Mark Driscoll

Is God a Pacifist?

Numbers 14:18 – “The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.” After the Lord helped Deborah and Barak’s people win their battle, despite … Read more

Does Evil Stop Itself?

Deuteronomy 32:35-36 – Vengeance is mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and their doom comes swiftly.’ For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone and there is none … Read more

How is God a Loving Father?

2 Timothy 2:13 – …if we are faithless, he remains faithful… Oftentimes, people get angry with God because He does not do what they want or give them what they request. In Judges, we see that, like a loving Father who says no often to protect a foolish child, the worst thing God could do … Read more

Why is God-Given Gender Offensive?

Exodus 20:12 – “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you…” Our culture has, tragically, erased the God-given gender distinctions. In an age of transgenderism, talk of people operating in set roles according to their God-given gender is culturally offensive, … Read more

What Does Obedience Look Like?

Acts 5:29 – But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men…” Deborah stepped up to lead in one of the darkest hours in the Old Testament. A Bible dictionary says, “Deborah judged Israel after Shamgar. When Deborah was raised as a judge, Israel had been oppressed by King Jabin of … Read more

Spirit Filled Men Battle Satan

You WILL be tempted❗️ How you respond to that temptation will determine the trajectory of your life and legacy. Join us for what may be the most practical sermon you will hear this year.

Do Men and Women Both Have Spiritual Gifts?

1 Corinthians 12:4-6 – Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. Various churches use different words to denote the highest level of leadership. Some … Read more

Can Women Be Pastors?

1 Timothy 3:2 – Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife,  sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach… Yesterday, we looked at four patterns of males in senior spiritual leadership roles in Scripture and, today, we will look at the fifth and final pattern, oftentimes the most controversial among Bible-believing … Read more

Can Women Lead in the Church?

Matthew 28:5-6 – But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Being in leadership does not mean that someone is superior to those they … Read more