John MacArthur on How To Have A Long Enduring Ministry
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John MacArthur on How To Have A Long Enduring Ministry
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It goes without saying, I think, and yet it needs to be said, that this is a highlight of my ministry life. I am a recipient of God’s blessing, poured out through John Piper. And I have been, for many years, indebted to him for his writings and his preaching. There aren’t a whole lot of preachers that I listen to. He is one, at the top of the list, and it’s just an honor for me to be here, a joy to come and be a part of the Desiring God conference.
I trust that in the process of me being abundantly blessed already, I may be able, by the grace of God, to leave you with a small blessing, but if not, it will have been well worth it for me alone to be here just to enjoy the fellowship.
The Need for Endurance
It’s a big subject to talk about, to stand and to endure. I remember as a young boy, my dad reminded me of the words of the apostle Paul, “Having done all, to stand” (Ephesians 6:13; all Scripture quotations from the NASB). And he said to me when I was very young, “A lot of people have done a lot of things, but when the smoke clears and the dust settles, they’re not standing.” And he directed me in those early years to the words of the apostle Paul, where he said, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7). And he challenged me very early in my life to make that my goal. He went to heaven two years ago at the age of 91, and into his 91st year was still teaching a Bible class every Sunday.
His father, my grandfather, died at a much earlier age of cancer. I remember as a small boy standing by his bed when I think I was about 9 or 10, and my dad saying to him, “Dad, is there anything you want?” And he said, “I want to preach one more sermon.” You see, he had prepared one and didn’t get to preach it. It’s like fire in your bones. So my dad took his notes, printed them up, and passed out the sermon at his funeral. By the way, the title of the sermon was Heavenly Records. So he preached on heaven from heaven, and that’s how he went out. I have a great legacy of men who have been faithful to the very end.
As John said, I’ve been at Grace Community Church for almost 40 years. Can you imagine those poor souls? I’ve been baptizing and seeing people come to Christ to the third generation. Last Sunday night I baptized two more of my own grandchildren, having baptized my own children. I stood in the waters and heard the precious testimonies of Ty and Olivia from two different families of my children, and could hardly contain my gratitude to God for his grace in their lives through that church. I really do believe that when people say, “What’s been the greatest influence on the life of your children?” the answer of course is, the work of the Spirit of God, but beyond that, it is the tremendous, relentless, comprehensive, and unified effort of a whole congregation of people to bring to bear the truth on their young lives. So it has been my delight to be in one church all these years and to see my family grow in that church.
An Enduring Ministry
I really have lived in my church life on the backside of when you’re supposed to leave and nobody wants you. Several times during the life of our church I thought that I should leave the church. I walked into a staff meeting one day to such a surprise. I had invested in five young guys, discipled them personally, loved them, met with them early hours of the morning during the week and went over spiritual things and prayed with them and built them into a staff of pastors who worked alongside of me. I walked in one day and I said, “I just want to tell you guys how much I love you,” to which one of them responded, “Well, if you think we’re your friends, you got another thing coming, buddy.” And there was a mutiny on the spot. They tried to overthrow my role as pastor and take me out of the pulpit. The sad fallout of that was four out of the five left the ministry for life. It was more than I could bear, and I would’ve gone if there was anywhere to go. That was about eight years in.
Praise God for faithful preachers who withstand the trials, testing and attacks.
Was this the time that a large group of people came forward about the misconduct of church discipline. There were tons of allegations of abusive cover ups.
I am inclined to believe it, mostly because I've seen MacArthur slander lots of good churches and completely misrepresent their views in a manner reminiscent of an SJW calling everyone who disagrees with them a Nazi, except MacArthur likes terms like palagianism.
Had no idea these things had happened to Pastor John, he has been such a wonderful blessing to me over the years. Prayers for him and his family.
I was a believer for 3 years in 2007 and was blessed to be able to attend that conference. It was called Stand: A Call for the Endurance of the Saints. By God's grace Pastor John is still standing, as am I.
