Matt Smethurst

Richmond

Pastor, @RCBCRichmond • Author, “Before You Share Your Faith” (https://t.co/EY2A1gLRsr) and “Deacons” (https://t.co/DBNow17v2u)

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Articles

Why You Need Good Deacons

1 week ago | thegospelcoalition.org | Matt Smethurst

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Working with Fellow Elders (Part 2)

2 weeks ago | thegospelcoalition.org | Matt Smethurst

The following is an uncorrected transcript generated by a transcription service. Before quoting in print, please check the corresponding audio for accuracy. If elders only do what they do or vote how they vote, because you want them to vote that way, the change is not going to last. As soon as you’re gone, they’ll go back to doing it the way they want to do it, but if they really believe it’s the right thing to do, the change will last you. Matt,welcome friends to the everyday pastor.
Tim Keller on Pleasing God, Self-Salvation, and Two Lost Sons

3 weeks ago | crossway.org | Matt Smethurst |Sarah Walton

Two Lost SonsThe Bible’s most potent depiction of the truth that there’s more than one way to be lost is crystallized in Luke 15:11–32. The broad outline of the parable is familiar: a father has two sons, the younger of whom demands his share of the inheritance and then moves to a far country, where he squanders it on wild living. Eventually, after coming to his senses, the prodigal returns home empty-handed and broken; he simply hopes his father will take him back as a hired servant.
Working with Fellow Elders (Part 1)

3 weeks ago | thegospelcoalition.org | Matt Smethurst

The following is an uncorrected transcript generated by a transcription service. Before quoting in print, please check the corresponding audio for accuracy. You know, we look for gifts, we look for personality. We look for success in the secular world and leadership in that setting. Because it’s very tempting to pick the most successful guy. Oh, he’s successful. Let’s make him an elder.
Tim Keller on the Purpose of Your Job, Your Life, and the Universe

1 month ago | crossway.org | Matt Smethurst

Devotion to Christ in the WorkplaceDoes Monday morning excite you? If so, that’s great, but that’s not how many of us feel. Our jobs challenge us, exhaust us, and sometimes threaten to consume us. So what does devotion to Jesus Christ look like in our workplace environments—whether they be cutthroat or mundane? From small-town Virginia to the hustle of New York City, Tim Keller spent his life ministering to believers struggling with work.
Tim Keller on the Christian Life

1 month ago | us.10ofthose.com | Matt Smethurst

A Topic-by-Topic Look at Tim Keller's Best Teaching on Christian LivingPastor and author Timothy Keller (1950–2023) built a lasting legacy in Christian ministry, planting Redeemer Presbyterian Church and cofounding the Gospel Coalition. With sharp biblical insight that has shaped countless church leaders, along with counsel on the Christian life that has stirred and strengthened audiences worldwide, Keller’s teaching promises to influence generations to come.
The Value of Theological Triage

Feb 10, 2025 | thegospelcoalition.org | Ligon Duncan |Matt Smethurst

The following is an uncorrected transcript generated by a transcription service. Before quoting in print, please check the corresponding audio for accuracy. Matt SmethurstSo you want to be a gospel guy, you want to be a truth guy, you want to be a doctrine guy. Leave space, leave ample room for Christian freedom. Now, why is that?
Convey the Glory of the Incarnation

Dec 16, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Matt Smethurst |Ligon Duncan |Sinclair Ferguson

The following is an uncorrected transcript generated by a transcription service. Before quoting in print, please check the corresponding audio for accuracy. Sinclair FergusonAnd there are moments in the gospels when, when this comes out, when he says, you know, how long do I have to bear with this? You’re not speaking of condemnation of us, but of longing for the pure air of glory that He knew as one of the Christmas hymns says he came from the glory down to such a world as this.
Can Women Be Deacons?

Nov 11, 2024 | crossway.org | Matt Smethurst

An Office of ServiceThis is a perennial question that is an important one. Every church, practically and functionally, has to come down on a position. You’re either going to install women into the office of deacon—or not. I respect people and arguments on both sides. I think there’s room for both conclusions within the kingdom of God. Personally, I do think that the office of deacon is open to qualified sisters, and that has everything to do with what I understand the office of deacon to be.
Make the Most of Sunday Mornings: Two Simple Changes

Nov 11, 2024 | desiringgod.org | Matt Smethurst

Ah, Sunday. That majestic morning when my children awake to the aroma of eggs and bacon and fresh-squeezed orange juice. When they bound down the stairs, Bibles in hand and a song in their hearts. When I lead them in family worship over breakfast, and my wife plays the piano as we prepare our hearts for meeting with the people of God. The only downside when we finish is that we still have time to kill. Oh well.