A Chat With Our Chancellor | Dr. John MacArthur Speaks on Feature Film, “The Essential Church” 

I love John MacArthur’s unwavering commitment to God!

"The enemy is not content to wound us, he wants to destroy us." Very powerful and true.

What a privilege to be able listen to Pastor John. A true father in the faith..

Thank you, Pastor John MacArthur for taking this powerful, public stand for obedience to God above all.

Well done Grace community church. May God continue to strengthen you all the days of your life. Keep preaching the truth(Holy Bible)

I am from India and for the past 13 years or so, my heart wandered in a thirsty land, till I found the sermons app GTY. Then onwards my walk was so confident in my Christian life. My prayer for Grace Community Church is “ may the church flourish and make an impact on USA and the younger generation and the world churches as a whole. May the elders of the church hold the word of God close to their heart in teaching and preaching the truth”. Thank you dear and beloved Pastor John MacArthur!

What a great man - and what an intellect - and unbelieveably tough.

What a beacon of light in the darkness. Glory to the Lord Jesus Christ. 🙌

Pastor John is my greatest teacher and servant of God... such a pure and brilliant man of God! ❤

What an encouraging interview. Thank you and a million thumbs up for the godly example pastor John sets for the whole world.

Dr. John MacArthur, you are a true champion for the church of Christ. What you do and what you have done is beyond prodigious. Just listening to how you speak is moving. I have a respect for you that is very deep. All my love towards you.

Dear Pastor John MacArthur, God Bless you, and heartfelt appreciation for all your resources/sermons, and especially your sermons explaining each Book of Scripture. The Holy Spirit has worked through you which has brought myself and my husband to Jesus Christ.

Pastor John MacArthur you are so much appreciated for promoting sound doctrine and breaking down the the truth of God clearly and concisely. When the pandemic was intimidating so many others you were one of the few that showed fourth boldness of Faith. You inspired me then and continue to inspire me now. Thank you for such a great example of your love for God.

My husband and I saw the documentary last night and it was very well done . We are very encouraged and want to be like those martyrs who lost their lives for the sake of the gospel. Christ is Lord! Christ is my Lord!

Hello from New Zealand…..got to watch The Essential Church. Thank you Pastor John for your courage and inspiration to stand up against the devil and his work. Praise The Lord

Pastor MacArthur. I do not know you personally, but sir, I love you so very much. GOD has HIS hand on you. HIS SPIRIT truly dwells in you. You always teach and speak the truth. Your teachings are sound and Bible driven. When GOD chose you to take on this position as pastor and teacher of HIS Word, HE chose a true, faithful, and honest servant. This battle you won against the state and all the battles you will win, by the power and grace of GOD ALMIGHTY, reminds me of the story of Elijah when Elisha couldn't see GOD'S army until GOD opened his eyes. I can only imagine that army on your side. GOD fought that battle for you because of your sheer love and faithfulness to HIM and that you didn't back down, for you know who was with you. Thank you for all your sermons you post on GTY and all the RU-vid teachings you post. I am praying for you, your family, and all that you are doing in your Colleges and every other avenue you are taking to reach communities and children in the ways of teaching them the value of knowing CHRIST JESUS, always. GOD will move and open these doors fiercly on your behalf. Much love always. Christine (Durban, South Africa) ❤

Yes, I love John Macarthur, I listen to him every night

I love the way John speaks… he has a gift of eloquence. I would love to meet him but America is so far away! We need more Christians to stand up for the truth no matter what. We can be so weak and fearful in this world. ….the fear of man. We must trust and remember.the words” what can man do to us”. Praise God for people like John McArthur!

I purchased my tickets for the movie on Monday, my husband and I are going tonight here in Tennessee. I want to say so much to express my heart regarding your stand for God, Christ and His church - just know I'm so thankful to you Pastor MacArthur and your faithfulness and Obedience to the Most High God. Thank you for teaching the Word as you say one verse at a time. The Lord has used His truth through you to teach me so much everyday and mostly how to Love and Obey Him with full heart of joy. May God be Praised, May our Lord and King be served forever. Amen

God I pray he has strong believers in his Church. God bless him in Jesus name Amen

Thank you pastor MacArthur! May the Lord keep blessing you with wisdom!

