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Hi, I'm Phil Johnson, and it is my great privilege to be your host each day on Grace to You.

And with me in the studio, today, as always, is John

MacArthur. But today we're going to keep him in the studio a bit longer than usual to discuss the

COVID-19 pandemic. And we want to talk about some of the challenges and the opportunities that are

facing believers in this time of distress and inconvenience.

John, we're now several weeks into a long period of international quarantine.

And I have to say that for me, as well as for lots of our listeners, I know that your sermons each Sunday

have been a lifeline of encouragement and strength.

And while it seems we're swimming in this ocean of dismay and inconvenience and concern about the future, lots of bad news, you've sort of given us God's word to keep us anchored, and thank you for that. Thanks for

keeping us anchored. Well, it's my joy to do that. I think one of our politicians or one of our

philosophers made the comment, don't ever waste a crisis. Well, from a spiritual standpoint, that's true

as well. This is a global crisis, and you've got to speak to it. We've always done that. This goes back to remember 9-11.

Yeah. And 9-11 happened on a Tuesday, and by Sunday I had to be prepared to speak, and it wound up being an hour and a half message on Islam, jihad, and the Bible to explain what was going on.

I remember before that there was a national incident over the fall of Jimmy Swaggart, and I gave a message trying to help people understand what can happen to a minister who's unfaithful.

And then the Supreme Court decision to legitimize homosexual marriage,

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