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Articles by Dr. Matt Ayars

Dr. Matt Ayars
Articles by: Dr. Matt Ayars

Pastor and former president of Wesley Biblical Seminary

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April 17, 2025
#The Stand Magazine

A Christian response to Pride Month

The Christian conviction against Pride Month is rooted in deep concern, not hate.

July 08, 2024
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Jesus the Prototype

Only Jesus can restore God's original intent and design for mankind.

January 24, 2024
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The Invisible Spirit and the Apostolate

What is the power of the Holy Spirit and why is He so often in the background?

January 16, 2024
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Whatever It Takes

Expressing our love for God should take precedence over our concerns for how it looks.

October 31, 2023
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Judah Became His Sanctuary

God doesn't save us so that we can live trouble free lives.

September 28, 2023
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Where Do We Find Jesus in the Old Testament?

To move away from the Old Testament is to move away from Jesus.

September 14, 2023
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Hungry for God? Eat the Word

The Word is the only way to satisfy our desire for God.

June 15, 2023
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A Christian Response to Pride Month

When people are caught in the web of sin they need help to get free.

March 27, 2023
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How Do We Become Like Jesus?

How do we go from saying we are Christ like to actually being Christ like?

March 14, 2023
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Sins of Omission

We know what we're not supposed to do but we seem to forget what we are supposed to do.

February 28, 2023
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Hunger

Will you permit God to cultivate a deep hunger for holiness?

November 29, 2022
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Hope for the Serpent-Crusher

The first book in the Bible foretold of the one who would deal decisively with the serpent.

May 20, 2022
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The Holy Spirit and the Holy Life

Holiness is the hallmark of God's presence.

March 22, 2022
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Justification

Christian theology uses some big words but they mean very simple things.

February 03, 2022
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Repentance

Repentance is ceasing to resist the truth.

December 21, 2021
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Christmas Is a Wedding Story

Christ wed Himself to humanity in order to redeem us in our relationship with God.

December 09, 2021
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The Glory of God Wrapped in Swaddling Cloths

Some of God's most breathtaking works often look quite ordinary.

December 06, 2021
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The Light on the Tree

What once promoted fear now inspires hope and faith.

November 15, 2021
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Conviction

The Holy Spirit restores the presence of God in our hearts.

October 26, 2021
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The Mission of God

Members of God’s family must remember this is a family that sends in order to obey.