Pastor MacArthur is a blessing to us all. I ask God to give Pastor MacArthur life and strength and keeping Patricia’s health in our prayers too. I’ve listened to R.C. Sproul as well.Thank you for sharing this video! God bless you all!
Listen to Alastair begg as well -awesome preacher
He is amazing and a 100% inspiration. Im 83 and and still on the mission field in the PHILIPPINES. IT'S MUCH HARDER PHYSICALLY THAN LIVING IN AMERICA. BUT PEOPLE ARE SO RESPECTFUL AND HUMBLE THAT IS A BLESSING AND A GIFT TO ME. PASTOR MACARTHUR PUTS IT SIMPLY....ITS HOW YOU ACCEPT YOUR PROBLEMS AND HEARTBREAKING DISAPPOINTMENT. HES TOUGH AS NELLS AND AS DETERMINED AS A FEARLESS BULL DOG. PRAISE GOD FOR HIM .HIS REWARDS IN HEAVEN AWAIT HIM AND HIS WIFE.
Thank you for your inspiring mission story sir. I'm on my way to that stage if our Lord God allow me to.
Salamat thank you for your service!
I was a member of Grace for 26 years. My husband and I were there when all of those people left. We were thinking seriously of also leaving, but I thank my Lord that we stayed!! We have been very blessed by his teaching of the Word of God. The only reason we stopped going, was because we did not live close by, and because of our medical issues. God has truly blessed him with the ability to teach the truth!!
May I ask? What was the reason for the leaving and your reason for considering, to leave?
Why were you going to leave? Was it the calvinist spin on the Bible or something else? Thanks
I am 82 yo southern baptist deacon & s s teacher. I can tell you the writings and preaching of DRs. John gertsner, r c sprout and j. MacArthur have been inspirational and very useful in my walk with Lord. Men greatly used by God!
Aside from their calvinism, I love their teachings too
I couldn't express how much I thank our Lord God who sent pastor John Mc Arthur to rebuke me through him and drew me back to Christ since last five years now. I'm an Indonesian Christian who regard him as my own pastor, father and friend of mine and I assure you I will cry hard if God call him first. He's one my daily list on my prayer along with Paul Washer and late Sproul. I love his dull, old fashioned sermon or whatsoever people call it. I'm not entertaining my ears and my feeling. I'm pursuing God's words through him. May our Lord grant him joy and peace to serve Him. Soli deo gloria
Pastor John is not fully aware of the much impact he had over the generations throughout the world. But we always give thanks to God and his son Jesus Christ for all true teaching still exists in the churches and all the true believers.
I can’t find anywhere in the Bible that God requested from His children to have a long and enduring Ministry His Requirement FROM all of His children is to Love Him with All our heart and Obey Him in the Old or New Testament it was His First Request. I hope none of God’s Ministers are trying to have a long and enduring Ministry but the Desire to hear from The Father WELL DONE.We don’t live for ourselves ]and our accomplishments but to Do His Will and Glorify Jesus Christ our LORD.Matthew 19:many that are first shall be last and the last shall be first.We are crucified with Christ and live for the Heavenly Kingdom.
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If you can’t see Jesus and God in this man then I truly feel sorry for you he always gives the Glory to God. He is steadily ministering to God’s children.We might not like the things he says but he speaks TRUTH= THE WORD OF GOD. The word of God doesn’t change if it’s not politically correct IT IS THE WORD OF GOD. It doesn’t evolve like the times with whatever whim people have. THE WORD OF GOD IS EXACTLY THAT” THE WORD OF GOD” SOVEREIGN-HOLY-RIGHTEOUS. PERIOD YOU CANT CHANGE IT TO BE OF THE WORLD. “BECAUSE IT IS NOT” I say this in all loving kindness. I don’t want to hear the words in Matthew 7:23 🙏🙏🙏🩸
@@monasoliz6972I don’t want to hear those words, “Depart from Me, I NEVER knew you”, from our Lord, either. That’s why I abide in Christ and HIS righteousness, HIS worthiness, HIS record, by faith in HIM. I don’t ever want to be deceived into believing I’m worthy to enter as a result of anything I do, like those in Mat 7:21-23.
