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John MacArthur

John MacArthur


John F. MacArthur, Jr. is a fifth-generation preacher who serves as a pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. He is also a prolific author, conference speaker, and is president of The Master's College and Seminary. MacArthur received a B.A. from Los Angeles Pacific College, his M.Div. from Talbot Theological Seminary, Litt.D. at Grace Graduate School, and D.D. from Talbot Theological Seminary. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, he regularly teaches Expository Preaching at the seminary and frequently speaks in chapel.

MacArthur's pulpit ministry has been extended around the globe through his media ministry, Grace to You, and its satellite offices in Australia, Canada, Europe, India, New Zealand, Singapore, and South Africa. In addition to producing daily radio programs for nearly 2,000 English and Spanish radio outlets worldwide, Grace to You distributes books, software, audiotapes, and CDs by John MacArthur. In thirty-six years of ministry, Grace to You has distributed more than thirteen million CDs and audiotapes.

      John Fullerton MacArthur, Jr. is a United States evangelical writer and minister, noted for his radio program entitled Grace to You. MacArthur is a fifth-generation pastor, a popular author and conference speaker and has served as the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California since 1969, and as the President of The Master's College (and the related The Master's Seminary) in Santa Clarita, California.

      Theologically, MacArthur is a conservative far-right Baptist, a strong proponent of expository preaching, a dispensationalist and a self-described Calvinist. He has been acknowledged by Christianity Today as one of the most influential preachers of his time, and is a frequent guest on Larry King Live as representative of an evangelical Christian perspective.

      MacArthur has authored or edited more than 150 books, most notably the MacArthur Study Bible, which has sold more than 1 million copies and received a Gold Medallion Book Award. Other best-selling books include his MacArthur New Testament Commentary Series (more than 1 million copies), Twelve Ordinary Men, (more than 500,000 copies), and the children's book A Faith to Grow On, which garnered an ECPA Christian Book Award.

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John MacArthur

The Signs of Christ's Coming - Sermon 9

I invite you again, this morning, to open your Bible, if you will, to the twenty-fourth chapter of Matthew. We are again this week going back to what is becoming for us a familiar text, this great sermon of our Lord Jesus Christ on His own Second Coming that occupies chapter 24 and 25 of Matthew's g... Read More
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The Announcement of Jesus' Birth: Sermon 2

This morning as we prepare for the Lord's table and as we consider the Word of God, we don't have to go anywhere, we can stay right in Luke chapter 2. So open your Bible there, if you will, as we think about the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, the One who died for us on the cross which, of course, ... Read More
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Are The Sabbath Laws Binding On Christians Today?

Are the Sabbath laws binding on Christians today? By John MacArthur We believe the Old Testament regulations governing Sabbath observances are ceremonial , not moral, aspects of the law. As such, they are no longer in force, but have passed away along with the sacrificial system, the Levitical pries... Read More
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Jesus: The Only Way To Heaven

Jesus The Only Way to Heaven John MacArthur In the Jesus Movement of the 1960s and '70s, the "One Way" sign — the index finger held high — became a popular icon. "One Way" bumper stickers and lapel pins were everywhere, and the "One Way" slogan for a time became the identifying catchphrase of all ev... Read More
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Christians And Politics

Christians and Politics John MacArthur With the nation focused on the November elections, we thought a post on politics might be appropriate. The point of this article is not that we should abstain from any participation in the political process, but rather that we must keep our priorities straight ... Read More
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Jesus' Teaching And Our Culture

Jesus' Teaching and Our Culture John MacArthur October 17, 2020 Most of Jesus' teaching is completely out of sync with the mores that dominate our culture. I'm talking, of course, about the Jesus we encounter in Scripture, not the always-gentle, never-stern, uber-lenient coloring-book character who ... Read More
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The Real And Permanent Pandemic

The Real and Permanent Pandemic is the Rejection of Truth By John MacArthur, 2020 Fact-checking Joe Biden leads to the undeniable conclusions that truth has no hold on him nor on many people today. And he's supported for highest responsibility in our nation by a populace of truth averse or veracity ... Read More
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The Current Chaos And Confusion

We Should Not Be Surprised by the Current Chaos and Confusion By John MacArthur, 2020 Our generation has easy instant access to more data than any other era — but wisdom is in dangerously short supply. Wisdom, according to Scripture, is skill in living and applying truth. "The teaching of the wise i... Read More
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Critical Race Theory

John MacArthur on Critical Race Theory September 10, 2020 Last Friday President Trump stood up to the race hustlers and issued an order to "cease and desist from using taxpayer dollars" for the dissemination of Critical Race Theory (CRT) via mandatory instructional courses for government workers, in... Read More
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Losing Our Religion

Losing Our Religion By John MacArthur, 2020 Faith is on the decline nowadays, and it is no wonder. Most people in these postmodern times are convinced that it's impossible to know anything with settled certainty — so they can't really believe anything, either. When you aren't even sure whether objec... Read More
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Is America'S Conscience Vanishing?

Is America's Conscience Vanishing? By John MacArthur, 2020 How can we begin to explain the terrible, outrageous, unrelenting violence we have witnessed over the past months? It seems the more shocking and horrific this behavior becomes, the more passive and indifferent the "social justice" response.... Read More
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Christianity'S Quest For 'Relevance'

Christianity's Quest For 'Relevance' By John MacArthur, October 29, 2020 How strong and vibrant is Christianity in America at the moment? On a superficial level, it might appear that the church is growing faster and accomplishing more than ever. The nation is currently dotted coast to coast with meg... Read More
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God's Commentary on The Passion of Christ

Well, the world certainly has been awakened to The Passion of the Christ, hasn't it? This film that has dominated the public discourse for the last number of months has exposed millions of people to the account of the suffering, death and even the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It's really a remarkab... Read More

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