John Macarthur Bio | Wiki
John MacArthur (Full name John Fullerton MacArthur Jr.) is an American pastor and author. He is well known for his internationally syndicated Christian teaching radio as well as television program named Grace to You. John has been serving as the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church since February 9, 1969. The church is based in Sun Valley, California. Also, John serves as the chancellor emeritus of The Master’s University based in Santa Clarita, California, as well as The Master’s Seminary in Los Angeles, California.
John is a Reformed Protestant and also a strong proponent of expository preaching. Well recognized by Christianity Today as one of the most influential preachers of his time. John used to be a frequent guest on Larry King Live where he acted as a representative of an evangelical Christian perspective. Additionally, he has written and edited over 150 books. His most notable book is the MacArthur Study Bible. The book has sold more than 1 million copies and also won a Gold Medallion Book Award.
John Macarthur Age
He was born on June 19, 1939, in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. John is 83 years old.
John Macarthur Height
He is a man of average stature. John stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx 1.7m).
John Macarthur Family
He was born to his father Jack MacArthur and his mother Irene Dockendorf on June 19, 1939, in Los Angeles, California, United States. Jack was a Baptist preacher born in Calgary, Canada. John is the grandson of Episcopal minister Harry MacArthur who died in 1950 and a fifth cousin to Douglas MacArthur, U.S. Army General.
John Macarthur Wife
He married his wife, Patricia Sue Smith. The couple shares four children together namely Mark MacArthur, Marcy MacArthur, Melinda MacArthur, and Matt MacArthur. John’s family also consists of fifteen grandchildren and 2 great-grandsons.
John Macarthur Son
In February 2020, Mark MacArthur, a son of Pastor John of Grace Community Church based in California was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission along with a wealth management company that Mark founded with defrauding their advisory clients. The federal agency announced in February that Mark, 53, his Criterion Management Insurance Services, Inc., and former co-owner Robert Gravette breached their fiduciary duty
They defrauded their advisory clients by not disclosing significant financial conflicts of interest while they were recommending investments in private real estate investment funds. The SEC’s complaint filed a case on Feb. 12, where they alleged that Mark and the other defendants asked their advisory clients to invest more than $16 million in four private real estate investment funds but failed to disclose that the fund managers had paid them more than $1 million as from 2014 to 2017.
John Macarthur Education
He followed in his father’s college footsteps by enrolling at the fundamentalist Bob Jones University. He studied there from 1957 to 1959. In 1960, he joined the Free Methodist Church’s Los Angeles Pacific College. There, John played three games of football, catching the ball once. In 1963, he earned his Master of Divinity from Biola University’s Talbot Theological Seminary based in La Mirada, California where he graduated with honors. Additionally, John holds honorary doctorates from Talbot Theological Seminary (Doctor of Divinity, 1977) and also from Grace Graduate School in 1976.
John Macarthur Grace Community Church
It began as Grace Community Church of the Valley. Initially, the church was a mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood. On July 1, 1956, the congregation held its first public service where they called Don Householder to be its founding pastor. After a few years, the church relocated to its present location on Roscoe Boulevard and they began holding two Sunday morning services so that they could accommodate the growing congregation.
After the death of Householder in 1965, Richard Elvee became the pastor and the church expanded under his leadership. However, Richard died in 1968 and John assumed the pastorate in February 1969. During his early days with the ministry, the church doubled in size every two years leading to the building of the Family Life Center in 1971. Also, a new Worship Center came up in 1977. Moody Monthly magazine published an article that featured the congregation in 1972. The article was titled “The church with nine hundred ministers”
In August 2020, the church leaders broke local health orders by not wearing masks and keeping social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The State of California and Los Angeles County tried to prevent the church from holding large indoor services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The legal battles began as a result of the faith-driven defiance. The church was represented by the Senior Legal Advisor Jenna Ellis to the Trump 2020 Campaign.
The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works sent a notice to the church in September 2020. The notice informed them of the termination of the church’s parking lot lease based along the water viaduct. The church had held the place since 1975 and their Lawyers said that the move by the county was because of the church’s decision to continue holding indoor worship services even in the midst of the pandemic. However, those restrictions were lifted on November 12, 2020.
John Macarthur COVID-19
Three cases of COVID-19 were reported among Grace Community Church attendees on October 22, 2020. In a statement, Jenna Ellis admitted that the positive COVID-19 cases had been confirmed. However, he disputed the use of the word “outbreak” based on the fact that there were only three cases reported. Later, The Department of Public Health defined the outbreak as three or more cases. Grace The following Sunday, Community Church continued with in-person services in defiance of a court order that required the church to stop the services.
