Why Expository Preaching is Effective 

Thank you for the encouragement. I’m only in my third year as a pastor, and this resonates with me greatly.

Thank you Dr. Macarthur, I have heard more of the Lord through your preaching more than you'll ever know. Glory to God for lifers such as you. Mercy & peace be on you and your family in Christ Jesus the Lord. Amen.

When I started doing Expository Bible Study on the Gospel of Matthew in Bahasa Malaysia, I thought it's going to be 28 videos based on the 28 chapters. But to date, in my podcast, I'm in Matthew 22:1-14 and it's already the 115th episode! 😆 (and for the Gospel of Mark, chapter 10:17-22, 75 short videos). John MacArthur's influence 'ruin' my life; God changed my life 💪 Indeed, expository style is the most satisfied and rich style of preaching and Bible Study. Thanks John, GTY and TMS for your labours in the Word 😇

How true! To draw from the well where we deposited 👍🏼

"capture them for this truth". Amen. MacArthur has been a great blessing to me.

I just adore this godly man‘s preaching. His accuracy with the Word of God unfolds time and again that inescapable impact of the TRUTH! Thank you sincerely, pastor MacArthur, for enriching countless individuals across the nations of this dying world! I stand amazed ... and tremble at His Word! GRACE to you who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying LOVE! 🙏 from 🇨🇭

He is huge blessing on my spiritual walk and to our household. We love you, Pastor we are so grateful to the Lord for you.❤️🙏🏼🌻💕

Looking forward to Shepherd’s Conference in March!!!

By now I've listened to/watched, let's see, something like 300 of his videos. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

There should be more interviews like this. This was AMAZING.

God bless jhon macarthur,been blessed in Dominican repúblic

Thank you Pastor MacArthur for those encouraging and instructive words! They have reassured me in regards to my preaching.

I love listening to Pastor MacArthur's preaching/teaching. He pours out love, grace & truth like a major spiritual waterfall.

He is such a blessing.

“Set yourself on fire and people will come to watch you burn. “ that’s what I was told in preaching school and I works.

Very helpful. 'Logic on fire' thank you Doctor John

thanks Ptr John

Thanks John. This is wonderful. God bless you. We won't fail God and we won't let you down.

Be a workman who needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the "Word of Truth"' I like that part "Don`t let anyone be able to reason out of what your saying about the Truth"

I understand what your saying. Its strange that you would feel ineffective with your message at the end of a sermon. But it a confession none the less and its been brought into the light. The act of bringing what is hidden into the light is a necessity for repentance and salvation. Praise God because a short testimony is effective where vigorous study can fall short.

May the Triune God raise up modern day MLJs, JEs, Pauls, Elijahs, JMacs, who will expound the whole counsel of God 1) to a church that prefers stories rather than "Thus says the Lord" expositions and 2) to a world in need of hearing the true nature of the Gospel of God.

Thank you so much is sound advice I tend to want to say too much in turn it uncvear thank you praise god amen.

Solid

Amen!

Good video. Thank you, John. What is your favorite book of the Bible?

Amen pastor John. Very encouraging for pastors

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Jeremiah 20:9 (KJV) Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But [his word] was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not [stay]. Psalm 39:3 (KJV) 3 My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: [then] spake I with my tongue, Job 32:18-20 (KJV) 18 For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me. 19 Behold, my belly [is] as wine [which] hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles. 20 I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer. 1 Corinthians 9:16,17 (KJV) 16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel! 17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation [of the gospel] is committed unto me.

Pastor John, please explain why the NASB has it wrong in 2 Samuel 21; 19 when it says that Ilahanan killed Galiath and not David killed Galiath, I love listening to your preaching but that causes confusion in Scripture?

Could John recommend an online Biblical Scholars course. Thank you.

Is it wrong to read the same scripture until you understand what your reading before moving on, or should I read through and let it be understood as it comes?

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We all gonna pretend like that thumbnail wasn't intentional? 😆

Covet to prophesy and forbid not speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives utterance.

