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Pastor John MacArthur, in one of his earliest sermons from 1969, he discusses the foolishness of preaching about Jesus Christ. He discusses how the message of the Jesus dying for our sins is divisive, and that the church should not cater to the world. Pastor John argues that the preaching of Jesus as the Messiah is the only true message of the church, and that it is the power of God. He also points out that the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to those who are being saved it is the power of God.

In this sermon, Pastor John MacArthur discusses the topic on whether or not someone knows if they are saved. There are many things in life you can be wrong about without serious consequences but when it comes to your salvation by God through Jesus Christ, is there anything more serious? How do you know? Do you really on what another person tells you, a feeling, or an experience? Or do you trust and believe what the Word of God says? Be sure your faith is in Jesus Christ alone, based on the Bible alone.

In this sermon from 1969 preaching on how the Satan is your enemy, Pastor John MacArthur recalls an encounter with a guy at college that accuses him of being the devil.

This this discussion, Pastor John MacArthur talks about what Jesus means when he says in John 14:12-14 form the Bible, that you will do greater works than Him. John MacArthur clarifies that its not greater power than Jesus, but in the magnitude and scope in being able to reach the entire world. 12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

In this sermon excerpt from 1969, Pastor John MacArthur recalls how another pastor explained how he learned to not sin by watching the behavior of a dog and how its owner disciplined it, and the learned behavior by the dog in relation to us and sin.

In this discussion, Pastor Steve Lawson talks about the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to conform us into the image of Jesus Christ, to remove our old self, and bring us into repentance of sin for us to grow into the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ.

In this sermon excerpt, Pastor John MacArthur recalls the life and missionary work of John Paton as he preached the gospel to cannibals of the New Hebrides Island and how he converted them to Christianity.

Do prophets still exist in the modern-day church? In this discussion, Pastor John MacArthur talks about the role of prophets within the church, and how it is abused in the modern-day church, specifically in the charismatic church. Prophets have a particular responsibility and office within the church, and is not an ordinarily believer or teacher, but was a very specific person within a local congregation in the EARLY church, while the Apostles were on mission planting churches. Prophets were given a direct revelation from the Lord to the church and which were confirmed by other prophets under the teachings of the apostles. In the modern church, prophets have been replaced with evangelists and teaching pastors.

In this discussion, Pastor John MacArthur discusses spiritual gifts, and confirms that each Christian does in fact, have their own gifts received by the Holy Spirit. Identifying and using our spiritual gifts can be a confusing and difficult topic for many Christians. It's common that some Christians may go for a long time, or even their entire life without ever knowing what their spiritual gifts are, while others are able to identify it early. God wants you to know what your spiritual gifts are and to use them in conjunction with the rest of the church body.

Pastor John MacArthur, in one of his earliest sermons from 1970, he preaches about overcoming temptation. Pastor John argues that Christian believers should focus on Jesus Christ when facing temptation. He reminds us that Jesus was tempted by the devil after His baptism and resisted temptation by relying on scripture and talks about how we should follow Jesus and his example. We should rely on God to resist temptation and remember that He will not allow us to be tempted more than we can bear.

In this discussion, Pastor John MacArthur talks about how Christians are far too often silent when the Holy Spirit is blasphemed. When God or Jesus is blasphemed, there's outrage by the Christian community, however when it comes to the Holy Spirit, there's usually only silence when there should be a strong biblical response.