Hello Pastor John. Thank you for your faithfulness. I'm one of the many you help me to believe in our Lord through your faithful preaching of God's Word. Thank you for grace to you blog, and to free resources of your many preaching. I'm disabled person and bedridden for many years because of paralysis. I had bedsore in my right buttock so that I cannot use my wheelchair anymore. I had sepsis and hospitalized for 18 days and 3 days in ICU. I'm stuck in bed before the pandemic comes. Until now my circumstances doesn't really change but thank God I found hope in Christ and God use you in my life through means of listening to His Word and that someday God will give us new body that is incorruptible. Praise God! I don't know how can I thank you pastor John, but you are always in my prayers. Your family, Phil Johnson, and grace community church brethren are in my prayers. God bless you all pastor John and all the staff behind this ministry. Thank you all my brothers in Christ. I love you all... -Nestor Jr. from the Philippines If someone read this message, please can you say it to our beloved pastor John Macarthur how I really appreciate him so much. I'm so thankful to him. Thank you so much brother/sister who will read this. Blessings in Christ.

Pastor John is my pastor. Even though I was called to leave California and move back home to Texas, every Sunday I live stream GCC. GCC is my permanent church because Pastor John is an extremely strong, unapologetic Christian and never waivers. The Lord certainly is on his side because he lives the Word. I love you, Pastor John.

How is it that I can feel challenged, and encouraged in my walk with Christ by listening to Pastor MacArthur talk about how the Church uncompromisingly handled political official's mandates to regulate GCC? amazing.

I watched all the events outlined in the movie in real time here in SoCal. The whole time, it was a battle, and all I could think about was the verse in Romans 8, where we are reminded that if God is for us, who can be against us. I take great joy in watching God work and win His battles.

I can't wait to see it. I thank GOD every day for John Macarthur and grace to you. It has changed our life. It has brought us so much light , truth and joy in this dark wicked joy . I'm not who I should be but Praise God I'm not who I used to be. It's made me a better father and has enriched our family more than I can ever say. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Words can't express How grateful I am.

Glory to God!

This wont last long on RU-vid! Praise the Lord for strong faithful Shepard's of Gods children. Amen ✝️🙏✝️

God Bless! What a blessing thank you all for this film

This is so encouraging for us Christians. May God's name be praised and glorified forever.

Excellent interview!! May all Honor and Glory be to our Lord and Saviour, Christ Jesus!!!! Amen and Amen!!!

Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Eph. 6.13 (LSB)

If I’m alive I want to go see this documentary

The Lord takes care of His church.

excellent speaker -- need more videos like this one. TY

Wow, I hope you put this on a DVD 📀, .I want to have it and share it. They can take this off RU-vid, please let all buy this incredible interview.

So happy to hear your voice so healthy and strong pastor John Macarther.

Praise the Lord, his servant once again back to minister the sheeps.

God bless Pastor John MacArthur and GCC. Outstanding that God's Glory was on display via the stance taken. Our Lord is amazing.

Our loving nickname for John will always be General MacArthur. He led us in the battle when most closed their doors! His legacy has always been to battle the fiery darts against the Church!

I hope the movie comes to our area, we definitely want to put our support behind this!

I gained a lot more respect for Pastor John after this

A true Warrior for Truth..I count myself truly blessed to have been led to study all these years under Pastor John..there can be no doubt that he is a genuine man of God with the genuine gift of Pastor/Teacher. I look forward to spending Eternity along side him, praising God.

I watched THE CHURCH IS ESSENTIAL ON THE 28TH & WHAT A STORY! The entire church of Jesus Christ needs to watch this!

Thank you very much John MacArthur! Can not wait to see this movie, thank you for your courage and your unwavering faith in God.

So wonderful to see strength to face that head on, an example for us all. It was similar for my wife in a the leading medical establishment in CA. Most around her were denied their “exemption request” or buckled to the bullying or in fear of losing their job. We knew of no other in that organization that went the distance, they backed down in the end. Having to prove a "sincerely held belief" is in the trial, not their definition of it or of the process.

John MacArthur is a Lion of The Faith ✝️💟💪🏼🙏🏼👍🏼

"we had the LORD on our side"!!!!! Amen and Amen, win, win, win!

Pastor MacArthur is boss-mode.

Awesome interview! Thanks for sharing this!

Thank you Pastor John for your stance and your church’s! Your book “Remember & Return” helped me during covid as my church in Northern CA closed many ministries. I was in so much desiring of fellowship with other believers. From 8/21/2020-11/30/2020 I used this book. The Lord rekindled my love, gave me strength and encouragement to return to the Source of my faith. Revelation 2:5 “Remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first.”

