Mars Hill Church: Mark Driscoll Audio

Born Again to Follow Jesus (John 3:1–8)

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:56:03 +0000

There's a big difference between being spiritual, religious, or moral, and being born again to new life in Christ. Jesus said, "Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." What does it mean to be born again? Pastor Mark Driscoll explains in this special sermon from Saddleback Church in Southern California.

Acts #3 – Empowered by the Spirit to Follow Jesus

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:58:05 +0000

In Acts 2, Jesus’ promise is fulfilled: the Holy Spirit descends on his disciples, readying them to go and proclaim the gospel to all nations. He does this by giving them the gift of tongues, a symbol of the fact that barriers of location and language have now been removed. What is this gift? Can every Christian get it? Is it for today? What happens when its private use goes public?

Acts #2 – Scripture Empowered by the Spirit

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 03:05:55 +0000

How did the disciples begin executing the biggest mission in the history of the world? The Bible says that while waiting for the Holy Spirit, they devoted themselves to prayer—they talked to God. The apostles led by following Scripture—through it, God responded. Consequently, the early church experienced success—but not without undergoing failure first. What can we learn from what they did?

Acts #1 – Jesus Empowered by the Spirit

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Sun, 26 May 2013 22:12:47 +0000

Picking up where the Gospel of Luke left off, the book of Acts describes how Jesus, having finished his work on the Cross, begins to build his kingdom on earth through the power of the Holy Spirit. This power has been given to all Christians, to be used properly, following the example set by Jesus. How was Jesus empowered by the Spirit? How is he using this power to accomplish his mission?

Ephesians #17 – I Am Victorious

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:51:12 +0000

When was the last time you felt like you got shot—emotionally, relationally, financially, spiritually? What we tend to do in those moments is look up and ask, “God, where are you? I thought you were good.” What we need to know is that it’s not just us and God. There’s a third variable: Satan and his demons. We are in a war. Do you know your enemy? Your king? What weapons are you using to fight?

Special from R12: The Four Points

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:51:21 +0000

In this special episode, we take a break from our regular Ephesian sermon series to bring you footage of Pastor Mark Driscoll's first of two sessions at the 2012 Resurgence Conference. For more information on the conference DVD set and this year’s Resurgence Conference, head to resurgenceconference.com.

Ephesians #16 – I Am Rewarded

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Sun, 05 May 2013 22:57:18 +0000

Slavery is among the most difficult topics in the Bible. Paul exhorts Christian slaves to obey their masters, but does that mean the Bible condones slavery? To be sure, American slavery is condemnable. But in Paul’s day, fair practices could be found. Then and now, employees are to obey their employers, and employers are to care for their employees. Jesus is Boss—he sees, knows, and rewards all.

Ephesians #15 – I Am Fathered

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:31:57 +0000

The most important person in your life is your father. He has more power than anyone to influence you—for good or for evil. Hearing the word “father,” does it conjure up amazing memories, or does it cause you to sense loss because he has abandoned, betrayed, failed you? What kind of father are or will you be? Strive to become like Father God and bless your children the way he has blessed you.

Ephesians #14 – I Am Loved

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 03:02:06 +0000

Jesus loves the church the way a groom loves his bride. He acts as her Head, Savior, Giver, Sanctifier/Cleanser, and Nourisher/Cherisher. This relationship provides a picture of what a marriage between a husband and wife should look like. The following sermon explores what it means for wives to submit to and respect their husbands and for husbands to love and lead their wives, the way Jesus would.

Ephesians #13 – I Am Adopted

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 03:07:07 +0000

As a Christian, you’ve been adopted by God the Father, given a new identity, and welcomed into a family with Jesus as your big Brother. You’ve been adopted to worship. So, do not engage in sinful behavior. Do imitate God by walking in love as children of light, discerning what pleases him, making the best use of time, being filled with the Spirit, giving thanks, and submitting to one another.

Ephesians #12 – I Am Forgiven

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:26:23 +0000

Are you bitter? Are there seeds of discontent in your soul that will cause you to become bitter? What are some characteristics of bitter people? If you’ve been sinned against, you have two choices: to remain bitter or to forgive. Paul gives six commands that help to end the cycle of bitterness. Who do you need to forgive, and who needs to forgive you? Forgive, because God in Christ forgave you.

Easter Celebration 2013

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:41:20 +0000

“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures” (1 Cor. 15:3–4). On Sunday, March 31, our church family gathered for over 42 services across 14 churches in four states through live broadcast to celebrate the most important event in the history of the world: the resurrection of Jesus, when he conquered Satan, sin, and death. This sermon features footage from one of the services at the Downtown Seattle church that day, including music and baptisms.

