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Preach Like John
MacArthur.
Let the text set the agenda every week, verse by verse, for a lifetime.
- ✓7 of his sermons, studied start to finish
- ✓Ten steps to preach the way he did
- ✓A fill-in outline in his shape, 9 pages
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— Why he’s one of the greats
Let the text set the agenda every week, verse by verse, for a lifetime.
John MacArthur became pastor of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, on February 9, 1969, at age 29, and served there until his death on July 14, 2025. Through the Grace to You broadcast, The Master’s Seminary and his books, he became the best-known verse-by-verse preacher of his generation. His secret: he let the text set the agenda, every week, for 56 years. He took one passage, explained what it meant in its context, ran it through the rest of Scripture with dozens of cross-references, and pressed its meaning on the listener’s conscience. He used few jokes and few personal stories; his outlines were loose because the passage, not a clever structure, carried the sermon. His authority came from the sense that the listener was hearing the Bible itself explained, not the preacher’s opinions about it.
- 42Years to preach through the entire New Testament
- 56Years at Grace Community Church (1969-2025)
- 1,000+Grace to You airings a day
What makes his style unique
“He could get more out of a Bible verse than anyone I’ve ever known.”
— Who wrote this
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What’s inside
Preach Like John MacArthur — Let the text set the agenda every week, verse by verse, for a lifetime..
- 01Why he’s one of the greatsThe story, the numbers and what made his style his own.
- 02What he does7 of his sermons, studied start to finish, and the shape they share.
- 03How he does itTen steps to preach the way he did.
- 04His outlineWhere the time goes, movement by movement.
- 05Write one like John MacArthurA fill-in outline in his shape, ready for your own text.
- 06SourcesEvery quote and number, cited.
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