Pastor Matt Shackelford @Matthew_Shack

New article, today: All Eyes On Israel open.substack.com/pub/mattshacke…

New Article Dropping! The Glory of Easter. Read, prepare for Sunday, be filled with Hope! open.substack.com/pub/mattshacke…

"If you must eat crow, eat it while it's young and tender." @michaeljknowles should’ve just admitted that he lacked grace and charity, that he spoke without knowledge—and then apologize to @AshleySheatz and @TrevorSheatz. Still not too late. Grateful for @JeremyDBoreing doing this friendly disagreement - feels a bit like evangelical damage control. Still, glad for this video.

Jeremy Boreing @JeremyDBoreing

3 months ago

I've been disagreeing with @michaeljknowles since way before it was cool. Here, we discuss the controversy surrounding @TrevorSheatz's now infamous post, as well as the relationship between discretion and grace, with our pals @SpencerKlavan and @JRHay on The Jeremy Boreing Show

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The sad decline of western civilization. Excellent article.

Albert Mohler @albertmohler

3 months ago

"The state of religious freedom in the West is indeed tragic, and the collision between Christian conviction and LGBTQ ideology is already clear on both sides of the Atlantic." From my latest @wngdotorg. Link below. wng.org/opinions/relig…

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Set your watch by this: God will advance the gospel of grace. Satan will rage, and the nations will rage with him. But Christ is going to build his church (Matthew 16:18). The gates of hell will not stop him. The future is not in doubt; the future is fixed. CHRIST WON.

I was the Student Pastor that @TrevorSheatz cussed out all those years ago. Every word of his and @AshleySheatz’s testimony is true. He went from cussing and scoffing at the gospel to using that filthy mouth to confess Jesus is LORD! This is the power of the gospel, from death to life! Friends, have hope from this story!! Repent and trust in Christ , TODAY— he can do THIS SAME SAVING WORK in you!! What a story of Grace!

Ray Comfort @RayComfort

3 months ago

I had the opportunity to sit down with @TrevorSheatz and @AshleySheatz to talk about the marriage testimony that broke the internet. I encourage you to watch the full video before drawing any conclusions. youtu.be/Dc4Jm7UnMg8?si…

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Time to address the criticisms of our scandalous marriage story, share more details of Ashley’s testimony, and talk about promiscuity, virginity, and more. Blessed to be interviewed by @RayComfort. Video coming within 24 hours or so to the Living Waters YouTube channel.

Great letter, @ostrachan. You’ve put into words what many are feeling from yesterday’s rediculous analysis. This is a good and godly couple being slandered. We celebrate and encourage the life change that only Christ can accomplish. Their story is one of Great hope!! Radical, scandalous Grace.

Owen Strachan @ostrachan

3 months ago

An open letter to @benshapiro, @andrewklavan, and @michaeljknowles: You have publicly wronged a good man, Trevor Sheatz. Each of you is a conservative leader. Many of us respect you for your contributions to public life in different ways. However, you have failed to honor the

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Great story of a Great & Gracious God! Love you @TrevorSheatz Keep going brother!! This is the story of every true believer. Wondrous, Famous, Scandalous GRACE!! open.substack.com/pub/mattshacke…

Trevor Sheatz @TrevorSheatz

4 months ago

My wife was formerly promiscuous. I was a virgin. She was then radically born-again. Committed to church, evangelized constantly, Puritan books in her bedroom, prayer journals, grief over past sexual sin, etc. We got to know each other well for over a year, dated for four

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New article on the latest mega-viral social media controversy. Love my brother @TrevorSheatz — Asking the Lord to reach many with their story of transformation in Christ! Read and be filled with hope! ———open.substack.com/pub/mattshacke…

My wife was formerly promiscuous. I was a virgin. She was then radically born-again. Committed to church, evangelized constantly, Puritan books in her bedroom, prayer journals, grief over past sexual sin, etc. We got to know each other well for over a year, dated for four months, engaged for two and a half, and didn't sin sexually with one another. Our first kiss with each other was at the altar on our wedding day (reaction pic attached!). We've been married for over five years now, and she's been the most wonderful and godly wife, mother to our three children, and homemaker you could imagine. She's more pure than most virgins, as biblical purity has less to with past sins (though they certainly matter) and more to do with one's current posture of the heart and daily decisions to honor the Lord (Matt. 5:8). We're far too quick to forget the story of the woman labeled as a known "sinner" (likely a prostitute) in Luke 7:36-50 who was washing Jesus' feet with her tears while kissing them too. The Pharisees were shocked that Jesus let a public sinner do this. Jesus responded with a parable about debts being forgiven and ended with this powerful conclusion: "Her many sins have been forgiven; that’s why she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little" (Luke 7:47). Everyone seems to highlight the benefits of virginity, and it certainly is a blessing. But we forget to highlight the benefits of being forgiven much as well. My wife knows the depths of Jesus' forgiveness more than most people, enabling her to more easily live out a life of passionate love for her Savior. A woman or man's past sexual sin matters. But what matters far more when it comes to deciding who to marry is if the person is truly born again, if their repentance is real, if they truly have a heart for Christ, if they truly follow Jesus and obey his commands. "God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong. God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world ​— ​what is viewed as nothing ​— ​to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, so that no one may boast in his presence. It is from him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom from God for us ​— ​our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, — in order that, as it is written: 'Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.'" (1 Cor. 1:27-31) "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!" (2 Cor. 5:17)

Tom Buck (Five Point Buck) @TomBuck

4 months ago

If someone argues that a former promiscuous woman is "damaged goods" and questions whether a Christian young man should marry her, remember Rahab. She was a Canaanite prostitute but became a mother in the lineage of Jesus. God redeemed her, cleansed her, and Salmon married her.

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The Federal Reserve—and the Leadership Lessons of Vision Unity and Personal Humility open.substack.com/pub/mattshacke…

One historical problem skeptics still can’t explain: the tomb of Jesus had no body. Muhammed has a grave. Buddha has a grave. Joseph Smith has a grave. Where is the body of Jesus? And the answer is easy, it's right in scripture. "He is not here, for he has risen, as he said."

New article dropping today, “Sandcastles and skyscrapers!” Read. Be encouraged. Be filled with hope. ——— 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻. open.substack.com/pub/mattshacke…

Can't wait for this! Join me at the One Gospel Conference.

Owen Strachan @ostrachan

5 months ago

JOY IS BACK. Matt Shackelford is a very gifted preacher and a faithful brother. He'll speak on “The Mindset of the Gospel: Unstoppable Joy” at the One Gospel conference. Joy is non-negotiable for Christians! Join us: onegospel.net

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Be watchful and discerning of the heart today: When a Sin Can't be identified, a Preference Gets Moralized, and Slander Gets Mobilized.

New Counseling Article dropping this morning. Read. Prepare. Be filled with hope! -------- 👇👇👇 mattshackelford.substack.com

The Game Plan When attacked, slandered, and falsely accused is 1 Peter -23 -- "For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. 22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 23 When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly." Follow the example of Jesus, maintain your integrity, and keep entrusting yourself to the judge.