I’m not very familiar with pastor MacArthur. Just now looking into his sermons. Does he teach that our redemption to God and our being justified (now) before God is through faith, alone, in Christ and His righteousness, which is imputed to those who believe? The Obedience of faith?
It's a shame that he has slandered the eastern orthodox church by calling them a works salvation religion, by taking a summary of the epistles of James out of context.
Of course, he does that to a lot folks who don't follow the historically marginal and extra scriptural doctrines of grace...
I am so thankful for this Channel and thankful to Pastor John MacArthur for his expository preaching. God Bless.
I absolutely love Pastor John MacArthur!!
God Bless Him and his Wife !! Thank you for sharing this
Thank you for sharing this sobering and encouraging sermon. I love Pastor John and he is so courageous!
Forever indebted to John for rescuing me from the charismatic chaos . Australia .
Amen. Hillsong, Hope Centre Church in Brisbane and all Pentecostals in Australia are broken evil churches perverting scriptures to fit with their abusive pastors and sexual perversion, greed and brainwashing of the youth.
Shalom ,please what do you mean by charismatic chaos?
@@rubenmensah5996 Firstly the non Biblical gibberish, tongues. Secondly the non Biblical healings & miracles . And lastly the mass hysteria, emotional hype that surrounds every Pentecost church . Incidentally, I understand the Gospel message is preached in Pentecostal churches & people are genuinely saved .
Thank you for sharing this Pastor John MacArthur. . . We started our church, House of Prayer in 2011. Right out of our Garage. We started with just a handful and by the turn of the next year (2012) we was about 50 plus, with only One Sunday School. Not sure how it happened or if it was planned, but in 2015 almost everyone left. . . They all told me the same thing. . . 'Pastor we need to take a break, we'll be back!'. . . All within the year. . . From 2015-2017 i preached to the same 5-6 people in which two is my wife and son. . . When 2017 came around the corner i decided to quit being a Pastor and stop having Church😢😢 BUT GOD. . . BUT GOD . . . BUT GOD. . . I tried many times in 2017 to quit, but a neighbor down the road would say, hey pastor thank you for preaching last night (shoot i thought). . . Some people that live opposite our valley would say, hey Is that you guys preaching Sundays and Wednesday's. . . And many more stories like that. . . But what the Lord was showing me that its not those who don't show up for Church, or who stopped coming, but its those who chooses to hear and listen that matters. . . Those that left, we still pray Gods blessing upon their lives and their families, and i never stopped loving everyone of them, as God in His grace has done for me. . . My hope is that they can come back to our fellowship anytime they are ready as long as it takes, or at least come back to God and go to a fellowship that He needs them to be at. . . 2017 was really hard for me, especially when the Lord told me to leave my job of almost 25yrs. . . Long story short, the Lord showed me that i had lost/left my First Love, like the church of Ephesus in Revelations😂The Lord revealed to me that ive been so distraught over those who left, that i have failed to see that i have neighbors thats living all around us that needs God too. . . If there was anything that needed to be adjusted, IT WAS ME!. . . Well its September 9th 2023, and we are still preaching and teaching the Good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. . . Since 2018 the Lord has rekindled and fan into flames those embers that had been dying out in me, and have given me such a drive to continue to get closer to Him and to sit at Jesus feet all the time, the Lord has been gracious to me and my family and to our fellowship. . . In Ecc.3:1-8 the Word says there is a time for everything under the Sun, however, for the believer, there is never a time 'to Quit'💪🤙❤️🔥 To God be all the Glory❤️ Much Love and Aloha keep Shining for Jesus
Thank you Pastor John for your dedication to scripture and the rich library of sermons you have blessed us with.
there is nothing harder than investing your time and energy into people and having them turn on you when they get some power...I deeply respect his tenacity in the face of very painful things as a Pastor, and how he's also stood on truth in the midst of this evil culture...
