The Master's Seminary
@MastersSeminary
Followers
43,509
Following
87
Media
1,204
Statuses
5,746
We train men for pastoral ministry—to preach the Word of God, reach the world for Christ, and teach others to do the same.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined July 2009
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
I attended my first shepherds conference more than 20 years ago. God used what I learned there to clarify what it meant to pursue pastoral ministry, lead me to attend the Masters seminary, be a part of Grace Church and raise our family in Los Angeles.
16
28
698
John MacArthur on R.C. Sproul: “I will miss my dear friend. There is no one else quite like him. We are all blessed for having known him and heard him teach. I rejoice in the knowledge that he is with the Lord whom he loved and served faithfully.”
5
156
653
"Every time we pick up the Bible, we pick up the truth." —John MacArthur
13
83
559
“We should not be entertained by the sins for which Christ died.” - John MacArthur
4
107
544
"Salvation is not a reward for the righteous, it is a gift for the guilty." —Steve Lawson
5
102
524
This is
@DrStevenJLawson
and I’ll be taking over the TMS Twitter account for day 2 of
#shepcon2023
. It is pure joy to be here at GCC with pastors from around the world, hearing the word of God faithfully preached.
8
18
435
"I don't study the Bible to make a sermon—I study the Bible to understand the text." – John MacArthur
3
71
440
“We should not be entertained by the sins for which Christ died.” - John MacArthur
3
100
432
I have a great need for Christ: I have a great Christ for my need.
— Charles Spurgeon
2
100
435
"God uses suffering to humble us." – John MacArthur
16
73
425
Tonight was my favorite session of all the conferences I’ve been to over the years. MacArthur provided an unforgettable example of perseverance, faithfulness to the text, and God honoring worship. So grateful for my pastor’s influence in my life. —ATD
#shepcon2023
9
37
423
We praise God that James Coates, pastor of Grace Life Church in Alberta, Canada, is going home to his wife and children after spending five weeks in prison for obeying God rather than man.
5
46
399
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 plan.
72
69
388
“But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.”
2 Corinthians 2:14
4
51
319
Congratulations to our president
@johnmacarthur
on celebrating 50 years as pastor of
@GraceComChurch
. Thank you for your faithfulness.
6
58
360
“We should not be entertained by the sins for which Christ died.” - John MacArthur
3
69
365
"The true gospel is a call to self-denial. It is not a call to self-fulfillment." —John MacArthur, Hard to Believe
8
70
355
I have a great need for Christ: I have a great Christ for my need.
— Charles Spurgeon
0
67
334
“The Christ that we preach has overcome death and abides forever.” – Abner Chou
9
59
328
"Jesus always preached repentance, faith, and a life of obedience." – John MacArthur
7
64
326
Our Chancellor John MacArthur on the unwavering resolve of our very own, Pastor James Coates. The faculty, staff, and students of The Master’s Seminary stand in solidarity with James and his church.
9
79
316
"We should not be entertained by the sins for which Christ died." – John MacArthur
4
72
307
Whether MacArthur is in a hospital room or a pulpit, he knows that hurting souls need divine truth. They need the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Listen to episode seven of The MacArthur Center Podcast.
Spotify:
Apple Podcasts:
21
53
296
I rest my faith on Him alone who died for my transgressions to atone.
—Martyn Lloyd Jones
1
57
298
"Study to know Him more and more, for the more you know, the more you will love Him." —George Whitefield
3
67
283
"The more that God’s Word is removed from our lives, the more inhibited our spiritual progress becomes. Nothing else can do the work that the truth does. There is no sanctifying power in human wisdom, intuition, insight, or experience. It is only in the Word of God." —John
5
76
286
"Salvation is not adding Jesus to your life. Salvation is yeilding everything to Christ." – John MacArthur
4
60
281
"God will never condemn those whose condemnation was paid in full by His Son." – John MacArthur
1
67
274
"Scripture is eternally true, always applicable, and perfectly sufficient to meet all our spiritual needs." – John MacArthur
0
53
277
You are required to believe, to preach, and to teach what the Bible says is true, not what you want the Bible to say is true.