Ephesians #11 – I Am New

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:36:31 +0000

When you know who you are, then you know what to do. In Christ, you are new. No longer are you alienated from God and walking in the futility of a darkened mind. The old is gone; the new has come. Put off the old self and put on the new self. Knowing your new identity in Christ allows you to change how you think, how you act, and what you desire.

Doctrine in Amharic: A story from Ethiopia

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:24:20 +0000

Pastor Sutton visits a local Bible college in Dilla, Ethiopia, which has been sending out graduates since 1949. Mars Hill Global currently supports every church planter who graduates from this school. Right now, we have a huge opportunity to translate resources we already have into Amharic, the regional language there. We're already working on a print run of the Bible in Amharic, and a translation of Pastor Mark and Gerry Breshears' book Doctrine. Help us translate more of books and resources into Amharic and other languages by giving to Mars Hill Global today: https://marshill.com/global

Ephesians #10 – I Am Gifted

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:11:14 +0000

Jesus is in heaven, serving the church and giving gifts. He gives us himself, the Holy Spirit, and other people. To each Christian he also gives spiritual gifts to be cultivated (1 Cor. 12; Rom. 12; Eph. 4; 1 Pet. 4). Some have multiple gifts and different levels of a gift. God gives gifts to equip the saints and build up the body of Christ. Your gift is not your identity, but how are you gifted?

Ephesians #9 – I Am Heard

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:39:27 +0000

When we pray, we’re talking to our Dad. Prayer can be silent or aloud. You can pray alone or in a group. God always answers prayer with: yes, no, or later. Prayer can cause God to act, but oftentimes prayer is to change us. Praying also keeps us from grumbling and gossiping. From Paul’s prayer for his church, we learn that prayer is personal, relational, asking, yearning, expecting, and revealing.

Gidasu Has a Burden: A story from Ethiopia

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:19:22 +0000

Gidasu has a call and burden to preach, to teach, and to share the gospel of Jesus in Ethiopia. Today, he teaches at the Theology College in Dilla. Mars Hill Global supports all of the church planters who come out of this Bible college. Pray for Gidasu as he teaches and for the call on his life to plant and preach. Please also prayerfully consider how you can support church planters in Ethiopia, India, and Chile today as part of our extended church family by giving to Mars Hill Global today. http://marshill.com/global

Ephesians #8 – I Am Afflicted

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 03:54:45 +0000

Christians will suffer; knowing what kind of suffering it is can help you endure your own affliction as well as comfort others in theirs. How are you and others around you afflicted? From Paul’s suffering, we see that we can be afflicted for others’ good, our growth, and God’s glory. How could your affliction be used as others are watching? Don’t waste your affliction; invest it. Don’t lose heart.

Ephesians #7 – I Am Reconciled

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 03:29:14 +0000

Despite a literal and spiritual dividing wall of hostility between Jews and Gentiles—centuries of conflict starting with Abraham—in Christ, they are reconciled. Their identity is no longer circumcised or uncircumcised, it is a new people, “Christian.” Even more amazingly, in Christ, God and sinners are reconciled. Christians are reconciled to one another and together are a dwelling place for God.

Ephesians #6 - I Am Saved

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:15:26 +0000

Your own works cannot save you; only Jesus’ works save. Salvation means saved from the penalty of sin in the past, from the power of sin in the present, and from the presence of sin forever in the future. Those who are in Christ are saved from death, sin, worldly living, Satan and demons, the old nature/old desires, and God’s wrath. We’re saved by grace, then empowered by grace to do good works.

Ephesians #5 – I Am Appreciated

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 03:33:15 +0000

If you’re a Christian, Jesus appreciates you. This means that God’s faithful people can receive encouragement and thankfulness from Jesus, even if they don’t receive such from other people. When you know that Jesus appreciates you, you exchange grumbling for praying, competing for celebrating, bitterness for thankfulness, performing for serving, and boasting for encouraging.

Ephesians #4 – I Am Blessed

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 22:36:23 +0000

We oftentimes assume that God doesn’t want to bless us, or, if he does, that we have to pay him back. But God is good; we don’t have to make him bless us. His people are blessed in Christ with holiness, predestination, adoption, redemption, forgiveness, grace, and are sealed by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit—all to the praise of God’s glory. We bless the God who has blessed us.

