You come in to the kingdom of God as it were according to Matthew 18 if we can

spread this metaphor across to the new testament you come in as a child you are a

child of God and you have certain child-like characteristics one of them is that you

need to learn the truth of God

and you have to you with John MacArthur. I'm your host Phil Johnson.

Did you know that every time you read the Bible you do open heart surgery on yourself. You're using a spiritual tool that can expose

the thoughts and intentions of your heart. The question is, how effective a spiritual surgeon are you?

John MacArthur helps you refine your skills today in his study how to get the most

from God's word. But before we get to today's lesson, there's a letter

we received that I want to get to. It's a reminder that there are many people in the world

who may be impossible to connect with in a face-to-face way, and yet those people are particularly

reachable.

By that I mean, they're hearing biblical truth, and they are receptive to it because they're in a place where they have come to the end of themselves

spiritually. And so, John, if you would, please read the letter that you have in front of you.

I'll gladly do that. It's written to me, Pastor John, and Grace to you.

I'm writing to thank you for the books I have received from you parts of my spirit. You speak truth that hurts and stings. It's exactly what I need

to change my life and live for Christ 100%. I am changing everything I do and think about because of your Bible teaching.

Before now, I never could figure out what I wanted to do with my life.

Now I know exactly what I want to do. Now I know exactly what I want to do. My purpose is to tell people about

Christ, especially my four grandchildren, and to use my past as a testimony to help others overcome their

sin and bring them to Jesus. I'm doing that now and all of the material you send me helps with that. Thank you for

caring about me while I'm in here. Thank you for helping change my life. And she signs her name Julie. Wow a grandmother in

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