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.

I have to tell you as your pastor that I have you on my heart all the time.

I normally do, but it seems in the current situation we're in that the burdens that you are all

carrying are very, very different, very unique.

Life has changed dramatically, dramatically for all of us.

And I just want you to know that I'm praying for the Lord to give us all wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him

so that we can keep our focus on Him in a time like this.

I go back to a way to understand this by looking at Romans chapter 1.

And I'm just going to come in on it. You've heard me coming on it before.

The Romans chapter 1 starting in verse 18 says that the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness

and unrighteousness of men who hold the truth and unrighteousness.

If there would ever be a nation of people who held the truth, it would be certainly our nation as well as most of the Western world.

We have had the Bible, we've had the revelation of God.

We all are very much aware that that has been rejected in our nation wholesale.

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