He was human
November 14, 2024
In emphasizing the deity of Christ, we are in danger of under-estimating the humanity of Jesus. I’m happy that I was not born in Bethlehem. I’m delighted I was not raised in Nazareth. Think what it was in Jesus’ day. Not much of a chance. For He became a real human being, friends. He’s the root out of a dry ground. If you went out here in Arizona and saw this iceberg lettuce, a head of it, growing, you’d think that was a miracle; and it would be. It’s sure a miracle to think that out of that background, He came. You’ve never suffered anything He doesn’t already know all about.
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If you could convince me today that all that God has done for a lost world is to pitch in a book down here that we call the Bible and He’s been aloof from all of it and up yonder in heaven, and said, “It’s too bad. Here’s a book. Hope you can work your way out.” If that’s all God has done, I’m prepared to turn my back upon Him. But, friends, that’s not what He did. He came down to this earth and He took upon Himself our humanity. He suffered, He died upon the cross. Then I’m prepared today to trust Him. I’m prepared today to love Him because of what He’s done for us.
November 13, 2024
He could have been born in the palace of a Caesar. He wasn’t born there. He was born in real poverty. He was born in a stable back of an inn. Why? So that He could come down and be, actually, in the likeness of men, that He might know something of the effect of sin on humanity. The Lord Jesus came down, and He’s able to sympathize with you and me today. I don’t care who you are or where you are, He knows you and He understands you—not just because He’s God, but because He became a man. And He knows exactly what you and I are going through today.
November 12, 2024
Sanctification, when it’s used in connection with the Holy Spirit, has to do with the work of God in us—to make us the kind of representative that He wants down on this earth. But sanctification when it’s used with the person of Christ, it’s not a condition, but a position that we have in Christ. And He was the just, and He took the place of the unjust that He might bring us to God. And He’s brought us now into the family of God. And in the family of God, He’s “not ashamed to call them brethren,” because we all become sons of God through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
November 11, 2024
“I will show thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth.” Now the angel turns Daniel to the Word of God, and he says here “noted” means “recorded”—“that which is recorded in the scripture of truth.” In other words, he’s not going to hear or see anything that contradicts the Word of God. The Word of God, friends, is the only weapon available to the child of God for effective use today, and it is called the “sword of the Spirit.” And some of us just don’t know how to use our swords. We ought to have sword drill more often to be able to use the Word of God.
November 8, 2024
There is a war that must be won. In 2 Corinthians the tenth chapter, listen to this. “For thou we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.” Friends, the Christian life is a bigger undertaking than any of us ever dreamed that it is. Oh, that you and I might recognize how we need the power of the Holy Spirit today in our lives.
November 7, 2024
Paul he asked that they join him in prayer in verse 30 of the fifteenth chapter of Romans—he says, “Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me.” Now that word “strive,” we get our word “agony” from it. Most of the prayers I hear are either very flowery or very theological. And I think we could do without both of them these days. Prayer is agonizing. It’s getting through these barriers today that will release spiritual power. Friends, we’re fighting a spiritual battle today.
November 6, 2024
John the Baptist was in the desert alone, and God was with him. Paul had two years of solitary confinement on the same desert, and that was God’s way of being with him. And the Apostle John was exiled on the lonely isle of Patmos, and God was with him. You know, today so many people—“Oh, if we can all come together and have a great prayer meeting or have a great meeting together.” My friend, have you ever tried being alone? That’s where God’s going to meet you. Not in the crowd. When you’re alone with Him, why don’t you take the Word of God and go off alone with Him? It’ll do you a lot of good.
November 5, 2024
You don’t trifle with God. You don’t play church with Him. If you do, friends, then that’s all you’re doing, you’re just playing church. God not only makes promises—and that is covenants—but He keeps them. He is immutable; therefore, He’s faithful. He’s a God of mercy. And it’s by His mercy that He saves us. You remember Jeremiah in Lamentations 3:22: “It is the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.” In other words, God is gracious, and God expects us, though, to mean business. And He expects to be obeyed.
November 4, 2024
There’s another aspect, and this is the aspect that I think the writer who said, “There’s a man in the glory, but the church has lost sight of Him,” and I think that what he had in mind is the present ministry of Christ. Now He today has a ministry, and that ministry can be expressed like this: He died down here to save us; He lives up there to keep us saved. He has a ministry today—a ministry of intercession, a ministry of shepherding, a ministry of disciplining His church. And He is still at God’s right hand, still interested in the church, and He’s available for you today.
November 1, 2024
A great many people that have heard the message, they continue to hear it and do nothing about it. A man said to me some time ago, he said to me, he says, “McGee, you know someday I’m going to take up your offer and accept Christ.” But right now, he’s drifting. And I don’t know how far along he is, but the day will come he’ll be in the rapids. And then it’ll be too late; he’ll go over. The heart attack may come or be in an accident. I want to tell you, now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation. And there’s a danger—a real danger—of drifting.
October 31, 2024
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From the same incredible heritage ministry and timeless voice of Dr. J. Vernon McGee, we are thrilled to present to you brand-new programming from Thru the Bible. The content of these programs has been carefully curated from both the daily program and the sermons that Dr. McGee delivered over the years.
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Thru the Bible International
A Través de la Biblia
About Dr. J. Vernon McGee
John Vernon McGee was born in Hillsboro, Texas, in 1904. Dr. McGee remarked, "When I was born and the doctor gave me the customary whack, my mother said that I let out a yell that could be heard on all four borders of Texas!" His Creator well knew that he would need a powerful voice to deliver a powerful message.
After completing his education (including a Th.M. and Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary), he and his wife came west, settling in Pasadena, California. Dr. McGee's greatest pastorate was at the historic Church of the Open Door in downtown Los Angeles, where he served from 1949 to 1970.
He began teaching Thru the Bible in 1967. After retiring from the pastorate, he set up radio headquarters in Pasadena, and the radio ministry expanded rapidly. Listeners never seem to tire of Dr. McGee's unique brand of rubber-meets-the-road teaching, or his passion for teaching the whole Word of God.
On the morning of December 1, 1988, Dr. McGee fell asleep in his chair and quietly passed into the presence of his Savior.
After completing his education (including a Th.M. and Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary), he and his wife came west, settling in Pasadena, California. Dr. McGee's greatest pastorate was at the historic Church of the Open Door in downtown Los Angeles, where he served from 1949 to 1970.
He began teaching Thru the Bible in 1967. After retiring from the pastorate, he set up radio headquarters in Pasadena, and the radio ministry expanded rapidly. Listeners never seem to tire of Dr. McGee's unique brand of rubber-meets-the-road teaching, or his passion for teaching the whole Word of God.
On the morning of December 1, 1988, Dr. McGee fell asleep in his chair and quietly passed into the presence of his Savior.
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