Discernment: Spiritual Survival for a Church in Crisis                   Two boxes, of similar size and color, but with a big difference: One is breakfast cereal; the other, rat poison!            While you’d never store boxes like that on the same shelf, sometimes we’re guilty of doing just that in our spiritual cupboards, mingling true doctrine and deadly, false teaching. And worse still, many Christians don’t realize that’s what they’re doing.            So how do we get back on track? How do we wade through the sea of doctrines, opinions, and ideas embraced within our churches and discern truth from error? Questions John MacArthur examines in Discernment: Spiritual Survival for a Church in Crisis, a powerful study you don’t want to miss. A Call for Discernment, Pt. 1 | 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  A Call for Discernment, Pt. 2 | 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  A Call for Discernment, Pt. 3 | 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality Copyright 1991 Grace to You. All rights reserved.  Used by permission

Problems within the Corinthian Church Principles for Powerful Living 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 John MacArthur explains in “Principles for Powerful Living” why Paul had to write to the Corinthians. This is an excellent overview and warning of why we need to know what has been written in the Word for the church and our protection. Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality Copyright 1977 Grace to You. All rights reserved.  Used by permission

Charismatic Chaos           The charismatic movement, once considered a splinter group on the fringe of Christianity, has gained steam and entered the ‘90s at full speed. Dramatic new accounts of bizarre, supernatural events are attracting men and women hungry for religious experiences while causing others simply to ask, What is really happening here?, or more important, What should I believe?           The following 16-messages thoughtfully and carefully shines the light of Scripture on teaching that is gaining a massive and loyal television following, leading to disunity on a world-wide scale, and promising to fuel controversy for years to come. Recorded by Pastor John MacArthur.   Does Experience Determine Truth? | Selected Scriptures Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  Does God Still Give Revelation? | Selected Scriptures Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  Does God Still Give Prophecies? | Selected Scriptures Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  Proper Biblical Interpretation | Selected Scriptures Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  Does God Do Miracles Today? | Selected Scriptures Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  The Third Wave | Selected Scriptures Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  The Christian's Authority: Experience or the Word? Part 1 | Selected Scriptures Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  The Christian's Authority: Experience or the Word? Part 2 | Selected Scriptures Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  The Issue of Spirituality, Part 1 | Selected Scriptures Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  The Issue of Spirituality, Part 2 | Selected Scriptures Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality   What Was Happening in the Early Church? | Selected Scriptures Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  Does God Still Heal? | Selected Scriptures Read | Download | High Quality | Low Quality  Speaking in Tongues | Selected Scriptures Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  What Is True Spirituality? | Selected Scriptures Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  Does God Promise Health and Wealth? Part 1 | Selected Scriptures Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  Does God Promise Health and Wealth? Part 2 | Selected Scriptures Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  Copyright 1977, 1991 Grace to You. All rights reserved.  Used by permission

Do You Think Of The Bible The Way Jesus Did?  There is not one command to listen to God outside of scripture. So why would we search for a word or sign from outside of the written Word.  We have been commanded not to searching for a sign (conformation) by Jesus himself. Jesus proclaimed that it was a perverse generation who sought after signs and wonders. Jesus did not make himself known on the road to Emmaus after his resurrection when ...”it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.” (Luke 24:15-16)... “And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.” (Luke 24:27)... “And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. And they said one to another; did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?” (Luke 24:30-32) After a short while Jesus stood in the midst of all eleven apostles ... “And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,” Jesus used the Word. Do You Think Of The Bible The Way Jesus Did? (Luke 24:44-45) Listen as Pastor Mike Abendroth of Bethlehem Bible Church explains the importance of trusting the Word and using the Word as Jesus used the word. Do You Think Of The Bible The Way Jesus Did? Copyright 2004 Bethlehem Bible Church all rights reserved.  Used by permission

Spiritual Terrorism           Everywhere in the world, biblical truth is under attack. What may surprise you is that the most devastating assault isn't coming from outside the church--it's coming from spiritual terrorists within the church.          On the surface these terrorists look, act, and sound like everyone else. In their comfortable concealment they raise doubts about God's Word, undermine its authority, and create chaos that, left unchecked, destroys churches.            Who are the spiritual terrorists? How do you identify them--what are the telltale signs? And how can you defend yourself against them?           In twenty-five powerful verses, Jude provides the counterintelligence to foil Spiritual Terrorism. Let John MacArthur show you how to spot enemies in the church, overcome their lies, and stay vigilant in the battle for truth.    Compelled to Contend | Jude 3 Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  Unveiling The Apostates | Jude 4-5 Read | Download  High Quality | Low Quality  Apostates, Be Warned, Pt. 1 | Jude 5 Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  Apostates, Be Warned, Pt. 2 | Jude 6-7 Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  How To Identify Terrorists In The Church | Jude 8 Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  The Apostates' Blasphemy | Jude 8-10 Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  Apostates Illustrated | Jude 11-13 Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  Philadelphia: The Faithful Church, Part 1 | Revelation 3:7 Read | Download  High Quality  Low Quality  Philadelphia: The Faithful Church, Part 2 | Revelation 3:7-13 Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  Laodicea: The Lukewarm Church, Part 1 | Revelation 3:14-18 Read | Download High Quality | Low Quality  Copyright 1991, 2004 Grace to You. All rights reserved.  Used by permission

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