Matthew Carpenter

Small Church #Pastor, part-time #Ninja - #spurgeon #batman #christian (the kind that still likes people)

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

The day I stop learning is the day I should be removed from leadership. @flb_church

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

Let’s clock the hours the average church spends in “religious” activities & compare to hours spent serving the least of these. Oooh, awkward

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

My heart is broken for how radically self-centered & utterly American the church has become A change is coming A change must come #radical

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

Those who doubt their doubts and forge forward to truth beyond tradition or ill-informed conviction... those deserve my time and respect

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

All actors are not necessarily hypocrites.
All hypocrites are absolutely actors.
#religion

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

@deanlentini if Paul kept quiet (2 Cor. 12)... I'm just saying.

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

We would rather be a secret hypocrite than be seen as someone working through their issues #destructivereligion #begenuine

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

I often wonder if dying churches have forgotten they serve a living Savior #pondering

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

Christianity isn't about doing, it's about being. If more people were "being" instead of doing and trying to make others do... UGH!!!

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

When did "fitting in" become a goal?
Cool is overrated. I don't want to be cool I want to make a difference. #Weirdo #ThinkItNotStrange

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!
https://t.co/kSx0mJQI2D
#politics #vote

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

God’s grace is not just necessary it is completely and perfectly sufficient to accomplish all it’s intended purposes. #grace

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

There never was a standard that could change a person's heart or transform a persons life #WeNeedJesus

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

The test of ministry is changed lives not statistics. #Ministry #Church #MakeADifference

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

The best examples are real examples of sinners who walk in and understand grace and forgiveness #notafaker #realChristian #truthbetold

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

Often times it is the lesser-known people who raise the better-known, well-rounded, emotionally healthy and godly people #lifegoal #parent

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

There are people who would much rather cling to their tradition, history, ancestry, place, lineage, or language, than Christ. #notChristian

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

The Bible will be offensive at times... I mean, we worship a guy who got crucified... now you know why #Jesus #ministry #gospel

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

Religion is the love of tradition in the place of Jesus.
#ministry

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

Many of us have the language of humility but, in reality, there’s a swagger when it comes to our Christianity. #liveit #pride #humility

[Matthew Carpenter @BnB_Matt]

BECOMING A PASTOR'S WIFE https://t.co/DTdNNVXnlF
From the heart and mind of my awesome wife!!!