Matt Turner

I am a reformed baptistic continuationist complimentarian pastor who loves the triune God & His gospel. Said more simply, I’m a happy Sovereign Grace pastor.

[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

My Mission Statement: To glorify God by leading & delighting in my family, proclaiming the Word faithfully, praying fervently, & developing leaders and systems that equip the church to gather, go, and grow in Christ locally, regionally & globally by the power of the Holy Spirit.

[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

Fasting is an expression of dissatisfied contentment in the all-sufficiency of Christ. It is an expression of secure and happy longing for the all-satisfying fullness of Christ. @JohnPiper | A Hunger for God

[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

@mike_reeves Read this for my morning time in the Word today. 🙌🏾

[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

When you get to heaven, you will not complain of the way by which the Lord brought you. John Newton | Letter to Rev. Mr. Whitford

[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

I believe that our inconsistency in practicing the spiritual disciplines is not due primarily to an absence of self-discipline, but to the presence of self-sufficiency. @realcjmahaney | SGJ | Shaping Virtues

[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

The guidance of God is not meant for the bright paths of the garden of ease, but for the dark places of pain where we have few answers and paths have never been cut. @JohnPiper | A Hunger for God

[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

Making memories camping and fishing.

[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

God has very special frequencies apportioned to the territories of high-risklove. @JohnPiper | A Hunger for God

[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

The sluggard can be busy—busy neglecting the most important work, and busy knocking out a to-do list filled with tasks of secondary importance. @realcjmahaney | Biblical Productivity

[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

When God tells the people what to do, this is not a job description, but a doctor’s prescription. He is not telling us to earn wages by laboring for a boss, but to get well by trusting our Physician. @JohnPiper | A Hunger for God

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[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

The greater our awareness of the difference between ourselves and God, the more we will experience and express humility. @realcjmahaney | SGJ | Shaping Virtues

[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

The purchase price of the church should jump out to us, blazoned across our hearts as a perpetual motive in loving God’s people. Jon Payne | Pastoring Together

[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

Passion is fertilizer for risk-taking action. But passion without a plan is just cow manure. Scott Thomas | The Gospel Shaped Leader

[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

There are a lot of things you can do to fix your situation after you pray. But there is nothing you can do to fix the situation until you pray. Whatever it is you need God to do in your life, it happens after prayer. @hbcharlesjr | It Happens After Prayer

[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

Loving the one who died on that tree, we must love the flock he died for. Jon Payne | Pastoring Together

[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

Christianity is a battleground, not a playground. @hbcharlesjr | It Happens After Prayer

[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

A life changed by grace will show itself in holiness, obedience, and love. John Calvin

[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

Corporate worship is designed to rescue us from our gospel amnesia and root our identity once again in the person and work of Jesus. @PaulTripp

[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

Productivity is not about doing more stuff; it’s about doing the right stuff. @MichaelHyatt | The Virtual Assistant Solution

[Matt Turner @sgcbama]

When I am impatient with others, I have usually lost sight of God’s patience with me. CJ Mahaney | Ordinary Pastors