Jeremiah 33:6 Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth. Malachi 2:6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. 1 John 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Luke 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

he doesnt mention the guidance of the Holy Spirit... and who cares how you preach.. Just preach the TRUTH..IN CHRIST.

You lost it jhon when you said take the mark of the best and you well be ok the bible says other wise

If John Macarthur feels like he's not a good enough preacher, then I don't feel so bad.....I think he's (arguably) the greatest preacher we have now with Billy Graham gone....Dr. Macarthur never loved the spotlight like Billy did....no criticism towards him, just a different personality!

No form of preaching is truly effective, except maybe in their own eyes, if the walk of the person doing the preaching does not match their talk.

you went to the wrong guy.. you should always consent with the Holy Spirit....

Expository preaching is nothing but shooting the body in the foot if it comes at the expense of dependance upon the Holy Spirit for revelation. Brain explanation and analysis over Holy Spirit dependence is as dangerous to THE FAITH as any heretical onslaught of Satan. Building a castle of religion, a false kingdom rooted and grounded in pagan rationalism, is anathema to genuine faith.

The calvinist says that man is so depraved that he is unable to seek God and then their doctrine blames God for causing sin... John Calvin does.... “thieves and murderers, and other evildoers, are instruments of divine providence, being employed by the Lord himself to execute judgments which he has resolved to inflict.” (John Calvin, Institutes of Christian Religion, Book 1, Chapter 17, Paragraph 5) “The devil, and the whole train of the ungodly, are in all directions, held in by the hand of God as with a bridle, so that they can neither conceive any mischief, nor plan what they have conceived, nor how muchsoever they may have planned, move a single finger to perpetrate, unless in so far as he permits, nay unless in so far as he commands, that they are not only bound by his fetters but are even forced to do him service” (John Calvin, Institutes of Christian Religion, Book 1, Chapter 17, Paragraph 11) John Piper does..... "God . . . brings about all things in accordance with his will. In other words, it isn’t just that God manages to turn the evil aspects of our world to good for those who love him; it is rather that he himself brings about these evil aspects for his glory (see Ex. @-16; John 9:3) and his people’s good (see Heb. 12:3-11; James 1:2-4). This includes-as incredible and as unacceptable as it may currently seem-God’s having even brought about the Nazis’ brutality at Birkenau and Auschwitz as well as the terrible killings of Dennis Rader and even the sexual abuse of a young child . . . EVERY CALVINIST I HAVE TALKED TO DOES...... Jews thought salvation was only for them as the elect nation of God and could be achieved through works of the law. Calvinists think salvation is only for them as the Augustinian-elect of God. Ironically they both have the same elitist objections and can’t stand the fact that salvation is freely and genuinely offered to all through faith. Calvinists can even see the similarity between themselves and the Jews who boasted of their election. The irony is literally staggering. Calvinists are the 21st century Pharisees. Calvinism: Satan's way of unloading his responsibility for what he has done in this world and placing it on God.."God predetermined everything and caused everything including evil" If God predetermined everything..that means everything!! And so Calvinism places the blame of anything evil on God.. That is blasphemy..They follow a false god that is responsible for evil. I mean really?!? God gets glory by purposefully creating creatures that are intended to burn and suffer in unfathomably painstaking eternal torment as a way for Him to have glory?

He misquotes Scripture constantly and embarassingly. Stick with EW Bullinger, who knew Hebrew and Greek. Bullinger knew the nuances of the languages, and not just the words. MacArthur builds the doctrine of salvation on Luke! There is NO gospel of salvation in Luke. The real gospel for today is in Romans. MacArthur misquotes the more or less "examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith," which is actually misinterpreted in today's translations. The Scripture actually reads, "Since you seek a proof of Christ in me, you yourselves, examine yourselves...." In other words, Paul was telling the Corinthians that if he was not their spiritual father, then they were not his spiritual children. That passage has NOTHING to do with salvation. Luke was an introduction of Christ and His Kingdom to Israel, started by John the Baptist. It is not church doctrine at all. Only Paul's letters are church doctrine. James is NOT.