John MacArthur

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81.) The Amazing Child of Christmas
      This morning as we consider together the wonderful reality of the Christmas story I want us to look at a text of Scripture found in the first couple of chapters of the gospel of Luke and I would invite you, if you will, to open your Bible to Luke. We're going to look at chapter 1, a portion of it, and chapter 2, a portion of that as well. I'm ...read more

82.) The Announcement of Jesus' Birth--Part 1
      Let's open our Bibles to the second chapter of Luke's gospel. It's Christmas in July here. We're in the gospel of Luke and we're studying the Christmas story. And it is...it's a real treat, I think, to study the Christmas story without the normal clutter of Christmas season, really refreshing to just be able to take the story itself and sort ...read more

83.) The Announcement of Jesus' Birth--Part 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, is our focus when we come to the communion servi ...read more

84.) The Announcement of Jesus' Birth--Part 3
      Open your Bible, if you will, to Luke chapter 2. Second chapter of Luke records the birth of Jesus Christ, records the historical event of the Word becoming flesh, of the One by whom all things were made becoming man. And we have already gone through this narrative down to verse 14 which is really the great thrust of the narrative. We have seen the ...read more

85.) The Biblical position on the King James Version controversy
      Recognizing that the Bible is the very Word of the Living God to man, and understanding the priority of knowing and obeying its truths, the elders at Grace Community Church are deeply committed to study and teach with diligence and authority. Thus, the central ministry of Grace Church is the continuous imparting of the Scripture to the people of ...read more

86.) The Biblical View on Abortion
      PART 1 As we come this morning to the matter of abortion, before I take you into the scriptures and we look more closely at to what the Bible has to say, it is probably fitting for us to get some kind of a grasp on the issue itself. So, I want to address that, if I may, for a moment. What I am going to say to you may sound like an article in the ...read more

87.) The Certainty of the Second Coming
      We return to this great first chapter and look at verses 7 and 8. We read in these two verses, "Behold, He is coming with the clouds and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him, even so, amen. I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come the A ...read more

88.) The Certainty of the Second Coming - Part 1
      Open your Bible, if you will, to 2 Peter chapter 3. We're about to embark in this chapter on a really great adventure. It's not the kind of chapter that you can go through rapidly, unless you want to miss some rich treasure. And so I know you'll go along at the rate that the Spirit of God kind of prompts my heart, welcoming and savoring all the ...read more

89.) The Certainty of the Second Coming - Part 2
      Turn in your Bible with me, if you will, to 2 Peter chapter 3. We're coming back to part 2 in our series on the certainty of the Second Coming, as we work our way through 2 Peter. To establish again in our minds this wonderful text, I would like to read for you verses 1 through 9...2 Peter chapter 3 verse 1: This is now, beloved, the secon ...read more

90.) The Certainty of the Second Coming - Part 3
      Let's open our Bibles tonight as we study the Word of God together to 2 Peter chapter 3. We return to our series on the certainty of the Second Coming. And this, by the way, is part 3 in that series...2 Peter chapter 3. As Christians it is obvious to all of us that we anticipate by way of the revelation of Scripture the return of Jesus Christ. ...read more

91.) The Character of a Healthy Church
      We are in the midst of a study of Paul's letter to Titus. Titus, a younger man than Paul, has been given the assignment of ministry on the island of Crete. Churches have been established there but they have some great needs. They have need for spiritual leadership. They have need for spiritual maturity in the congregation. And so Titus has been gi ...read more

92.) The Character of God's Word
      We, as I said earlier, are going to embark this morning on a study of how to study the Bible, how to get the most out of your Bible. And to begin with, I want to ask you to turn to an Old Testament passage which will be a launch point for us, Jeremiah chapter 8...Jeremiah chapter 8 and verse 9. In the ministry of Jeremiah, one of the unhappiest ass ...read more

93.) The Child Who Was God
      It's always a special joy for me, also, to come to the Christmas season and have the opportunity to focus on the simple and yet profound message of the birth of Christ. You know, it is an irony of rather significant proportions in America that we celebrate the birth of someone we refuse to acknowledge, sort of a curiosity. We have George Washingto ...read more

94.) The Christian's Responsibility In a Pagan Society--Part 1
      We are having a great time studying the book of Titus and I want you to open your Bible, if you will, to Titus chapter 3. I believe we come into one of the most challenging and relevant sections of this brief epistle as we approach this last chapter. I want to begin this morning to address the first eight verses. And I want to look at those verses ...read more

95.) The Christian's Responsibility In a Pagan Society--Part 2
      Well this morning we come again to the book of Titus, Paul's letter to this young man in the faith, ministering on the island of Crete to carry on the work there in a fashion that would bring honor to God. The book of Titus. We're looking at chapter 3 and examining the first eight verses under the theme, "The Christian's Responsibility in a Pag ...read more

96.) The Day of the Lord - Part 1
      This morning we return to our study of 1 Thessalonians. And I would encourage you to open your Bible, if you would, to chapter 5...1 Thessalonians chapter 5, we now begin the last chapter in this wonderful epistle which has so blessed and encouraged our hearts for many months. And as we come to chapter 5 we're going, this morning, to begin to exam ...read more

97.) The Day of the Lord - Part 2
      We've been for many months now studying Paul's first letter to the Thessalonian church. We find ourselves in chapter 5 and I would invite you to turn to chapter 5 and we look again at the first three verses of this chapter...First Thessalonians chapter 5 verses 1 through 3. Those of you who were hear last Sunday night will remember that we spe ...read more

98.) The Day of the Lord - Part 3
      Open your Bible, if you will, to 1 Thessalonians chapter 5. We're back to our little text of three verses which has become quite familiar to us over the last several weeks, as we endeavor to understand its truth. I would like to read the first three verses of this fifth chapter so that you might have its setting in your mind. First Thessalonian ...read more

99.) The Distinctive Qualities of the True Christian--Part 1
      Let's open our Bibles this morning to Philippians chapter 3, Philippians chapter 3. And I want to introduce you to the first three verses of this great third chapter. It is a significant chapter, a marvelous chapter. We will find ourselves greatly enriched as we work our way through in the weeks to come. But these opening three verses in many ways ...read more