Running with the Gospel: A story from Ethiopia

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 17:21:36 +0000

Nothing in Abebe's life was going well—nothing. Then one day, his wife asked him, what if this lack of joy was because he'd been refusing a call God had placed on his life to preach? Today, Abebe pastors a church of 69 people in an area dominated by Islam. By the grace of God, people are meeting Jesus—and yet the pastors are aching to do more. This is where you come in. Abebe is one of 20 church planters Mars Hill Global supports in Ethiopia. Please prayerfully consider how you can support church planters in Ethiopia, India, and Chile today as part of our extended church family by giving to Mars Hill Global. http://marshill.com/global

Ephesians #3 – I Am a Saint

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:37:23 +0000

Paul writes to the church in Ephesus and starts by saying they are saints in Christ. A Christian’s identity is primarily saint, not sinner. You will sin some of the time, but you are a saint all of the time in Christ. A saint is remorseful over sin, receiving conviction from God; there is no condemnation for the saint. A saint is faithful and powerful over sin through the empowering grace of God.

Praying For Birhanu

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:28:33 +0000

Birhanu is a church planter in the Bench Maji region of western Ethiopia to the Surma tribe, well known for the large lip plugs worn by the women. Birhanu and his wife have been called by Christ to bring the good news of his gospel to lost souls because, as he says, "They have no good news." Birhanu asks for prayer for three things, and Pastor Sutton closes by praying for Birhanu, an emotional moment for him.

Ephesians #2 – I Am in Christ

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:59:28 +0000

There are only two categories of human beings: those who are in Adam, and those who are in Christ. Are you in Adam or in Christ? In Ephesians 1, Paul says that if you are in Christ, you can be faithful, you are blessed, you were chosen and made blameless, you are forgiven, you can know the will of God, you are reconciled, you have an inheritance, you have hope, and you have the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians #1 – I Am __________?

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 04:04:01 +0000

Who do you think you are? God says you are made in his image and likeness; you’re a revelation receiver who is humbly honored, made to mirror, and blessed to bless. Satan lies and tempts our pride to believe that we can achieve an identity (e.g., through Items, Duties, Others, Longings, Sufferings), rather than simply receive it from God. This is identity idolatry, worshiping created things rather than the Creator.

He Made Us Family: Why Life Is Hard for Jesus and His People

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:38:44 +0000

We learn in the remaining verses of Matthew chapter 2 that Herod is a king and a killer, overseeing the slaughter of innocents (like many of us today); that God is sovereign and supernatural, and he speaks and sends; that Jesus is the greater Moses, the greater Israel, the greater King, and he provides the greater Exodus; and that Jesus’ people experience difficulties, duties, and delights.

Best Of: Works Righteousness Vs. GIft Righteousness

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:08:39 +0000

Works righteousness is in fact unrighteousness. We are not saved by our good works; we are saved by the gift of Jesus’ work on the cross. Our unrighteous sin goes to him, and his righteousness comes to us. Do not trust in yourself as the works righteousness man in the parable did. Trust in the Lord as the repentant, humble sinner who received the gift righteousness did. Confess your sin to Jesus. Receive the righteousness of God in Christ. And then celebrate with joy.

He Made Us Family: Jesus Was Born So That We Could Be Born Again

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:44:39 +0000

At Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, but why was he born? Jesus was born so that we could be born again. Once you’ve been born again, everything changes; you have a new Lord and you become a new person with a new identity, new power, a new mind, a new community, and new desires. This is the gift exchange: give Jesus your sin, be born again, and receive these gifts he gives.

He Made Us Family: Giving Your Gift to Jesus

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:08:33 +0000

The first responses to Jesus were selfish interest (like Herod), disinterest (like many Jews), and genuine interest (like the wise men). We don’t know much about the wise men, but they were wise to seek Jesus and worship him with their wealth. For them, the pursuit of Jesus was the most important thing (more than their comfort, security, wealth). Meeting Jesus is more important than anything else.

He Made Us Family: Jesus Is Still with Us

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:08:38 +0000

Christmas is about Jesus’ birth, when God came into human history as part of a family. Mary and Joseph were young and poor, yet godly examples of faith. Joseph accepted the script and family that God handed him, even though he had not envisioned a pregnant, virgin Mary. Jesus was the prophesied Son who would save his people from their sins. He is Immanuel, God with us, and he is still with us today. In this season of gift-giving, give your sin to Jesus and receive the gift of salvation.

The Extended Family of Mars Hill

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:42:01 +0000

For every one person who attends a Mars Hill Church Sunday service each week, 20 sermons are listened to online by people around the world. If you’re one of them, then you are our Extended Family! Find out more here: http://marshill.com/global

He Made Us Family: Jesus Welcomes You Into His Family

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 06:23:19 +0000

Does your family include incest? Does it include adultery? Does it include prostitution? Does it include murder? Jesus’ family does. The Bible is honest about it and invites you to be honest as well, so that you can see the sins of your family and know that you all need a Savior. Jesus welcomes you to be adopted into the family of God—the church—and together, as a family, grow to be more like him.