Praise God for His great work in the life of pastor John and the Grace Community Church 🙏🙌🙏

Be faithful and wait on the LORD. He does forsake not forget the remnant of His faithful.

Amen!! The Lord is amazing!! TYSM Pastor John for spearheading the charge against the darkness.

Sam loves Pastor so much! Pray for his health and stamina to continue to preach....and that Pastors do not get dementia

May God continue to bless Pastor John and his church. I hope The Essential Church movie comes to CT.❤

Praise The Lord. Thank You Lord for Your faithful bold saint and slave, my beloved Pastor John MacArthur and Your Calling for him in this life to keep fighting for You and Your truth so as to protect Your True Church and Your True sheep all over the world! Hallelujah. Soli Deo Gloria. The truth that you have been steadfastly teaching and faithfully preaching all these years, my beloved Pastor John, has taught me how to read, understand and love Lord and His Words and His Commandments, and has sanctified my soul to want to live every moment for and unto our Dear Lord, and has grown me in my spiritual maturity to learn faithfulness and boldness to evangelise for our Good Lord Jesus. Hallelujah. My beloved Pastor John, you are so so precious to God and me and many many True sheep who are thirsty for Lord and His Words! So so GRATEFUL to Lord that He has given you, His faithful bold slave, to His True Church and His True sheep, and so so THANKFUL to you for your life wholly devoted to Lord Jesus ! HALLELUJAH!🎉🪅🎊

lol! I love Pastor John's short answer! ❤

My God continue to bless the work of your hands Pastor John.

I began following John MacArthur during the covid tyranny when I first read about him in the news for standing up against the state. And what a blessing it has been to learn more about Gods word than I ever had before!

Pastor John is getting up there but you gotta love he’s still got a mind like a steel trap! Great recall I so admire just like RC Sproul had, great faithful men of God. Praise God and blessings to Dr MacArthur, GCC and The Master’s University🙏✝️

Was able to follow Grace community church for the past 4 years, what a great example of Godly strength when the church was attacked. It is an ongoing battle, this interview and movie will change hearts and minds for Gods glory.

What a great conversation about the Gospel TRUTH! Thank you!

Soooo true!!!!! Never give in. God is sooooo holy, wonderful and almighty. Thank you Dr for being an axample!!!❤❤❤❤

Thank you Pastor McArthur for standing up so fearlessly for God’s Truth and being such a great example for us!

I love the entirety of this interview, especially the end where he says I want my fresca! Good solid word, thank you Pastor John!

Much Love Pastor JHON. We need an extension of Grace Church here in Jacksonville North Carolina..💜

I Thank You For All You Do Pastor John, But All Glory Goes To God ✝️ ❤️

A true father of the faith. So grateful for this interview. So much wisdom!

I just drove 3 hours to watch John MacArthur preach. I will do it again this Sunday.

Wow, I liked Dr John MacArthur since I looked at 7th Day Adventist, and the Sabbath, I was very happy with his talk on the Lord's Day. I particularly loved his tribute to R.C. Sproul, and their prior interactions. Anyway, back to the Sabbath sermon, I had looked all over the place for an answer, to the greats Like Begg, Sproul, and others, even asking at my church, Reformed Church in Christchurch NZ, and couldn't get an answer, I spent a whole Sunday with Mum (97) watching RU-vid videos, then I found Dr John's rendition on same, and said to my 80-year-old friend at church, He Nailed It. I am very impressed with Dr John's teaching and ministry, and I recently watched episode a few days ago, on Ephesians 4. WOW! Regards Dave NZ. As for what is going on out there, England, USA in regard to LGB (T) funny that they're not allowed to be part of their group, seems to me to be counterproductive. I say it proves the depravity of Man, and their leadership. It proves God even more for me. Romans 1 always comes to mind. I was struck by the lady that came to NZ to speak on Ladies rights, and even though our Prime Minister granted her passage to speak in NZ, she was more or less, gagged, in sighting any words. It's interesting, that it wouldn't happen the other way around, if indeed 'she' was a spokesperson for one of the letter groups. (O/T incidentally I think Alaister Begg leads for the most enjoyable delivery for me, in my opinion, when he spoke about The Man on the Middle Cross, watched the whole thing over and over, including the lengthy fun intro and conclusion, he said I could come. That's Grace to a Tee for me. My Catholic friend doesn't see it that way however, but I do, we both disagree here on that portion of Scripture, he says one was a good thief (Heh?) and then other was a bad thief).