— R.C. Sproul
1
49
270
"Jesus is equal to God in nature, in works, in power, in authority, and in truth." – John MacArthur
3
42
260
"Trust the Lord to assign you where He wants you at the right time." – H. B. Charles, Jr.
5
32
255
"The pleasure of sin is soon gone, but the sting remains." – Thomas Watson
0
38
257
"The belief that the Bible is the inspired Word of God is not the result of an intellectual decision. Rather it is the result of the work of the Holy Spirit in a person's life." —John MacArthur
1
49
253
We read our Bible to know and savor Christ.
—John Owen
0
42
244
"I'm not under any illusion that the Lord needs me to advance His kingdom. Men, recognize that ministry is a mercy."
http://t.co/fEcQj3Afeb
5
161
236
“Biblical manliness is about authentic character—not about bravado.” —John MacArthur
1
54
239
“To love to preach is one thing, to love those to whom we preach quite another.” —D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
3
46
245
"The pleasure of sin is soon gone, but the sting remains.” – Thomas Watson
4
55
234
The absolute, universal, and unlimited sovereignty of God requires, that we should adore him with all possible humility and reverence.
—Jonathan Edwards
3
55
241
"In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart." – John Bunyan
4
51
244
The Essential Church will be in theaters nationwide, this Friday. For a list of theaters, visit .
9
54
231
If you have Christ, you have everything. If you don't have Christ, you have nothing.
—
@DrStevenJLawson
0
32
235
"People need to know that you love them." – John MacArthur
2
40
223
“Following Christ will cost you much. It will cost your old way of life and forfeiting your past sins. It will cost you a life of ease and living for this world. It will cost you time and treasure. It may even cost you your life. But in the end, you gain far more than you lose.”
4
55
216
"When the Church ceases to distinguish itself from the world, it no longer has anything to offer the world." – Mike Riccardi
2
53
214
"The pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture supplies him with the means of doing both." — John Calvin
2
50
207
“Biblical preaching is the vibrant heartbeat that pumps spiritual life into the body of Christ.” – Steve Lawson, “Called to Preach”
4
47
214
"Expository preaching—expressing exactly the will of the glorious Sovereign—allows God to speak, not man." —John MacArthur
26
41
210
Christ went more willingly to the cross than we do to the throne of grace.
— Thomas Watson
1
50
214
“The best teacher is the one who does not bring his meaning into the Scripture but gets his meaning from the Scripture.” —Martin Luther
1
31
206
I just spoke to 100 men considering seminary. There’s a famine in the land. Churches are in need of faithful expositors. Perhaps you should equip for a lifetime of ministry. Join us.
3
13
208
“My conscience is captive to the Word of God.” – Martin Luther
2
37
206
"I don't study the Bible to make a sermon—I study the Bible to understand the text." - John MacArthur
8
35
206
“‘“The LORD bless you
and keep you;
the LORD make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
the LORD turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”’
Numbers 6:24-26
2
48
204
"It is possible to love your theology, to love your ministry, to love your blessings, and not necessarily be consumed with the love of your Savior." – John MacArthur
0
40
201
"Nothing is as encouraging as lasting friendship." – John MacArthur
4
34
199
"Don’t study to prepare sermons; study to know the truth, to rejoice in the glory and grace of God, and to be conformed to His will. Sermons should never be the primary goal of your Bible study; they should only be the overflow of it." —John MacArthur
2
48
200
“The humbling of the pastor is the priority for the church.” – John MacArthur
8
33
194
"The question in salvation is not whether Jesus is Lord, but whether we are submissive to His lordship." —John MacArthur
5
39
191
The gospel is good news. It is the good news of salvation that has come from God in the person of his son Jesus Christ to people who are under the wrath of God and who need deliverance. This is the greatest news that anyone has ever heard.
