1 Kings 19:14 – He said, “I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.” After a very public … Read more
In this Q&A from the Real Romance series, Pastor Mark and his wife, Grace, answer audience-submitted questions about marriage, sex, love, and relationships. To get more unfiltered, uncensored, and unapologetic Bible teaching from Pastor Mark Driscoll, visit www.RealFaith.com/sign-up or text “RealFaith” to 99383.
1 Kings 19:10 – He said, “I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.” In this scene of Elijah’s life, … Read more
1 Kings 19:8 – And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mount of God. Elijah, the great man of God, had some very dark days, so dark that his anxiety, depression, and fear drove him to want to die. In the … Read more
Have you ever felt like you’re at the end of your rope? Did you recognize that God showed up in your suffering? This was the exact story of Elijah. In 1 Kings 19:9-21, when Elijah needed it most, God spoke to him and sent him a godly friend to do life and ministry with. The key was getting alone, quiet time with God to discern His presence.
The New Testament church was birthed with Peter’s preaching of the gospel in Acts 2. This gospel is the means by which God’s power is exercised both for and through the church. The gospel pattern of Acts 2, as well as of other Scriptures, breaks down into three aspects: (1) God’s work for us, or … Read more
In this Q&A from the Real Romance series, Pastor Mark and his wife, Grace, answer audience-submitted questions about marriage, sex, love, and relationships. To get more unfiltered, uncensored, and unapologetic Bible teaching from Pastor Mark Driscoll, visit www.RealFaith.com/sign-up or text “RealFaith” to 99383.
Whether your family is amazing or completely jacked up, God has a better plan for both human families and His divine family. In this special Mother’s Day sermon, Pastor Mark preaches that, though humanity messed up God’s original plan for family, there’s still hope for even the worst families.
1 Kings 19:5 – And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.” Of all the emotions mentioned of Jesus in the Bible, the one that appears most frequently is “compassion”, the very thing that God has for Elijah and all … Read more
1 Kings 19:1-4 – Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.” Then … Read more
1 Kings 19:3-5 – [Elijah] was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life…he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life, for I am no better … Read more
Mark 14:33-34 – And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. And he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch.” Jesus Christ lived a perfect human life, and the four gospels include some 60 times in which … Read more