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I've got an extremely busy week down in Mobile, Alabama, and so I'm re-sharing the John MacArthur memorial podcast I did last July after he passed away. I begin with a few memories of running into MacArthur's writing and preaching, followed by a clip of what may have been his shortest exposition ever: Hebrews 13:3. 

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After John MacArthur passed away a year ago today, it dawned on me that there was an opportunity to honor him while mostly keeping to the topic of my mid-week podcast, the Prison Pulpit, reminding us to pray for the persecuted church.

But before sharing the MacArthur preaching clip from 1973 on Hebrews 13:3, I briefly talk about the following topics…

My first MacArthur memory: Scary Nursing Home Book Stand

My best MacArthur memory: Titus exposition (via mp3) from Istanbul to Sophia, Bulgaria

My only visit to Grace Community Church: Random Tuesday in 2012

My favorite MacArthur sermon: https://www.gty.org/sermons/GTY104/the-tale-of-two-sons

My closest connection to John MacArthur: My late Uncle Jack

Read the written version of today’s podcast on my Substack: 

https://chinacall.substack.com/p/macarthurs-shortest-exposition-ever

Why did I begin this weekly Prison Pulpit series? 

To remind us all to pray for persecuted pastors and believers (such as Pastor Wang Yi) as Hebrews 13:3 teaches us to do (“as bound with them”), by sharing from his own published writings in China, as well as more prison stories and sermons from others like the late Richard Wurmbrand. Here’s my humble attempt at expositing Hebrews 13:3: https://chinacall.substack.com/p/remember-my-chains

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