Category Archives: John MacArthur

Widely known for his thorough, candid approach to teaching God’s Word, John MacArthur is a fifth-generation pastor, a popular author and conference speaker, and has served as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California since 1969. John and his wife, Patricia, have four grown children and fourteen grandchildren. John’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 is the president of The Master’s College and The Master’s Seminary, and he has written hundreds of books and study guides, each one thoroughly biblical and practical. Best-selling titles include The Gospel According to Jesus, The Second Coming, Ashamed of the Gospel, Twelve Ordinary Men, and The MacArthur Study Bible, a 1998 ECPA Gold Medallion recipient.

God’s Plan Demands Christ’s Return, Part 1, Luke 21:8

This morning we have the opportunity to return to the twenty-first chapter of the gospel of Luke and to consider the next in a series of messages drawn from our Lord’s own teaching called “Signs of Christ’s return…Signs of Christ’s … Continue reading

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The Trinitarian Testimony of Jesus’ Coming, Luke 21:8

This morning it’s our wonderful privilege to return to the twenty-first chapter of the gospel of Luke. You can take your Bible, or one near you there in the pew and turn to Luke chapter 21. As you well know … Continue reading

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Jesus’ Description of the Temple’s Destruction, Luke 21:5-7

We come now to the time in which we turn to the Word of the living God. It’s Luke chapter 21…Luke chapter 21 and we’re going to be looking this morning at what is really introductory to the rest of … Continue reading

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Abusing the Poor, Luke 21:1-4

This morning I want you to open your Bible to the twenty-first chapter of the gospel of Luke, Luke chapter 21. And I want to read this somewhat familiar portion of Scripture to you, to establish it in your mind. … Continue reading

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Confronting Error with Condemnation, not Conversation, Luke 20:45-47

And now we come to the Word of God again, and Luke 20 is our text…Luke 20. We have arrived at the end of this chapter and we’ll look at the final three verses…Luke chapter 20 verses 45 through 47. … Continue reading

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David’s Son and Lord, Luke 20:41-44

In our study of the Word of God, we find ourselves, this morning, in the twentieth chapter of Luke’s gospel, Luke chapter 20 coming to the conclusion of this rich twentieth chapter. Perhaps more importantly than the chapter is the … Continue reading

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A Diagnosis of the Christ-Rejecters, Luke 20:19-26

If you will open your Bible to the gospel of Luke and the twentieth chapter, we’re going to return to the passion week, the week of our Lord Jesus Christ’s crucifixion, and look at the next in the series of … Continue reading

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The Murder of God’s Son: A Prophetic Parable, Pt. 2, Luke 20:9-18

Let’s look at Luke 20…Luke chapter 20 and verses 9 through 16 is the parable that we began to study in our last session. Our Lord Jesus invented the most clear and powerful and stunning and sometimes shocking stories using … Continue reading

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The Murder of God’s Son: A Prophetic Parable, Pt. 1 , Luke 20:9-18

We have the joy of returning to our study of the gospel of Luke, this great inspired history of the life and ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ. If you will, open your Bible to the twentieth chapter of Luke, … Continue reading

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Rejecting the King’s Authority, Luke 20:1-8

We return to the twentieth chapter of the gospel of Luke…Luke chapter 20 and the next in the series of paragraphs and texts that we’re looking at as we move through the final week of our Lord’s life as He … Continue reading

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Making Disciples, Luke 19:1-10

Introduction The story of Zaccheus illustrates Luke’s theme–”the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). Christ sought out and saved the sinner Zaccheus and therefore gives us an example of how … Continue reading

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Persistent Prayer for the Lord’s Return, Luke 18:1-8

Let me encourage you to open your Bible to the eighteenth chapter of the gospel of Luke, Luke chapter 18. And here is a familiar and wonderful and rich parable told by our Lord Jesus Christ, the Master of the … Continue reading

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The Legalistic Son, Luke 15:25-32

Luke 15 is our text and back to the story that Jesus told, the parable starting in verse 11 and running to the end of the chapter. Verses 11 to 32, probably the most familiar of Jesus’ stories, the story … Continue reading

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The Loving Father, Luke 15:17-24

If you will, take your Bible and turn to the fifteenth chapter of Luke. And I confess to you that my heart and mind is overflowing with things I want to say to you and I’m doing the best that … Continue reading

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The Licentious Son, Luke 15:11-16

We turn now in the Word of God to Luke 15. Our text this morning is Luke chapter 15 and we begin in verse 11 with the very familiar parable of our Lord, probably His best known and most memorable … Continue reading

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The Tale of Two Sons Part 3, Luke 15:22-24

We are studying together the fifteenth chapter of the gospel of Luke, Luke’s record of the life of the Lord Jesus Christ, one of the four records, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Luke is a very careful historian and there … Continue reading

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The Tale of Two Sons Part 2, Luke 15:17-21

If you will, take your Bible and turn to the fifteenth chapter of Luke. And I confess to you that my heart and mind is overflowing with things I want to say to you and I’m doing the best that … Continue reading

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The Tale of Two Sons Part 1, Luke 15:11-16

We turn now in the Word of God to Luke 15. Our text this morning is Luke chapter 15 and we begin in verse 11 with the very familiar parable of our Lord, probably His best known and most memorable … Continue reading

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The Tale of Two Sons, Luke 15:11-32

This is a highlight of my year and highlight of ministry opportunity for me and I am a man under orders to share it with you, the Word of God. That’s a divine mandate and I am also under another … Continue reading

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Making Disciples, Luke 15

Introduction Luke 19:10 says, “The Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Christ came into the world to rescue man from sin and hell. That is Luke’s theme, and there is no better … Continue reading

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