The Theology of Sleep A

Grace to You: Radio Podcast

John MacArthur

Christianity, Buddhism, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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0:00.0	The wonder of the gospel is this.
0:02.6	You sow the gospel and you go to sleep and it grows.
0:07.4	We have no control over that.
0:09.5	We don't know how that happens any more than the farmer knows how that seed which is dead
0:14.9	or dormant in the ground produces abundant life.
0:32.8	Welcome to Grace to You featuring the Bible teaching of John MacArthur.
0:39.5	I'm your host, Phil Johnson, and the series we are continuing today, we designed so that you can meet some of our longtime staff members, because each message in this series was chosen
0:45.7	by one of our staffers. We call this series John MacArthur's Most Memorable Sermon. And today I have
0:52.2	Bill Fickett with me in the studio. Good to have you here, Bill.
0:55.1	Thanks. It's great to be here with you, Phil. Bill is one of our longest serving employees.
1:00.0	You've been here as long as I can remember. How many years have you worked at Grace to you?
1:03.2	He's coming up on 38. And Bill is our chief information officer. So he oversees our IT operations,
1:10.3	as well as customer service and facilities. And he picked
1:14.3	the message that we're going to be hearing in a couple of minutes. The title is compelling.
1:19.2	It's called the theology of sleep. So Bill, talk about this message. Why did you choose this as your
1:25.8	favorite of John MacArthur's sermons?
1:28.5	Well, for me, it really touched the point of evangelism and what our responsibilities are.
1:34.4	And, you know, a lot of people say, oh, well, if you're reformed, you really don't care about
1:37.9	evangelism. But the fact is, we do care about evangelism. It's important to tell people the gospel.
1:44.1	But the thing to remember is it's not our cleverness in how we tell people. We're not trying to persuade people. We just need to deliver the gospel, and the rest is up to the spirit. It says that in the message John tells us that he gave the gospel, he sowed the seed, and then he went to sleep.
2:00.7	Right. I remember this sermon. I think John preached it at least twice. that he gave the gospel, he sowed the seed, and then he went to sleep.
2:04.8	Right. I remember this sermon. I think John preached it at least twice.
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