Mark Driscoll

Ground vs. Air War Part 2

Nehemiah 8:2 – So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could understand what they heard, on the first day of the seventh month. In Nehemiah 8, we see both the air and ground war of truth at work. In the New Testament, this same pattern … Read more

Father: Leave Your Legacy

In this sermon from Act Like a Man: Real Men 101, Pastor Mark preaches on having a covenantal relationship with wives and kids rather than a contractual relationship.

Ground vs. Air War Part 1

Nehemiah 8:1 – And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses that the Lord had commanded Israel. Jesus said that the gates of hell would not prevail against the Church. As we have … Read more

8 Lessons from Nehemiah 7

Nehemiah 7:5 – Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles and the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. In this chapter we learn many principles about God and people including the following: God made people and saves people because, in His mercy, He cares for us. God … Read more

The People Return Part 2

Nehemiah 7:66 – The whole assembly together was 42,360… Nehemiah lists just over 4,000 priests who were descendants of Moses’ brother Aaron. Listed with them are the Levites who descended from one of the 12 patriarchs in Genesis and assisted the priests in doing the pastoral work of caring for people. The singers who lead … Read more

The People Return Part 1

Nehemiah 7:66 – The whole assembly together was 42,360… Having completed the wall and establishing leadership to care for people in the city and church, the stage was now set for an influx of people and their conversion to the God of the Bible. The leadership principle here is that a leader labors to establish … Read more