Episodes 29
Avg. Duration 52m
Activity Declining
Since May 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2025

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About This Podcast

As The MacArthur Center for Expository Preaching at The Master’s Seminary opens its doors, season one of its flagship podcast will tell the surprising, providential, compelling story of how John MacArthur became synonymous with expository preaching. From his first sermon at Grace Community Church on February 9, 1969, through his 52 years of relentless, verse-by-verse exposition from the New Testament, John has modeled a simple idea: that the Bible is clear and the preacher’s task is to patiently explain that meaning to his audience. This documentary-style season will look at Grace Community Church, which during John’s 52-year ministry has grown from a small, nondescript church in the middle of the San Fernando Valley into one of the largest, most influential churches in the United States. These eight episodes will tell the story of John’s calling into pastoral ministry and explain why, and how, he preaches the way he does. It will also trace his involvement in controversies and look at how he preaches during cultural upheaval and personal suffering. Don’t miss season one of The MacArthur Center podcast.

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Recent Episodes

S4E1 Episode 1: Influence

Jun 18, 2025 39m

The first episode of season four of The MacArthur Center podcast—titled Influence—answers a crucial question: What is leadership? Countless books have been written on the topic, but few really…

S3E8 Episode 8: The Grace of Technology

Mar 04, 2025 59m

Since June of 2024, the last time we released an episode, John MacArthur's been in and out of the hospital, dealing with one medical crisis after another. By God's grace, and thanks to the subject of…

S3E7 Episode 7: Aimee and Joni

Jun 11, 2024 1h 13m

Over the past century, the charismatic movement swept the globe, promising a deeper connection with God, spiritual blessing at every turn, and lots of cash for anyone with enough faith. How did this…

S3E6 Episode 6: Eschatology

Mar 05, 2024 1h 11m

Of all the theological categories in the Bible, eschatology—the study of things pertaining to the end—may be the most neglected. Otherwise sound and biblical teachers often avoid the topic either…

S3E5 Episode 5: John MacArthur is My Youth Pastor

Feb 21, 2024 1h 10m

Over his 55 years as a pastor—and counting—John MacArthur has ministered to thousands of young people. Today, his ministry continues to provide profound value for teenagers and twenty-somethings. Why…

S3E4 Episode 4: Friendship and the Finish Line

Nov 21, 2023 37m

After the study of God’s Word, nothing gives John MacArthur more joy in life and ministry than relationships. For him, being with those of like precious faith infuses his days with meaning,…

S3E3 Episode 3: When Believers Stop Believing

Oct 25, 2023 47m

If you’ve been a Christian for any length of time, you probably know someone who used to follow Jesus Christ, but now wants nothing to do with him. Why does that happen? What marks the path from…

S3E2 Episode 2: The Gospel According to Jesus

Sep 27, 2023 51m

In 1988, John MacArthur’s book The Gospel According to Jesus stirred no small amount of controversy. By simply looking at what Jesus meant when he said follow me, the book exposed more than one false…

S3E1 Episode 1: The Drivetrain

Sep 06, 2023 1h

If, like John MacArthur, your ministry is going to endure for more than a half-century, you need to know how to navigate doctrinal disagreements within your local congregation and with other pastors,…

S2E8 Episode 8: MacArthur and His Successor

Dec 21, 2022 1h 9m

Who will succeed John MacArthur? Who will carry on the God-centered, biblical-grounded, expository ministry that he’s built over the past half-century? John MacArthur has always had a succession…

S2E7 Episode 7: MacArthur and the Government

Nov 09, 2022 1h 4m

On July 26th, 2020, California’s government leaders said the worship service at Grace Community Church was an illegal gathering. John MacArthur called it “a peaceful protest.” Why did the church defy…

S2E6 Episode 6: MacArthur and His Critics

Oct 19, 2022 58m

For pastors, criticism comes with the job. It's a reality for nearly everyone in ministry, especially those preaching the whole counsel of God. So how should pastors, or any Christian for that…

S2 Bonus Episode: MacArthur and the Puritans

Sep 07, 2022 14m Bonus

If you appreciate John MacArthur’s preaching—particularly how he takes such an in-depth, thorough look at each text—you can thank a Puritan. Who were these men of God from centuries ago? And why do…

S2E5 Episode 5: MacArthur and Rome

Aug 24, 2022 52m

Throughout his ministry, John MacArthur has consistently criticized and condemned the Catholic church and the Pope who leads it. That’s in stark contrast to many evangelicals today who downplay the…

S2E4 Episode 4: MacArthur and the Calvinists

Jun 22, 2022 49m

In 2009, Time Magazine said Calvinism—or New Calvinism—was one of 10 ideas shaping the world. How did a theological system focused on the majesty and sovereignty of God become a world-changing…

S2E3 Episode 3: MacArthur and the Russians

Jun 01, 2022 52m

Few American pastors are more respected, or more influential, in the Russian-speaking world than John MacArthur. His ministry has spread throughout Ukraine and Russia since before the Iron Curtain…

S2E2 Episode 2: MacArthur and the Doctor

Apr 01, 2022 52m

Christians need mentors who have run the race before them. The lives of these leaders influence, challenge and motivate us. John MacArthur is considered a mentor and model by countless Christians and…

S2E1 Episode 1: MacArthur and the Fundamentalists

Mar 08, 2022 1h 3m

Where did John MacArthur come from? What theological heritage shaped him? Was it a denomination, a movement, a school, or a man? Those questions kick off season two of The MacArthur Center podcast.…

S2 Season 2 Full-Length Trailer

Mar 02, 2022 3m Trailer

When John MacArthur was coming of age in the 1950s and 60s, what person, Christian institution, or movement entrusted him with the work of the ministry? And in turn, how has he entrusted the truth to…

S1 Bonus Episode: Black Tuesday

Feb 16, 2022 43m Bonus

John MacArthur thought it was an ordinary Tuesday staff meeting, a chance to connect with his friends and fellow pastors at Grace Community Church. But this day in the fall of 1979 was actually the…

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