John Macarthur Health
He returned to the pulpit at Grace Community Church after about a month-long absence in 2021. John’s absence occurred in the midst of an alleged COVID-19 outbreak at the church. The 83-year-old pastor has recovered from an illness for which he did not specify its nature. He greeted the congregation at the beginning of the service Sunday. After struggling to clear his throat and trying to catch his breath, John pointed to his chest and said, “It’s in there still, so, you’re going to get it, later this morning.”
John Macarthur Books
Famous books authored by John:
-Only Jesus: What It Really Means to Be Saved published on Mar 17, 2020
-Twelve Ordinary Men: How the Master Shaped His Disciples for Greatness, and What He Wants to Do with You published on May 8, 2006
-Twelve Extraordinary Women: How God Shaped Women of the Bible, and What He Wants to Do with You published on Oct 5, 2008
-The MacArthur Bible Commentary May 8, 2005
-Found: God’s Will (John MacArthur Study) published on Jul 1, 2012
-Parables: The Mysteries of God’s Kingdom Revealed Through the Stories Jesus Told published on Oct 27, 2015
-The Gospel According to Jesus: What Is Authentic Faith? published on May 26, 2009
-Revelation: The Christian’s Ultimate Victory (MacArthur Bible Studies) published on Jun 28, 2016
-Saved Without A Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation (John MacArthur Study) published on Jan 1, 2010
-The MacArthur New Testament Commentary Set of 33 volumes (MacArthur New Testament Commentary Series) was published on Mar 23, 2015
John Macarthur Quotes
Famous quotes by John:
-“You can’t confuse childlike faith with childish thinking.”
-“The true gospel is a call to self-denial. It is not a call to self-fulfillment.”
-“We should not be entertained by the sins for which Christ died.”
-“If I’m not showing grace . . . have I forgotten the grace I’ve been shown?”
-“People act what they truly believe.”
-“What you can’t forget… God can’t remember!”
-“Jesus Christ is not just ‘my personal Savior’. He is Lord.”
-“The cross is proof of both the immense love of God and the profound wickedness of sin.”
-“He that lacks assurance of God’s love, converses too much with Satan”
John Macarthur Study Bible
He has published two books about the study bible ie. The NASB, MacArthur Study Bible: Holy Bible, New American Standard Bible published on Nov 5, 2013, and also ESV, MacArthur Study Bible, 2nd Edition: Unleashing God’s Truth One Verse at a Time published on Mar 30, 2021.
John Macarthur Beth Moore
He doubled down on a Sunday, several weeks after he criticized Beth Moore, a well-known Christian author, and speaker in 2019. In October, while speaking at a celebration of his 50-year preaching career, moderator Todd Friel, also a pastor, asked John to respond to Beth Moore. John’s response to Friel was, “Go home.” The reaction sent shockwaves through the evangelical community, resulting in some coming to John’s defense while others criticized the tone of his rhetoric. Beth Moore Responded ‘I Will Follow Jesus’: After John told her to ‘Go Home.
John Macarthur Grace To You
Well known for his internationally syndicated Christian teaching radio as well as television program named Grace to You. John has been serving as the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church since February 9, 1969. During the television program, John describes fifteen words that sum up the most powerful truth in all of Scripture.
John Macarthur Denomination
Grace Community Church began in 1956. It is a non-denominational, evangelical megachurch based in Sun Valley, in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. John, a noted speaker, and radio evangelist is the senior pastor of the Church. The average weekly attendance as of 2008 was 8,258.
John Macarthur Salary
His main primary source of income is his role as a pastor-teacher for sermons, at the Sun Valley’s Grace Community Church, in California. For his service, John earns an average salary of $164,698 per year.
John Macarthur Net Worth
He is a successful author and a pastor of an evangelical megachurch. John has an estimated net worth of $5.87 million.
Who Is John Macarthur
An American pastor and author who is well known for his internationally syndicated Christian teaching on radio as well as the television program named Grace to You. John has been serving as the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church since February 9, 1969.
What Is John Macarthur’s Net Wort
He is a successful author and a pastor of an evangelical megachurch. John has an estimated net worth of $5.87 million.
Who Is Pastor John Macarthur’s Father
He was born to his father Jack MacArthur and his mother Irene Dockendorf on June 19, 1939, in Los Angeles, California, United States. Jack was a Baptist preacher born in Calgary, Canada.