In the summer of 2021, evangelist Matt Bassford received the “death sentence” of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was only 42 years old at the time, a husband and the father to two children.

Matt had preached before about how to use personal suffering to the glory of God. He spoke from the experience of having lost a daughter to stillbirth. The ALS diagnosis gave him another opportunity to practice what he preached, and he did. Over the next 2 1/2 years, Matt preached sermons and wrote essays that drew spiritual applications from his own trials.

This memorial page includes links to that work (a memoir tentatively titled “Dying in Faith” reportedly is in the works), to the hymns Matt wrote, to interviews that he gave after his diagnosis, and to testimonials about Matt by others. Read Matt’s story at our newsletter, The Bible and the Internet.

The ALS Chronicles
٠ In Christ I Will Not Lose (July 8, 2021)
٠ The Assurance of Salvation (Aug. 4, 2021)
٠ A Spectacle (Aug. 13, 2021)
٠ The God of All Comfort (Aug. 16, 2021)
٠ Death and Life in Jesus (Aug. 23, 2021)
٠ Straight Talk about Hell (Nov. 11, 2021)
٠ To Live Is Christ; to Die Is Gain (Jan. 11, 2022)
٠ How We Should Walk (Jan. 13, 2022)
٠ Antidepressants, Six Months In (Jan. 14, 2022)
٠ A Man Is Judged by His Strength (Feb. 10, 2022)
٠ The Dispensable Man (Feb. 24, 2022)
٠ Passing for Normal (April 5, 2022)
٠ Loyalty (April 25, 2022)
٠ God’s Promises to the Faithful (April 27, 2022)
٠ A Word about Preaching (May 16, 2022)
٠ Revisiting ‘Servant Song’ (May 26, 2022)
٠ Worth Dying For (June 2, 2022)
٠ Thoughts and Prayers (July 6, 2022)
٠ Buried in the Promised Land (July 20, 2022)
٠ Uselessness (Aug. 16, 2022)
٠ Leaving the Pulpit (Aug. 24, 2022)
٠ Salvation by Grace (Sept. 14, 2022)
٠ Sons (Sept. 20, 2022)
٠ Gathered to His People (Sept. 8, 2022)
٠ The Bible (Sept. 13, 2022)
٠ James, Peter and I (Sept. 28, 2022)
٠ The Memory of the Righteous (Oct. 27, 2022)
٠ Lukewarmness (Oct. 31, 2022)
٠ Water in the Wilderness (Nov. 14, 2022)
٠ Disgusting (Dec. 7, 2002)
٠ Grudges (Jan. 2, 2023)
٠ White Noise (Jan. 23, 2023)
٠ What God Has Promised (Feb. 16, 2023)
٠ The Signs of the Spirit (Feb. 27, 2023)
٠ The Deadly Church Mask (March 8, 2023)
٠ Patience (March 27, 2023)
٠ Humility (April 4, 2023)
٠ More Than Conquerors (April 12, 2023)
٠ The People of God (April 26, 2023)
٠ Wasted Days (May 5, 2023)
٠ What Do I Do Now? (May 15, 2023)
٠ Sleep (May 17, 2023)
٠ The Quiet People (May 19, 2023)
٠ Small Victories (May 23, 2023)
٠ Compassionate and Merciful (May 26, 2023)
٠ Breathing (June 5, 2023)
٠ A Word about Hell (June 6, 2023)
٠ Right Index Finger (June 19, 2023)
٠ Caregivers (June 23, 2023)
٠ Learning to Rest (July 3, 2023)
٠ Shut In (July 10, 2023)
٠ The Man in the Gorilla Suit (July 24, 2023)
٠ Love Abides (Aug. 14, 2023)
٠ Dying for Jesus (Sept. 5, 2023)
٠ Providence (Sept. 18, 2023)
٠ 45^th Birthday (Sept. 22, 2023)
٠ One Last Verse (published posthumously on Nov. 1, 2023)

The Hymns

Interviews and events
٠ Writer Interview: ‘Exalted,’ with Matt Bassford (May 8, 2020)
٠ God Fixes Our Brokenness: An Interview with Matthew Bassford (March 5, 2021)
٠ The Mark White Show: Matthew Bassford Shares ALS Journey (July 6, 2021)
٠ Psalms 73-106, with Matt Bassford (May 21, 2021)
٠ Suffering, Part 1 (Sept. 8, 2021)
٠ Suffering, Part 2 (Sept. 16, 2021)
٠ The Last Mile of the Way, a collection of Matt Bassford’s final Sermons (Feb. 13-Aug. 28, 2022)
٠ The Mark White Show: Matt Bassford Discusses Social Media (Sept. 22, 2021)
٠ Why Do People Suffer? (May 7, 2022)
٠ Life in the Face of Death (June 11, 2023)
٠ Matt Bassford: His Hymns, with Tim Jennings (April 4, 2023)
٠ Matt Bassford: The Psalter, with Steve Wolfgang (April 5, 2023)
٠ Matt Bassford: Battling ALS, with Clay Gentry (April 6, 2023)
٠ Memorial Service for Matthew Bassford (Oct. 28, 2023)

Miscellaneous
٠ His Excellent Word (Matt’s blog)
٠ CaringBridge (Matt’s ALS journal)
٠ Legacy.com (Matt’s obituary)
٠ The Greatest Hymns on YouTube (Matt’s picks)
٠ Lesson Workbooks by Matt Bassford