—
@DrStevenJLawson
#ShepCon2020
3
52
190
Remember when you were on fire for God. Remember when you were zealous and passionate. Remember when you were actively witnessing. When you used to cry. When you used to rejoice when you sang. Return to those days. Be more zealous for God.
@DrStevenJLawson
#TMSblog
4
50
196
"Every time we pick up the Bible, we pick up the truth." —John MacArthur
#scripture
#ministry
0
32
196
“A man cannot be a faithful minister until he preaches Christ for Christ’s sake—until he gives up striving to attract people to himself and seeks only to attract them to Christ.” — Robert Murray M’Cheyne
2
50
192
God had one Son without sin, but he never had a son without trial.
— Charles Spurgeon
0
33
193
Privileged to meet this young pastor from New Hampshire who is in his first year of ministry. —SJL
6
8
191
"Sin is not your life—you are a new creation. Christ is your life." – Joel Beeke
2
35
187
"This is the amazing reality of God: He is a God of forgiveness." – John MacArthur
1
36
191
"The Christian life is a life of obedience to Christ, whom the Christian loves.” – John MacArthur
3
35
184
“He alone is my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I will not be greatly shaken.”
Psalm 62:2
1
30
188
"Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances, but on the state of the heart.” – J. C. Ryle
0
31
185
The gospel has come down from God to man. God is the very source, author, and architect of this gospel.
—
@DrStevenJLawson
#TMSFaculty
2
35
185
"Jesus is the infinitely wise, omniscient King who knows everything, makes every decision in perfect wisdom, and never has to alter a decision because He is the Wonderful Counselor. He will rule with perfect knowledge and perfect wisdom." – John MacArthur
5
47
181
“If God gives us heaven, he will give us daily bread.” —Thomas Watson
1
34
180
"Preach the Word; be ready in season and out of season: reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching" – 2 Timothy 4:2
4
34
181
"Lord, stamp eternity on my eyeballs." —Jonathan Edwards
3
30
174
“Be still, and know that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!”
Psalms 46:10
0
37
177
"We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone." —Martin Luther
0
36
178
"Nothing this world has to offer is more precious than God’s Word." —John MacArthur, Truth Matters
3
40
175
“The distinguishing mark of true salvation is a desire to hear and obey the Word” —
#johnmacarthur
#gccpulpit
4
47
175
"No seminary can make a preacher. Only God can make a preacher. Our role is to equip those God has called and is making into a preacher.”
— Steve Lawson at a TMS prospective students event at Shepherds Conference this past week.
2
27
176
When asked: What brings you the greatest joy in ministry?
MacArthur says: The two things you want to see in the church are people walking in the truth and manifesting love. That is the joy of ministry.
3
30
171
"The greatest joy of a Christian is to give joy to Christ.” – Charles Spurgeon
3
38
171
"I wanted to train men in the pastorate so they could go train men in the church." – John MacArthur
1
21
174
What is preaching? Logic on fire!
Preaching is theology coming through a man who is on fire.
—Martin Lloyd-Jones
1
23
175
"Friendship is about you being a friend rather than someone else being your friend because of what they can provide you." – John MacArthur
1
41
174
"Those who really know Christ and love Him must come back to His Word with a passion for interpreting it correctly and understanding its truth." —John MacArthur
4
42
163
"Contentment in Christ is contentment in life." —John MacAurthur
1
28
165
“This is the amazing reality of our God: He is a God of forgiveness.” —John MacArthur
1
29
168
"The world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever." – 1 John 2:17
1
35
165
“If you are not prepared to be part of an unpopular minority, you should get out of ministry.” —Phil Johnson
#shepcon2023
1
24
169
The Bible clearly teaches that Jesus is God.
0
12
148
When you realize that life is not yours to control, it is yours to enjoy and thank the Lord for, it becomes much easier to be free of fear, including the fear of death.
—Corey Williams
1
31
165