Tag Archive | John MacArthur
Do You Follow a Celebrity Pastor?
In most cases, when you hear the phrase “celebrity pastor,” you tend to think of individuals like Rick Warren, Joel Osteen, Steven Furtick or Ed Young, Jr. In each one of these cases, if you are one who believes that preachers should actually preach the Word of God, you probably get a very bad taste […]
Gospel, Discernment, and Passion 2013!
It is my prayer that this post will prove to be a connection between the matters of presenting the gospel and that of the area of discernment among the body of Christ. First, I note that each contributor has a different set of giftings for which I am very thankful. When The Pilgrim was the […]
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“If signs and wonders did still exist, do you think they would be given to people with bad theology? You think God would give Benny Hinn the power to do miracles to authenticate really bad theology? If those gifts existed, they would belong to the purest, most faithful, sound teachers of the word of God […]
Sermon of the week: “Sovereign Election, Israel & Eschatology (a.k.a. Why Every Self-Respecting Calvinist is a Premillennialist)” by John MacArthur.
Your sermon of the week is Sovereign Election, Israel & Eschatology (a.k.a. Why Every Self-Respecting Calvinist is a Premillennialist) by John MacArthur. This is the message that caused a stir a few years ago when MacArthur delivered it at the Shepherd’s Conference. Not all the contributors on this blog agree with MacArthur on this subject, […]
A Case for the Pre-Existence of the Son of God
A Case for the Pre-Existence of the Son of God Defining Who is the Son of God and Proving His Eternal Existence INTRODUCTION Over two-thousand years ago in the small village of Bethlehem, made famous as the boyhood home of King David (1 Sam 16:1, 17:12, Luke 2:4), a baby was born. Only a […]
Sermon of the week: “Why We Believe and Others Reject” by John MacArthur
Your sermon of the week by John MacArthur explains Why We Believe and Others Reject. As a side note, the day that DefCon posts its sermons of the week will change this week. Our sermons of the week will no longer post on Thursday mornings but will now post on Sunday mornings beginning this Sunday, […]
Sermon of the week: “Atonement and Justification – The Pharisee and the Tax Collector” by John MacArthur.
Your sermon of the week is Atonement and Justification: The Pharisee and the Tax Collector by John MacArthur. A great message from a great portion of Scripture.
Sermon of the week: “The Rich Man and Lazarus” by John MacArthur.
Your sermon of the week is on the subject of Hell in the sobering message The Rich Man and Lazarus by John MacArthur. This sermon is a follow-up to this previous message by MacArthur. I encourage you to listen to them both.
To Heaven and Back?
How many times have you heard someone claim they died and got a glimpse of heaven? Recently a co-worker told me the Pastor of her sister’s church preached a sermon on heaven. In his sermon, he mentioned a little boy who’d died and entered heaven {the child was revived by doctors}. While in heaven, he […]
Keep reforming
By John MacArthur I’m grateful for the widespread response this series of blogposts has generated, including all the feedback we have received from people who disagree about certain points. Yes, a few vocal critics have replied with mocking or misrepresentation, as if to illustrate the validity of some of my central concerns. But most of […]
Sermonof the week: “Preaching the Gospel Message” by John MacArthur
Your sermon of the week is Preaching the Gospel Message by John MacArthur. This sermon delivered at the 2007 Resolved conference outlines how God sovereignly uses weak and foolish messengers to employ the foolish means of preaching about the foolishness of the cross all to accomplish God’s sovereign will in His plan of salvation.
Soaking up the suds
John MacArthur exposes a growing unbiblical trend in this short piece; I do enjoy reading and listening to the teachings of this Godly man who stands firm on God’s word regardless of all the false accusations and verbal abuse he suffers…to God be the glory. Beer, Bohemianism, and True Christian Liberty Tuesday, August 09, 2011 […]
Sermon of the week: “Three Reasons to Fear God” by John MacArthur.
Your sermon of the week is Three Reasons to Fear God by John MacArthur. MacArthur begins this sermon by asking those in attendance what they would preach if they had one opportunity to speak in the largest church. He then reveals that when Jesus preached to the largest audience He had, He preached on the […]
A Message for an Ungodly Nation headed for Divine Judgment
I just finished listening to this; do take some time to listen to John MacArthur’s sermon concerning America. Listen or download here…
Sins of the Mind
One of the toughest battles against temptation comes from within our own minds. John MacArthur preaches an excellent message on this, go here for his sermon.
