Pastor Matt Shackelford

Husband, father, pastor @mycentralchurch

[Pastor Matt Shackelford @Matthew_Shack]

@LucySRAusten This slanderous, unsubstantiated article reveals volumes of the character of its author and CT.

Take it down. Repent.

Psalm 15:1–3 explains that the one who dwells with God does not slander with their tongue.

[Biblical Counselors Society @_BCSociety]

Does Scripture really provide everything we need for counseling?

The Sufficiency Journal has just published Heath Lambert’s response to J.V. Fesko’s Theological Foundations for Counseling.

Lambert identifies seven significant problems in Fesko’s theological framework—from a deficient understanding of general revelation and common grace to a narrowed doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture.

Why does this matter for biblical counseling?

Because how we understand Scripture’s sufficiency shapes how we understand the counselor’s task, the source of our wisdom, and what we ultimately believe people need.

Read Heath Lambert’s full response and consider why the sufficiency of Scripture still matters for counseling.

👉 Read the full article here.

https://t.co/BGGA30FTuM

[Pastor Matt Shackelford @Matthew_Shack]

New day, new mercies. God be with you today.

[Pastor Matt Shackelford @Matthew_Shack]

@daleethackrah @tomascol Spot on. And memorable, for sure.

[Pastor Matt Shackelford @Matthew_Shack]

Thankful for @tomascol’s wise and biblical assessment on the G3 / PMBC accusation controversy.

Tom’s best line — “The letter was ‘the most cowardly, effeminate, malakoi thing’ I had read in a long time.”

[Tom Ascol @tomascol @tomascol]

This is a sad, sordid affair. May the Lord cause truth to be exposed, repentance & forgiveness to be granted, and grace to abound. https://t.co/KsnTv4SlwS

[Pastor Matt Shackelford @Matthew_Shack]

New article, today: All Eyes On Israel https://t.co/1ThHiyWGfV

[Pastor Matt Shackelford @Matthew_Shack]

New Article Dropping! The Glory of Easter. Read, prepare for Sunday, be filled with Hope!

https://t.co/yaUyxfTHzx

[Pastor Matt Shackelford @Matthew_Shack]

"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]

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 Wednesday Live.

I would like to point out for anyone who needs instruction in such matters that this is the proper way for friends to disagree -- over a nice Irish whiskey in front of as many cameras as possible.

Gotta get them clicks!

[Pastor Matt Shackelford @Matthew_Shack]

The sad decline of western civilization. Excellent article.

[Albert Mohler @albertmohler]

"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.
https://t.co/ntQmJX8Sm0

[Owen Strachan @ostrachan]

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.

[Pastor Matt Shackelford @Matthew_Shack]

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]

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. https://t.co/8QtkbdBpAc

[Trevor Sheatz @TrevorSheatz]

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.

[Pastor Matt Shackelford @Matthew_Shack]

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]

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 truth in this instance, and you have brought great shame to a young husband and his wife. You have held them up publicly to severe scorn, and people have sadly followed suit.

Here is the truth, men. Ashley Sheatz has shared her conversion testimony for years. As one example, the screenshot below is from an article she wrote in May 2020 for a website I edited (it was called Reformanda and is no longer operating). I refer you to it for clarity.

Of her own volition, Ashley shared about her deliverance from promiscuity, the occult, and doing hard drugs. These things wrecked and ruined her life. Again, Ashley was clear as crystal about her sexual sin, and said more about it in the 2020 article she wrote than Trevor did in the X post you tore to shreds on air. She has publicly talked about her deliverance from sexual sin on numerous occasions. (Nor did Trevor call his wife derogatory words--it's really disappointing that you all collectively presented him as doing so.)

Ashley does all this--from what I know--not to be salacious or get clicks. (Nor does Trevor.) She does so to warn others about the destructiveness of sin, and even more than this, the redeeming power of the blood of Jesus. Ashley, with her husband Trevor, is a born again believer. I won't speak for her, but as a friend of her and Trevor, I know that she lives to magnify the mercy of God in her life.

This letter is not written in fury or pique. I write it in love to each of you men to ask you to correct the record and consider the ungraciousness of your remarks about Trevor Sheatz. You are each a respected public figure; your words get carry a great deal of weight, far more than I have or Trevor has or Ashley has. You have wronged a good man, and you simply do not have your facts right about Ashley Sheatz's willingness to testify publicly to the power of Christ over her sin. You have passed judgment on a sweet young couple without taking the time to back up your pronouncements with research.

In sum, you need the same forgiveness we all do. You need the blood of Jesus to cover you. You do not need to be a slightly better person, or a more committed devotee of religion. You need to be born again, to trust Jesus as your Lord and Savior, and to repent of all your sin. You and I are no different; we are great sinners all, but Christ is a great Savior.

May God work in your hearts to lead you to this place if he has not.

Best,

Owen Strachan

[Pastor Matt Shackelford @Matthew_Shack]

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!!

https://t.co/8t5wk9C5HT

[Trevor Sheatz @TrevorSheatz]

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)

[Pastor Matt Shackelford @Matthew_Shack]

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! ———https://t.co/8t5wk9C5HT

[Trevor Sheatz @TrevorSheatz]

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)

[Pastor Matt Shackelford @Matthew_Shack]

The Federal Reserve—and the Leadership Lessons of Vision Unity and Personal Humility https://t.co/axLB85GTFf

[Central Church @mycentralchurch]

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."

[Pastor Matt Shackelford @Matthew_Shack]

New article dropping today, “Sandcastles and skyscrapers!” Read. Be encouraged. Be filled with hope. ——— 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻.

https://t.co/2ozBmJ7pCB