The following sermon is by John MacArthur, pastor, author, and Bible teacher with Grace

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And now unleashing God's truth one verse at a time.

Here's Grace to You, Bible teacher John MacArthur.

As we come together, I have a grave and sobering sense of responsibility for what has fallen to me as the duty to give focus to this conference.

I felt months and months ago that since this was 2020, that was a perfect metaphor for clear vision.

And we needed to make sure that we had that vision when it came to divine truth and sound doctrine.

So I want this to be a very clarifying few days together.

Not only what you will hear, but resources that you will be given and resources that you will acquire over in the big tent

will help to clarify divine truth so that your ministry is in fact a ministry in focus with clarity.

I want to start by having you look with me at Psalm 19 through the years and all over the globe as I have traveled and preached.

I have very often started ministry in a new country, a new city, in a new language by going to Psalm 19.

And particularly starting at verse 7, the law of the Lord is perfect restoring the soul.

The testimony of the Lord is sure making wise the simple.

The precepts of the Lord are right rejoicing the heart.

The commandment of the Lord is clear in lightening the eyes.

The fear of the Lord is clean in during forever.

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