And to give me the privilege of being able to stand here before you, it means more than you could know and more than I can say. And so, for God in His providence and by His grace, to call me to Himself, to save me, to rescue me from my sin, and to bring me back to this place reminded all the while that is a prophet is not without honor except in his own hometown. So I’m grateful for the fact that we get to celebrate our 50th together, right? But I was born to a single teenaged Buddhist mother and never heard the gospel until my first year at university, so I was gone from Los Angeles before I ever heard the gospel. I was born and raised right here in Los Angeles the same year that Dr. I’ve said at other conferences and at other times that it is a unique privilege for me to stand behind this sacred desk.

MacArthur’s ministry writ large, his ministry and the way that it has impacted lives, the way that it has impacted families, the way that it has impacted churches, the way that it has impacted a generation but like the rest of you, I’m also grateful for the ways that it has impacted me personally and individually. Let me just say as I begin here that once again it is a great privilege to be here. In other words, let Your Word have its way, for we pray in Christ’s name. Teach us, correct us, rebuke us, train us, conform us to the image of Your beloved Son. Now as we turn our attention to the preaching of Your Word, continue to meet us in our worship for our worship meaningless, unless and until we commune with You. Grant by Your grace that we might never become jaded or get used to the magnitude of Calvary’s love and its implications in our lives and in our eternities. Thank You for reminding us of our great need and of Your even greater provision. Would you join me in a word of prayer? O God, how we thank You for and rejoice in Calvary’s love.

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