John MacArthur
Until his passing on July 12 (2025), John MacArthur served as the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church (Sun Valley CA), the platform from which multiple streams of ministry developed over five decades.
One of those (founded in 1969) is Grace to You®—the organization responsible for developing, producing, and distributing “Grace to You®” radio and television programs as well as books and other content authored by John. Today, the program is aired throughout the USA as well as internationally in multiple languages. As a ministry marked by generosity, the “vault” of all John’s sermons (over 3000 total) was opened wide several years ago making all material available for free download at the ministry’s website.
Since completing his first best-selling book The Gospel According to Jesus in 1988, John has authored nearly 400 books and study guides, including The MacArthur Study Bible, Our Sufficiency in Christ, Strange Fire, Ashamed of the Gospel, The Murder of Jesus, The Prodigal Son, Twelve Ordinary Men, The Truth War, The Jesus You Can’t Ignore, Slave, One Perfect Life and One Faithful Life. In 2015, having been years in the making, The MacArthur New Testament Commentary series was completed. Titles are now translated into more than two dozen languages with The MacArthur Study Bible, the cornerstone resource of his ministry, available in English, Spanish, Russian, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, and Chinese.
In 1969, after graduating from Talbot Theological Seminary, John began his pastoral leadership at Grace Community Church. The emphasis of his pulpit ministry was always the careful study and verse-by-verse exposition of the Bible, with special attention devoted to the historical and grammatical background behind each passage. In 1985, John became president of The Master’s University (Santa Clarita CA) and one year later founded The Master’s Seminary, a graduate school dedicated to training men for full-time pastoral roles and missionary work. Today, he is chancellor of The Master’s University and Seminary.
With an evident heart for equipping pastors, the first Shepherds Conference was held in 1985. Since then, the annual event has hosted thousands of pastors anxious for fellowship, refreshment and equipping under the tutelage of outstanding speakers devoted to that objective.
Personally, John’s legacy (along with his wife, Patricia) includes four grown children, fifteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Books
Parables: published 2015
The Upper Room: published 2014
One Perfect Life: published 2013
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Get to Know John MacArthur: Q&A Article (April 2013)
Book Recommendations from John MacArthur (March 2016)
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John MacArthur is unleashing God’s truth, one verse at a time, in a 28:30 weekly television program.
John MacArthur draws on more than forty years of studying and teaching God’s Word to answer the most frequently asked questions people have about the Bible, theology, and the Christian life. The 2:00 daily feature …
John MacArthur offers snapshots of biblical truth in a daily 1:00 feature, accurately communicating God’s Word with grace, substance and practical application to life.
Weekend listeners are afforded a distinct variety of 25:00 stand-alone studies that exemplify the same depth and commitment to the Word that’s the hallmark of the daily edition.
In each 28:30 broadcast message, John MacArthur brings to the listener his expert exposition and interpretation of biblical passages, not only to understand the Scripture in its historical and grammatical context, but to grow stronger in the faith.
