{"id":138690,"date":"2025-07-17T09:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=138690"},"modified":"2025-07-17T18:29:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T22:29:11","slug":"ct-john-macarthur-who-explained-the-bible-to-millions-rip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=138690","title":{"rendered":"(CT) \u00a0John MacArthur, Who Explained the Bible to Millions, RIP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After that he started preaching through the New Testament one book at a time, beginning with the Gospel of John and then moving to Peter\u2019s first and second epistles. MacArthur spent 30 hours<\/a> a week preparing sermons and delegated almost all other pastoral responsibilities to the church\u2019s elders and lay leaders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The church grew rapidly. Grace built a new building that could seat 1,000 in 1971 and expanded again in 1977, tripling in size. It became the largest Protestant church in Los Angeles by the end of the decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The demand for recordings of MacArthur\u2019s sermons also exploded. Church members sent out 5,000 tapes every week, then 15,000, then 30,000. By the end of the \u201970s, more than 100,000 Christians around the country were receiving MacArthur\u2019s recorded sermons every week. The church also launched a separate ministry, Grace to You, to broadcast MacArthur\u2019s messages on Christian radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJohn\u2019s ministry proves how timeless preaching can be when it is merely sound, clear biblical exposition,\u201d Phil Johnson, executive director of Grace to You,\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0in 2011. \u201cIf the aim of preaching is the awakening of spiritually dead souls and the cleansing and transformation of lives spoiled by sin, then all that really counts is that the preacher be faithful in proclaiming the Word of God with clarity, accuracy, and candor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>

Expository preacher John MacArthur died Monday at the age of 86.

He said the most important mark of his ministry was that he explained the Bible with the Bible.https:\/\/t.co\/qUiMDTIxLW<\/a><\/p>— Christianity Today (@CTmagazine) July 15, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>