HOW MACARTHUR’S LEGACY SHOULD LEAD YOU TO ENCOURAGE YOUR PASTOR TODAY!

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1:

• John MacArthur has contracted pneumonia and may soon meet his Savior.

• Why do we mourn when a believer has their best day ahead?

• God’s church will endure; Dr. MacArthur’s ministry points us to Christ, not himself.

Segment 2:

• “Death is a believer’s coronation day”—a reminder from Thomas Brooks.

• Church fellowship now is just a glimpse of heavenly fellowship.

• We grieve, yet with hope, knowing eternity is coming.

Segment 3:

• Remembering when you first heard Dr. MacArthur’s teaching.

• Local pastors are unsung heroes who guard and grind for their churches.

• Encourage your pastor; he’s God’s chosen shepherd for you.

Segment 4:

• Pastors carry unseen burdens; few know their struggles.

• Faithful pastors quietly sacrifice for their flocks, week after week.

• If Dr. MacArthur blessed you, remember: your local pastor blesses you even more.

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0:00.0	Richard Radio begins in three, two, one.
0:06.9	Welcome to virtual reality church.
0:09.4	Welcome to our virtual church.
0:11.2	Zoom church is not church.
0:13.2	Is there some type of way for a virtual congregation?
0:16.7	You're not a congregation if you don't congregate.
0:18.7	We have just finished our virtual church.
0:21.1	You can worship in the comfort of your own home and at your convenience.
0:25.4	When you combine this access with the loss of the local, I become my own confession, and I go around the World Wide Web listening for echoes that say back to me what I've already decided to believe.
0:40.6	It's time for Wretched Radio with Tom Freel.
0:44.0	It appears that day is here.
0:48.8	You need to know that this week, Pastor John contracted pneumonia.
0:53.7	He was admitted into the hospital and maybe in the presence of the Lord soon.
1:00.1	This is Wretched Radio.
1:02.4	That is the voice of Tom Patton, Elder at Grace Community Church, announcing to the flock of GCC that their beloved pastor, Dr. John MacArthur, will be meeting his Savior
1:14.1	soon. Did you ever think this day would come? Did you ever imagine living your Christian life
1:26.0	without hearing the voice of Dr. John MacArthur.
1:33.2	There are some people, a few people, that the Lord uses in spectacular ways.
1:43.8	Dr. John MacArthur was one of those people.
1:48.2	He was, if you will, the theological soundtrack of our lives.
1:55.5	You hear music from the 70s, 80s, whatever your decade was. And it takes you back.
2:03.0	And whenever you hear that song, it was a part of the fabric of your life.
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