Thankyou for all you do keeping us updated on pastor MacArthur, and his wife. Pastor has really helped bring God back to the forefront of our family!
And pastor is NOT boring, or outdated! My 6 yr old son puts on GTY channel every night before we go to bed, and we go to sleep(or listen intently!) to pastor. My son has taken a very big liking to pastor. I wish my family and I could visit his church one day! I’d like my son to meet him,That would be such a blessing! Especially my son, he loves pastor too! ❤ Thankyou for the sermon as well! I’ll be listening to it!
@@oldenoughtoknowbetter6473 How is listening to a preacher/teacher given to the world by God, carefully teaching the BIBLE, GOD's WORD via radio and writing, not honoring to GOD and HIS WORD??! Do you not trust the 66 books of the Bible just because God used 40 men to write them over 1400 years? Do you not trust the human prophets chosen by God? Do you distrust the writers of those books that God is speaking through?? Listening to God's word spoken clearly and taught correctly is not wrong. On the contrary, sir, Is not the laborer worthy of his hire? Also, God says not to muzzle a laboring ox treading the grain. I've been listening to God's truth taught by Pastor MacArthur for about 50 years. I am thankful for God's blessing through him. Have you never been blessed by older men teaching God's Word to you?
Thank you so much for focusing on Pastor John.
Dr. MacArthur is one of the best Bible teachers the world has ever known.
Does not apply for those who reject Calvinism.
@@glennishammont7414 Sad but true.
@@Balboa-fi6si Not sad at all, Calvinism turns the Gospel into a facade.
@@glennishammont7414 No it doesn’t. The Doctrines of Grace, found throughout Scripture, are simply a description of how the Gospel works. A hatred for them is a hatred for the Gospel Itself.
@@Balboa-fi6si Double predestination turns the message to repent and believe the Gospel into a sick joke. From a moral and rational viewpoint, it blasphemes the righteuousness of God. TULIP is a Augustinian human concept of which the LIP elements have no support in the Bible at all. The TU elelements are a result of eisegeses.
Wow...thank you for posting this, just what I needed. About to watch the whole sermon. Grace and peace, much love from Ontario.🙏
God bless you brother Tim. The Lord used our brother, Johnny Mac, as a means to save me. Like lots of viewers of your channel, I am forever indebted to our Father and thank Him for using Pastor MacArthur in such a mighty way.
John MacArthur is awesome! It would be awesome to see Roscoe Blvd be full of people and in the neighborhoods coming to hear what God is saying through him!
People are leaving good Bible teaching churches by the thousands because they don’t want to hear the truth. They want their ears tickled. They will pay a terrible price for this sad to say
We have listened to grace to you radio program for many years. We have also heard many sermons Pastor John has preached. He has been monumental in both my life and my husbands life in learning and growing in study of the word of God. Eternally thankful to the Lord for his stewardship for the glory of God.
My family and I are praying fervently for Pastor and Mrs. John MacArthur that all will be well according to God's grace and His will!❤
Thanking God that I happen to be alive the same time John MacArthur is on this earth preaching. For those who like to say derogatory things like "Oh, you worship John MacArthur" I say: "Yeah? What do YOU worship, and whom?"
I bet it is someone no where near as godly!
Thank you, Tim.
I was there in one of those times. As part of the body, some of my friends were a part of it. They thought they were planting another church. They had what I would say were good motives. Not all who left knew about what the elders were saying to the pastor. My friends didn't stay at the new church long before they were back and personally apologized to Pastor John.
I’ve been listening to him since the mid 70’s and attended the church once. What a wonderful expositor of the Word. Having graduated from Bible college after 6 years of attendance and knowing many ministers who have had the same things happen to them- being a pastor has got to be the hardest job in the world. God bless you John.
