come. Look in the New Testament. All dealing with the aftermath of Jesus, building the early church in Christ's name, following the example of Christ, and so on. All of it points to Christ, and ultimately, it all points to God as the center and Creator of the universe and time itself. To preach anything that says "God wants you to be happy and to have a good life" is an indescribably horrible and inaccurate message. Our lives are not about us, or even the people around us, it is about God. Even Jesus Christ, who was perfect and would have had every right to take place as a king over every nation, did not even come to earth to do His own will, but the will of God the Father in Heaven. Now, if this world is not even about Jesus Christ, then why would anyone preach that God is here to make sinful man happy? If that were the case, I would rather have not been born, because Heaven would be nothing but material pleasures and superficial spirits as far as the eye can see, and that reality is absolutely sickening and horrifying to me. True Heaven is freedom from all sin and the pleasures of this world so that we can fully experience God, and know pleasure in Him far beyond our finite comprehension.
To put it simply, if the pastor is not preaching scripture like it was written, and he is not ultimately and clearly giving credit to God for all things, you should have reason to doubt. If not, trust his word, because it comes from God's word. If you find yourself confused as to whether or not the pastor's word is trustworthy, pray to God and read the Bible in faith that God will reveal the truth. I hope I answered your question, but if not, I would be more than happy to try again.
@@vile2818 thank you so much. I've had these questions as well.
I knew there was gonna be trouble soon as Matt said ... "if you have your bibles ... " :D
You can tell that congregation wasn't used to real preaching. They were laughing at so many inappropriate points because they were uncomfortable.
Too many "puff headed" people commenting in here like they didn't even need to pay attention to the 23 minute mark of this video.
This Chandler needs to come back.
Glad I watched the live broadcast on Friday evening. If I can add my perception - I did find it strange that Pastor Furtick didn't say thank you to Matt or mention anything he spoke about during the closing. Also, he looked VERY uncomfortable during the whole thing. This really doesn't sit well with me...I admired Furtick and Elevation... :(
Now, you sound so knowledgeable and profound that I must immediately change all my long-thought over beliefs. Well done sir.
If your joy is not dependent on your circumstances but is the joy within, why not choose for your happiness to be dependent on your joy? That way you can be happy all the time, even when circumstances aren't so good. Some Christians can have their "deep joy" so deep that they can't even find it.
I may be arguing semantics, but joy shouldn't come from within, but from God. If you meant from the Holy Spirit within us, then I would agree, but joy should be found in God who never changes.
You're taking what he said completely out of context. He was saying that it's not all about him, the world doesn't revolve around him, like he was saying the whole rest of his second point that the universe doesn't revolve around us. Yes, it was nice of the church to show such great hospitality, but he was saying that he is no different than any of them. He wasn't angry at all.
Romans 8:31-32 "If GOD BE FOR US, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over FOR US ...."
Honestly, this talk grinds on me and I see why they were unsure about posting it. This guy is just yelling at a bunch of people he doesn’t know and accusing them of being fake and all about themselves. “Lifting your hands up when you’re supposed to” could it possibly be that I’m just worshipping Jesus? Could it be that I’m fully aware how much I fall short and how it’s not about me? Apparently not.
You may be fully aware, and you may be worshipping Jesus rightly, however there is a group of people that don't. Matt was preaching to them. There are people that are self-centered when they don't even know it. They are prideful, yet to themselves and others, they seem humble. They appear to love others, but they do it so they feel good about themselves. All may be good on outward appearances, but there is always something going on deeper than most of us realize. At the core of a faithful church-goer can be a prideful, selfish, self-centered fool. I am not judging anyone for being a fool, because everyone is lost until God comes in. I have been that fool. I understand that what Matt is doing is not judging people for being superficial, he is trying to help them understand what real faith in God is about.
Been to elevation and furtick has a bodyguard w/him @ all times. What's he afraid of, someone coming up there and actually preaching the word like its supposed to be preached or the "holy rollers" :-)
Love it!! Such a great sermon
Simply put sermon, yet so full of Bibliology.
Biblically put sermon, yet so full of simplicity.
Thanks Chan! 😉
the glory is His. No one should walk in the kingdom with a swagger and no one with a limp. sweet
You (finally) surmised the correct interpretation of the word "dead" in the context I was using, as it's apparent that you aren't physically dead. And it's good that you give to charity. It won't rescue you from the wrath of God, but it's what might be categorized as a "bad-good work", that is, something that a wicked person (as God categorizes wickedness) does which might lessen the level of punishment he receives in Hell, though it will not gain him Heaven.
Voluntary giving is not criminal.
@iharber Is that why Furtick had his sermon edited out of the rebroadcasting? Apparently they wanted to make sure the "focus was on Jesus." So they actually removed Matt's sermon. That is why people are posting his sermon on YT like crazy. Because Matt is the ONLY one at Code Orange that actually preached the Gospel and rightly handled God's Word. And he exposed how Steven and everyone else there was mishandling God's Word. Steven Furtick is NOT Solomon.
I think as Christ followers, regardless of what church u attend, we should all censor what we say, obviously in regards to others, but particularly church leaders. It doesn't matter if you go to The Village, Elevation Church, Lakewood Church or whatever, when we all condemn one another, it poorly reflects the body of Christ. Am i saying pastors shouldn't be held accountable for what they preach? No. However, the world is watching. And honestly we look more like haters than anything at times.
Everyone needs to be saved.
If god is about god, then we are not the center of the universe. I would love to discuss this in more detail
I don't think they tried to cover it up....... I have this entire series on Podcast.......
That's called Preaching. Amen. God is awesome. It is all for his Glory. We are wrechted . He is perfect God.
Some of these pastors that build a church around a false man centered gospel, God is pulling the carpet right off their feet. The comments I'm reading here shows that a whole lot of people are getting fed up with that crap and are reaching out for the truth. Nigeria needs such stuff urgently. The American prosperity gospel has so corrupted the face of Christianity in Nigeria that when you now bring in the truth, it sounds so strange to the ears of people
JESUS IS KING OF KINGS....LORD OF LORDS.. HE IS GOD
Romans 15:7 Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God.
They originally tried to argue for copyright infringement and squelched all copies of the sermon for a few days. That's not conspiracy...that's fact. In their rebroadcasts, they took out this sermon and put in an alternate segment that ran the length of the sermon. Again..those are the facts, not theories.