We get so good at what we do that prayer has no part except when the disaster hits.

There needs to be in our hearts a sense of insufficiency to know what to do and how best to do it that drives us to dependency

on God where in the midst of our prayers we call out for that which Jesus wants to. Welcome to Grace to you with John MacArthur. I'm your host Phil Johnson.

Self-reliance, rugged individually. John MacArthur, I'm your host Phil Johnson.

Self-reliance, rugged individualism, a do-it-yourself attitude.

Characters with those qualities often appear in books, TV shows, movies, and they are captivating heroes who take on the hardest

challenges and the toughest battles, and through it all they remain Mavericks who don't need advice

or help from anyone else.

Now, that sort of lone wolf hero may have its place in fictional stories,

but what about in real life, particularly your spiritual life?

Can you live a life that is pleasing to go? particularly your

life that is pleasing to God without input from anyone else.

And how might that sort of, I can take care of it myself,

attitude, actually harm your local church. Consider those questions

as John MacArthur continues his series called the anatomy of a church. And here's

John with today's lesson. One of the most powerful and wonderful presentations of the worthy lamb, the son of God, is given in

Revelation Chapter 1.

And as we come to the study of the word of God, I would like to invite you to open your Bible to

Revelation chapter one.

And I want to share with you the first vision of the Lord Jesus Christ given in this great

revelation. Beginning in Revelation chapter 1 verse 9 we read I John who also am your brother and companion and tribulation and in the

kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ was in the aisle that is called

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