Mark Driscoll

Why God’s Work Will Always Be Opposed

1 Thessalonians 4:1 – Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. The ancient city of Thessalonica, which I visited with our family some years ago, is a … Read more

How Can You Survive Until Jesus Returns?

1 Thessalonians 3:9-10 – For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God, as we pray most earnestly night and day that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith? Despite what the Father of Lies shouts through … Read more

Do You Suffer Well?

1 Thessalonians 3:4 – For when we were with you, we kept telling you beforehand that we were to suffer affliction, just as it has come to pass, and just as you know. Teaching people how to suffer well is crucial, and the people were well-taught by Paul and applied what they had been told in … Read more

Do You Obey the Bible?

1 Thessalonians 3:6 – But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of your faith and love and reported that you always remember us kindly and long to see us, as we long to see you… Paul loved the church he planted, but he had to leave it suddenly shortly … Read more

How Do You React Under Pressure?

1 Thessalonians 3:1-3 – Therefore when we could bear it no longer…we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this. What comes out of a bottle of ketchup when … Read more

What Would the Apostle Paul Say to Your Church?

2 Thessalonians 2:18 – …because we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, again and again—but Satan hindered us. What are some of the characteristics of the book of 1 Thessalonians, which Paul wrote to the kind, loving church at Thessalonica?  First, the book is written in the form of an ancient letter. A Bible commentary says, … Read more

What Can Help You Study the Bible?

2 Thessalonians 2:17-18 – But since we were torn away from you, brothers, for a short time, in person not in heart, we endeavored the more eagerly and with great desire to see you face to face, because we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, again and again—but Satan hindered us. In the good old days when I … Read more

Why Can We Trust the Bible?

2 Thessalonians 2:17-18 – But since we were torn away from you, brothers, for a short time, in person not in heart, we endeavored the more eagerly and with great desire to see you face to face, because we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, again and again—but Satan hindered us. In 1-2 Thessalonians, Paul’s enemies are trying … Read more