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“Pluck Out Your Eye?” A Review of Philip Anthony Mitchell’s Sermon

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Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8946 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

What happens when a passionate sermon still misses the gospel? Jon Moffitt reviews a sermon from Atlanta pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell. While the message is passionate and sincere, Jon explains how confusion between law and gospel can quietly rob believers of assurance. You will see why true repentance must be fueled by the gospel and not by pressure or fear. Walking through the sermon to show where the message helps and where it falls short. If you want to better understand how the gospel gives real assurance and produces true repentance, stay tuned. JON’S NEW BOOK: The Bible According to Jesus - How Jesus Teaches Us to Read the Scriptures JOIN THE THEOCAST COMMUNITY! FREE EBOOK PARTNER WITH THEOCAST OUR WEBSITE YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM X (TWITTER) FACEBOOK

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0:00.0

Philip Anthony Mitchell is a pastor down in Atlanta and his church has been growing.

0:05.8

I came across his ministry recently and there is a sermon that he preached and I wanted to review it.

0:10.8

I think this is a good example of a law gospel confusion sermon.

0:14.3

He is very passionate.

0:15.4

I appreciate a lot of what he has to say.

0:17.7

But when it comes down to it, at the end, his sermon ends up robbing people of

0:22.1

assurance. And in my opinion, actually doesn't help them repent. We need the gospel to repent.

0:27.2

And he doesn't offer that to them. So here's my review of it. Hopefully this is helpful. Stay tuned.

0:33.4

Most Christians that I meet, they're not reading their Bibles because they're not interested in it or in Jesus.

0:38.4

It's frustrating. It's confusing. We often get lost. I myself have felt that for many years.

0:44.1

The Bible according to Jesus was written to help people understand the point of the Bible, which we're not hiding.

0:50.4

It's about Jesus. How to understand the Old Testament law and the covenants and the promises

0:54.4

and the prophecies. Hopefully this is helpful for you and will encourage you to read your Bible more.

0:59.4

You can grab a copy of this new book at Theocost.org.

1:21.5

You can grab a copy of this new book at Theocast. I'm your host, John Moffitt,

1:26.5

the pastor of Grace of Form Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee. If this is your first time listening,

1:30.3

we're so glad that you're here. You can learn more about what we do at Theocast.org. We have a new book there.

1:32.3

You can go check it out.

1:34.3

It just came out a couple of weeks ago called the Bible According to Jesus.

1:38.3

And if you are interested in like an introduction to law gospel distinction or covenant theology or resting in Christ and how the Bible teaches us to read that way, that's what this book is about.

1:50.0

So you can go get that at Amazon or theocast.org.

1:53.8

And we also, if you have questions about what you're going to hear today or you've been listening to Theocast for a while and you want to be a part of a community that is thinking about this and processing this and sharing resources.

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