Sermon of the week: “The Grim Reality of the Last Days” by John MacArthur.
Your sermon of the week is The Grim Reality of the Last Days by John MacArthur. This is not a topic Joel Osteen would dare touch, and it’s definitely not a message for the faint-hearted. Mike Ratliff had this to say about this sermon: John MacArthur preached something I had never heard before, which compared […]
Man of God
Have you ever wondered what this phrase means? John MacArthur provides a solid biblical answer to this question in this sermon… Now just exactly what does this phrase mean? Maybe if we just took a very simple approach to it and said it means, “God’s man…God’s man.” That is to say, a man who belongs […]
Sermon of the week: “The Rise and Fall of the World” by John MacArthur.
Your sermon of the week is The Rise and Fall of the World by John MacArthur from his study in the book of Daniel. The Rise and Fall of the World (Part 1) The Rise and Fall of the World (Part 2) The Rise and Fall of the World (Part 3)
Railing against Hell
This comes from gty.org… For the last two weeks, we’ve posted a series of articles from John MacArthur addressing the teachings of Rob Bell. It didn’t take long for one of the primary areas of contention to emerge from the comment thread—the nature of hell. To be clear, we’re concerned here with the nature of […]
Sermon of the week: “Why Every Calvinist Should be a Premillennialist” by John MacArthur.
I was tempted to replace the image for this week’s speaker to that of a can of worms. Judging by the title of the sermon, you can imagine why. Your sermon of the week (in six parts) is Why Every Calvinist Should Be a Premillennialist by John MacArthur. I expect that this sermon will cause […]
Understanding our role as slaves
I am currently reading John MacArthur’s book ‘Slave’ and have been blessed thus far. One thing I notice about this book is that it is impossible to understand the role of being a slave of Christ if you do not understand the doctrine of depravity and sovereign election; nor will you understand ‘doulos’ if you […]
The Reality of Supernatural Faith
“Well,” you say, “isn’t faith natural?” Well…faith, to some degree, is natural. Certain kind of faith. When you turn on the faucet and drink the water, that is a certain kind of faith. You don’t know what’s playing in your pipes. You haven’t got the slightest idea… This is an immense kind of faith in […]
The Distinguishing Mark of Christianity
Freedom or slavery—what’s the distinguishing mark of Christianity? In a generation fixated on freedom, fulfillment, and autonomy, the vote has been cast early and often for freedom. But the Bible is abundantly clear—slavery is the heart of what it means to be a true Christian. It’s time to reassert this unpopular notion: true Christians are […]
Is Your Foundation Firm?
How Firm Our Foundation Let me ask you a theological question: Are you born again which results in your believing in Christ, or does your faith in Christ result in your being born again? Maybe you think I’m just playing with words, but how you answer that question significantly affects what you believe about man’s […]
Sermon of the week: “Evangelizing Your World” by John MacAthur.
Your sermon of the week, Evangelizing Your World, is yet another fine message by John MacArthur that I encourage the readers of DefCon to check out.
Kill sin
If someone were to ask you, “What’s the most dangerous spiritual responsibility to neglect?” You might think of Scripture reading, prayer, evangelism, listening to preaching, or attending corporate worship. And it’s not that you’d be wrong…God commands all believers to pursue those things. They’re non-negotiable. But there’s another spiritual responsibility we often overlook. It’s an […]
God’s plan for the Gay Agenda
John MacArthur If you’ve been watching the headlines over the last couple years, you may have noticed the incredible surge of interest in affirming homosexuality. Whether it’s at the heart of a religious scandal, political corruption, radical legislation, or the redefinition of marriage, homosexual interests have come to characterize America. That’s an indication of the […]
Sermon of the week: “The Sufficiency of Scripture” by John MacArthur.
Your sermon of the week is The Sufficiency of Scripture by John MacArthur. In this message MacArthur defends the perspicuity of the Bible starting from the very first attack against God’s Word in the Garden of Eden all the way up to the current attack on God’s Word by the Emergent movement. This is one […]
