John MacArthur Live

One of my life goals has been accomplish: I was able to hear John MacArthur live, and meet him

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I took a video of him when he first got on stage; it's from my phone, so the sound quality isn't the best.

And here is a picture I took of him on stage!

So, what did he preach about? He preached about the prodigal son found in Luke 15.

Some quotes from MacArthur's message are:

The prodigal son is the worst picture of a sinner that Jesus could have painted for the pharisees.

The son's answer to his problem (this is when he is feeding the swine) was a legalist answer, he felt he had to earn his way back.

The Father is Christ

The Prodigal is the tax collectors

The Older Son was the Pharisees

If Christ can forgive the most extreme sinner, He can save all.

God can't restrain himself when a sinner comes to Him.

Jesus did not finish the story, because the Pharisees would write their own. According to MacArthur, the rest of the story is that the Older Brother rose up, and beat his Father to death with a piece of wood. The reason why, is about three months later, that is exactly what the pharisees did to Christ.

Well, needless to say, this was very exciting! John MacArthur has had a hugh impact on my spiritual growth, and to finally meet him was exhilarating. 

I think though, if I am this excited about meeting a man; how much more exciting will it be to meet my Savior!

Soli Deo Gloria