Referring to Lawson’s “inappropriate relationship,” Stainback continued, “Because the experience of this past week, there’s nobody in here has more questions than I do. Nobody. This is where the Lord wants me. This is where the Lord wants you. Waiting on him.”
“David wanted to exercise patience, especially when his troubles escalated, because he came to understand better than most of us,” Stainback added, “it’s going to be God’s timing before he gets any answers, and we need to surrender our plans to God’s plans and trust in his timing.”
Near the end of his sermon, Stainback reminded the congregation that there is a “war between God and Satan, and it is being played out on this earth. And it isn’t make believe. It isn’t imaginary. And it isn’t fantasy. It is real.”
“And Satan is taking dead aim at those who are the biggest threat to him, just like he did everyone in this Bible, and that’s a fact,” he added.
And while quoting Matthew 16:18, in which Jesus tells Peter, “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it,” Stainback said, “The evil forces cannot win. The church will never, ever be shut in or die.”
“God is building his church. God is purifying and he’s purging us for the days ahead. He is fortifying and he is building us individually and corporately,” said Stainback.
Stainback then shared something that MacArthur recently said regarding the situation surrounding Lawson and Trinity Bible Church of Dallas.
“And as John MacArthur said from his hospital bed last week,” Stainback said, “Trinity will be stronger for it.”
“I believe God is speaking to each one of us, and he’s saying, ‘You better trust me. You better trust me, because you have no idea what you’re up against. But I do, and I’m the only one that can guide you to victory,'” Stainback said.
 that John MacArthur, pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church (GCC), commented on the recent scandal surrounding Dr. Steven Lawson.){kind=link}