How Real Men Provide Real Help in Real Trouble
Pastor Mark Driscoll shares his trials to provide Real Men with real help when face with real problems.
Can a Christian Lose their Salvation?
John 17:9-12 – “I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, … Read more
“My parents were not people that I could confide in, but God was”
People constantly ask me the same question, “You are so kind, sweet, energetic and joyful, how are you just naturally like that?” The simple answer – Jesus. The more complex answer – no one will ever know the legacy of abuse, the violence the enemy put me through, and the grace the Lord has shown … Read more
Prayer is How We Talk to Dad
John 17:1-5 – “Jesus…lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, ’Father’.” As countless times before, Jesus begins this, His longest prayer, with the simple word “Father.” In the most difficult season of his life, with his crucifixion impending, Jesus the Son of God turned to God the Father to strengthen their relationship. God the … Read more
Pray Like Jesus #2 – Pray Like Jesus
In the second sermon from the Pray Like Jesus series, Pastor Mark Driscoll discusses the different ways Jesus prayed and how we can model our prayer after the way He prayed. Our prayers should be woven throughout our daily life to create a loving and intimate relationship with the Father.
What does it mean that we are God’s image?
The Bible is clear that men and women, unlike the rest of creation, are made in the image of God (1). Furthermore, the Bible repeats this truth after sin enters the world, which means that even though sin has stained and marred us, we remain God’s image bearers (2). The word image is often translated … Read more
Pray Like Jesus to the Father
Pastor Mark shares how God is a father, not a master, and that you are a son, not a slave!
Praying to the Father through the Son by the Spirit
Luke 11:1 – Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” Luke 10:21-22 – In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have … Read more
Father or Master? Slave or Son?
Galatians 4:3-7 – In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, … Read more
Our Father is Young, and We are Old
As we get older, we tend to think of God as a cranky old man in the sky who points His finger, furrows His brow, and raises His voice. In return, we then think that to be godly is to be cranky. This mindset explains why the children never ran to the Pharisees and sat … Read more
10 New Things God Gives for the New Year
God gives us a new heart – Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. God gives us a new Spirit – Ezekiel 11:19 I will give … Read more
6 Reasons Jesus Was Born: #2 Jesus Was Born to Identify with Us
When it comes to relationships, we tend to feel closer to people who have similar experiences to ours. Conversely, we tend to find it difficult to feel close to people who have no idea what our life has been like. The God of the Bible is relational as the Father, Son, and Spirit have lived … Read more