I'm so thankful to God for pastor John. May God continue to bless him.
I recently recommended his university to one of my friends who is chairman of pharmacy department of a university here in my country.
He sido tremendamente bendecido por la enseñanza del Ps Macarthur. Dios lo usó para guiar mi vida mediante el estudio diligente de la Biblia. Muy buen video. Dios le bendiga!
Thank you for your Service to God and The People of God!
Our pastor got "ran off" a few years ago and our church broke up because of it. It hurts so very bad and feels like having family that won't speak to one another. Glad J-Mac dug his heels in. I believe God is on the side of those faithful to Him and will fight those battles Himself.
Doesn't matter how many leave your meeting as long as you are speaking God's truth
Praise The Lord, our Father in heaven, for His godly servants, and Pastor John MacArthur, is one of them!
Thank you Brother for sharing this.
By God’s grace, i am very careful when coming to learning and listening to His truth, and willing to listen to God’s word through Pastor John MacArthur’s preaching and teaching.
I can’t recall exactly when I started, but praying for godly servants of God, Pastor John MacArthur is one of them.
Praise The Lord God for my brothers and sisters who love, trust, fear, and obey His Word, The Truth, The Word of Life!
Our Savior, Lord Jesus Christ is The Word of God♥️
What a great man of God! Thanks for posting this.
JM preaches straight forward doctrine for the most part - its doctrinal it’s relevant and it’s so needed
Calvinism is extra biblical, but MacArthur seems to hold that cognitive dissonance well, and has many good messages.
Calvinism isn't really doctrine, it's more like metaphysics that are very heavily influenced by Plato.
Hank you for your faithfulness standing with Dr McArthur, that I love so much..
You stood strong for Jesus Christ. Your teaching has brought many people to Christ. Almighty God will continue to strengthen you. John MacArthur is always teaching the truth.
MacArthur certainly has withstood the test of being faithful to the ministry. For the mockers and haters of MacArthur's ministry, all I have to say is Johnny Mac does not fear men.......!
I love pastor john and pray god gives him.many many more yrs he is a trusted voice for the lord
Yes so he can keep on deceiving believers with Calvanism.
John McArthur first taught the members in his church sound theology because he didn’t stray from Scripture like many pastors do today.
I attended his church in the early 70's. Most preachers are too lazy to preach like he does!
In all the years I've been following John MacArthur, this is the first time I've ever heard about these two situations...the pastors mutiny and the 250 members leaving for petty reasons. It hurts my heart to think of what we would most likely have missed had he left GCC. But God kept him right where he wanted him.
Thank you for these great words from a great man of God. He preaches and teaches from the Bible. He never backs down from anyone. He stands up for God and his word and always will. Pastor John is Gods man for showing people how to turn there lives around and serve God with all your heart, mind and soul. Praise God.
I have been blessed by his preaching, I am glad he stuck it out and is still with us today
Thank you for all your efforts in bringing updates and pieces of sermons from Pastor John. Your work is qreatly ppreciated. Servitude to God comes from all walks of life no matter how small or great the service, to God be the glory. Again, thank you Tim for being there for us.
Been awhile since I have commented. Just wanted to say how much I appreciate you brother. Thank you for posting. Blessings!
Oh misterJohn mcauther people love foolish preaching the devil hated you for your faith i remember as a young christisn i found you on the radio accidend and i listen to you every day before i go to work and tape your preaching but one day i could not tape it the devil fought me and try to stop me from taping it thank you sir i still listen to you every night may God bless you and your family sir hope i see you in heaven its beenover 20 years and still listening❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊
Makes so much sense how Pastor MacArthur is able to stand so firm on the truth. He suffered through it. He had moments where he had nowhere to go, nothing to lean on but the truth. Because of that, even though he's given this fame today by God, he doesn't credit himself for anything and doesn't compromise on the essential truth. Great testimony
I attended Grace CC for several years while a student at Talbot. I am indebted to his ministry for helping shape my own approach to ministry. After 30 years of ministry, I too have had to deal with rogue staff and the collateral damage they bring upon the church. I can't imagine the stupidity that possesses people who had the privilege to work in such a great church alongside an excellent pastor and pull such stunts John describes. Thank goodness he didn't leave, but stayed the course and God rewarded him immensely.