Oh, my goodness. I listened/watched as I did other things … and then right at the end, I cried. Thank you Pastor John, Man of God.

Pastor John, thank you also in Grace to you app, The study Bible app and Grace Church app. I'm always tuned in! Thanks a lot!

All thanks and praise be to God for giving us faithful leaders like Pastor John MacArthur.

The one and only pastor John MacArthur. Dedicated and a straight forward teacher.

Wow. Praise Jesus

May God and His Son Jesus Christ continue to bless this Preacher, His Family and Those who stand for Gods's word!! AMEN!!💖🕊️☘️

God bless you Pastor John MacArthur and Grace Community Church also Masters University. I would love to go to the Master's University but am not able to afford it, pulse I moved back to England which now I realize was a big mistake to do.

Profound. 3:02 nails it. #youtubecommunity #wisdom #history

Awsome, aman

Praise the Lord for your ministry, Pastor John, Grace Community Church, and The Master´s University. I thank God for you and the inmensurable teaching and blessings that through you He has given to my life. I came to know you much better during the pandemics. I had only heard your Spanish.translated sermons in Radio Armonía in Chile. I continue to listen, right after coming from my local church, to the morning Lord´s Day Worship Services and, when time difference allows, the evening Lord´s Day Worship Services of GCC. I look forward to seeing the film in Chile and having you visit our Church Iglesia Cristiana in La Serena, Chile.

I work at the library where this was filmed and it's cool to see the way they changed this room for filming this 😂❤

I’m in Australia and doubt it will be shown here. Will it be available on DVD? Thank you John for your teachings, your sermons have been my comfort since my Husband went home 8 months ago.

Thank you Pastor John MacArthur for your unending faith and biblical knowledge. You are a master in every sense of the word. You have been truly blessed by our creator.

Thank you dear Pastor McArthur. Thank you for your faithfulness and Example for the believers. I know now Why I believe what I believe.

I just came back from watching the movie. I was the only person in the whole theater and I still cheered out loud lol. THIS....WAS.....GREAT!!!!! So much information about everything on the church. I was like Mike about the dilemma on Romans 13 and never heard of the term "Eransism" (I know I'm spelling it wrong and can't find the correct spelling; the thought of God>State>Church) and that blew my mind. I knew that the church wasn't under the state but didn't know the term. Anyway, this was amazing. When is part 2 coming out? lol Thank You Lord for this wonderful gift and showing us how the church is suppose to be.

Excellent video! I so enjoy listening to and learning from Dr. John.

God bless you my pastor John macarthur.

A true testament of God's providence. God bless this ministry and it's faithful followers! 🙏💜 I evoke defiance with scripture. Ephesians 5:11 comes to mind. I have lost favor with family and friends for defending the faith, the truth. I absolutely love this powerful pastor💜

GOD BLESS YOU MACTHUR

I used to get up at 4 am. to listen to Rev. Johnn MacArthur via radio, then before the computer era while I was studying at Liberty University. As a foreign student from Korea, I thought America became a great nation because it has great men like him. I owe him a lot since I was fed and grown far more from his faithful teaching than any other graduate courses to the max I had that America could offer since then.

God Bless John and GC. I love the reference to the Old Testament Series John is working on. The first volume, Zechariah has been such a blessing to study. Excited about this series!

God loves his bride. God loves his children. God so loves the world He sent His Son to save. I prayed for Grace Church during this time when Covid was going on and my home church. God is so good. Jesus is Lord. Jesus is Lord Jesus is King.

We need to continue to stand on the promise of Christ our Savior. "I will never leave you nor forsake"

Praise to The Lord Jesus Christ! I Thank God for the life of pastor John MacArthur. God has blessing my spiritual life and is Amazing how how God uses the preachings of pastor Macartur of 1975 80’ 90’ and more these preachings are a wonderful blessing in my life, God’s providence How beautiful and marvelous is God’s word preaching in its purity Thank you Jesus for pastor John MacArthur and GCC!

Dr MacArtur is a warrior!!

I pray God raises up pastors and churches like JM church as they are all evangelical. I am currently in a Reformed church but they are still more like evangelicals in many ways. Thank you pastor JM God as used you to help me with my Christian walk. God bless you 🙏🏽💜

Praise God 🙏🙌🙏 Thank God for raising up men like pastor John and others who are kept pure in trusting our Great God 🙏🙌🙏

Glória seja dada a Deus🙏.

I love John MacArthur! He speaks only the truth. I've learned so much from listening to his sermons and his books. He is a true servant of our Lord.