Well done, Paster JohnnyMac!
Pastor John is a truly sincere Christian. A man of true faith. God bless you, Pastor John
Blessings, thank you for this!
John Macarthur is very genuine down to earth. It is refreshing
Glory to GOD!!
Thank GOD for your life Pastor John Mcarthur 🙏🏻
There should be a movie made about this Pastor and his life’s work.
I have a lot of respect for this man and his teachings. Just wish he didn't think I am going to hell.
I’m trying to learn what this pastor teaches. So many “amazing men of God” don’t teach the New Testament doctrine of Christ in us, the new creation~Body of Christ.
Can you say why you think he’s telling you you’re “going to hell”? Does he tell you you’re not “obedient” enough to be eternally saved?
@krissyyoung9264 As I stated in my comment, I agree with the majority of his teachings. I have basically 3 concerns with his teachings. 1. His views on the mark of the beast. That you can receive it and after still be saved. 2. Salvation. He is a Calvinist and I can't reconcile that with the full teachings of the bible. 3. There is no baptism in the Holy Spirit, and those that believe it are in error and most likely not saved.
I am a pentecostal believer, so I believe that the HS baptism is for believers today. Ps John is a cessationist and believers that it finished with the apostles. He does not believe that the gifts are for the church today. I have searched the scripture and have found no text to prove his point.
He did a conference several yrs ago called strange fire (you can find it on youtube) where he stated this point. He mocked the idea that it is still relevant and mocked those of us who believe that.
He uses the excesses of the word of faith preachers to prove his point but is silent on the majority of us who believe the fundamentals of faith, including the baptism of the HS. It would be like me saying all vegetarians are going to hell because God told Adam to eat meat.
I believe that we should always corroborate teachings with the bible. In this case, I fine his teachings are not supported in the NT. I hope this helps.
Amen; He would be the leader of America only way from judgement
Love him !!!
I have fought the good fight I have run the course and I have kept the faith
I feel so blessed that I found Pastor John! I can always count on his integrity and teaching the word of God with wisdom and knowledge that the Holy Spirit has bestowed upon him. It made me feel sad how those turned on him and let him down.
We love Pastor John 💖🙏✝️
Hmmm, I freely admit that I have one essential difficultly with John Macarthur. I will try to explain this with 2 examples.
In an interview with him he was asked why evangelicals did not agree with his Calvinist stance. His reply was that they did not agree with Scripture (or words very close to that). Immediately I heard that I thought, what only he knows what is truth?
That may seem a bit harsh, but for many years I have heard a number of people state something like them knowing what God would want or to say in a particular situation. This has led me to say that if you think you know Gods will - then you probably don’t know Gods will!
Thank you Tim! Blessings to you.✝️
The truth will separate the wheat from the chaff! John MacArthur has preached the word of God, taught of our precious Savior and Lord Jesus Christ! Glory to you Father and honor. Christ is Lord!
I met with John, one on one, alone at his office , early on a Monday morning in 1975. What He and I talked about would be life changing for those who follow JESUS instead of bible warping, heretical preachers. It is tragic what so many churchgoers endure.
Thank you so so much
John McCarthur is a great pastor
John it’s not about you but is the manifestation of the Holy Spirit working through you. It is the sin in us that makes us want to talk about ourselves. Keep using the strength God gives you and realize that it is Christ alone. Thanks John for your book The Gospel of Jesus Christ! Blessings
Pastor John F. MacArthur for me is one of the best Pastor in America. Just like Charles F. Stanley.
I haven’t been in his Church but occasionally I've read his articles and listened to his preachings.
I'll be praying for him and his wife.
Thank you and God bless you back .
Its great that you never left because the first time that I heard you it was great and it's now year listening thank God for your ministry
Watched the whole thing and you have a new subscriber thank you and may our Lord continue to bless you.
Thank God for Dr McArthur!!❤
5:57. That's when the message begins with a setup of associate pastors and elders not being happy with his leadership.
8:22 is when he is specific to the video's topic -- he poses and answers the question of how to have a long enduring ministry.
9:57 is where you fast forward to hear nothing but the answer (skipping the setup)
People go to Church not to Honor GOD but to look for Blessings, benefits, Glory for them self selves. That's why they left !!
Well-said
Exactly ~ At the end of service I see lots of people exchanging business cards. Before worship all the girls get into little huddles.
Some go only for the music. I look around and think- how many in this crowded room are really saved, I bet not many.
Enjoyed this. Thanks for this
Pastor John tells it straight up the way it is ! No sugar coating no BS ! And being born in sin . . .God's Law is God's Law dont like it to bad it is what it is . . you can always go some where else
That was a great sermon. If you ever find part 2 let us know. “Pain is to the body like conscience is to the soul”.
Thanks for sharing.
On the one hand it's mind boggling that the events he described could ever happen to MacArthur for those of us that are younger and have only ever known him as a giant. On the other hand, it's easy to remember how much of a tremendous stranglehold the evil one has on this world and how much extra attention is devoted to those committed to God's word.
Well, on the one hand I'm quite pleased to hear that a godly man and a capable preacher experienced such a terrible mutiny and that 250 people left (elder led) since I too, as an elder in an elder led church, have experienced painful behavior from those claiming to be Christians. Maybe I was a problem too, who knows. But all of this goes to show too many Christian congregations are far too 1 Corinthians. No wonder we have such little impact on non-Christians. May all of us repent and be more like Christ.
Am I to understand, he was asked to talk about hinself, and he got up and used a portion of his life story in order to segue into a sermon and teach the Scriptures?
That's pretty great.
For anyone who is unaware, Pastor John’s Dad has a website you can learn more about him and listen to his timeless sermons. Dr. Jack MacArthur.
You can't take for granted that when people say they are a Christian. 250 people weren't even saved.
Too long and too dull??!! May it never be so. What an amazing blessing they missed out on. Its hard to fathom how badly most of us struggle to find a Godly, Bible based church "out here". How can you feel anything but pity and dismay for those who ungratefully throw away a Sovereign gift of God?
I enjoy the teachings of John MacArthur. I live in Orange County, I would like you to respond and let me know of any good preachers in this area since I currently have a bone spur on my heel and have difficulty walking. Thank you.
The path is wide
The gate is narrow
So many think they are going to heaven
Yes all those that trust in their works....
J Mac is the best!!!!
He and dr sproul ministry are the absolute best!!!!
Teach The KJV Chapter by Chapter Verse by Verse That Is The Way. The Only Way.
I think I've seen this a couple of times. If I come across the complete sermon I'll send it along.
This is so sad to hear. I’m glad God is faithful even when our fellow man is not.
Amen 🙏❤💒
Calvinist will have a lot to answer for .
When you grossly sin, you are forgiven if you repent, but you should be humble and step away from the pulpit
This is the same man who said long ago, that you can still take the mark of the beast, and still get to heaven.
Let God be true, and John MacArthur and everyone else a liar.
Tim, can you listen "mass efection: the great physician confronts the pathology of counterfeit faith" by John MacArthur and you can make new video
John Piper...John MacArthur, I'd not have associated the two for eschatology reasons.
I think Piper is an amil guy today and frankly I don't get a lot out of Piper's work.
MacArthur, A- and a rock.
Pastor John is a blessing and him like many other worthy men of God may be called home before my lifetime.
Who to follow in their footsteps?
Wow thats for me..😢
That A/V guy is going to spend 100 years in Purgatory for sending Pastor John into the pulpit with that ear microphone.