Jesus Is a Better Mordecai

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 05:05:16 +0000

As God’s people in Persia experience salvation, they respond with celebration, the Jewish festival of Purim. All the stories, deliverances, promises, foreshadowings, and types of the Bible—including those in the Old Testament and Esther—lead us to Jesus. When we see deliverance and salvation, we think of the greater deliverance and salvation that Jesus brings. The whole Bible is about Jesus.

Jesus Is a Better Reversal

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:03:21 +0000

In life and at the cross, God works through reversals. Repentance from us plus reversals from God equals rejoicing. God’s people in Persia were sentenced to death, but in a reversal, they put their enemies to death. With this reversal, God’s people went from mourning and fasting to rejoicing and feasting. Our sin brought us death, but in the greatest reversal, Jesus’ death brought us life.

Jesus Is a Better Missionary

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 07:38:17 +0000

If you’re a Christian, you’re a missionary, sent into school, work, business, or neighborhood. Esther and Mordecai weren’t in vocational ministry—they were politicians—but they were effective missionaries because they were in the pagan culture. To be a missionary is to be simultaneously faithful to the Word of God and to be in the context of pagan people, like Jesus was. Who are you evangelizing?

Jesus Is a Better Esther

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:51:21 +0000

Jesus is a better Esther who came into human history as one of God’s people. God’s people in the Persian Empire were spared death because Esther finally identified with them, but all of God’s people are spared eternal death because Jesus Christ identifies with us. We are all Haman; we will either hang on our own cross for our own sin like him, or Jesus hung on a cross in our place for our sin.

Jesus Is a Better Servant

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 03:59:09 +0000

Through the story of God’s covenant people in Esther, we learn to not question God’s providence, but assume it. “Coincidence” is the non-Christian’s word for providence. We learn from the examples of Haman and Mordecai that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. And grieving accomplishes nothing without repenting, as we see when Haman only has worldly sorrow and never truly repents.

Jesus Gives a Better Identity

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 02:36:55 +0000

Your identity—who you think you are—determines how you live. Esther now sees herself as one of God’s people. Haman’s identity, though, is in his idolatry: his glory, power, honor, recognition, and success. If you’re one of God’s people, your identity isn’t achieved, it’s received. Your identity doesn’t need to be in your idolatry, like Haman’s, because Jesus gives a better identity.

Jesus Is a Better Mediator

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:36:04 +0000

Mordecai and Esther aren’t perfect, but they’re making progress and changing. Mordecai’s faith is activated in mourning and weeping. He trusts that God is always with his people, and that God is in control. Esther’s faith is action in the face of opposition and possible death. Only she can serve as mediator to reconcile Xerxes and her people, just as Jesus is the one mediator between God and men.

Jesus Died a Better Death

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 02:28:52 +0000

Our lives are marked by sins, mistakes, and tragedies. The story of King Xerxes, Haman, Mordecai, and Esther is no different. Mordecai and Esther fail to walk faithfully with God, Xerxes cares more for money than people, and Haman decrees the murder of all Jews. Though there is no evidence that God shows up to deliver his people, there remains hope for the coming of a greater King.

Jesus Is a Better Savior

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:46:10 +0000

King Xerxes chased glory but received misery, trying to replace God with a woman to use, not love. We meet Mordecai and his adopted daughter, Esther, who are part of the compromised, worldly, disobedient people of God living away from Jerusalem. Esther wasn’t walking with God but God still walked with her, giving her favor, changing and saving her heart and life so that she could save his people.

Jesus Has a Better Kingdom

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:57:55 +0000

Xerxes was the greatest king in the history of the world to his day, but in his kingdom, addictions were fed, men were castrated, and women were mistreated. Every generation chases the same foolish myth: if we could just get a good king with a good kingdom, then we’d have a heavenly life on a fallen earth. But when fallen, faulty, flawed sinners sit on a throne, you never get a glorious kingdom.

Jesus Is a Better King

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 03:53:50 +0000

King Xerxes was the most powerful and wealthy man on the earth during his reign over the vast Persian Empire. He was worshiped as a god. He throws a 6-month, all-expenses-paid party to show his own glory. There’s something in us that wants to be king and

Jesus gives Through us

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:04:46 +0000

Jesus is the most generous giver ever: he was rich but became poor, sacrificing himself to pay our debt to God. Everything we enjoy is a gift from him; we give because he’s given. It doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor—are you generous? Generosity is measured by sacrifice, not percentage. It’s not a question of rich or poor, but righteous or unrighteous stewardship. God loves a cheerful giver.

Work and Worship

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:15:30 +0000

In this special episode, we take a break from Jesus Loves His Church to bring you a sermon Pastor Mark preached out of Nehemiah 13 on work and worship. God commands his people to sabbath, but the people of Judah were breaking this command, so Nehemiah shut down the gates to the city, forcing the people not to work. Yet they still refused to repent or obey, and the merchants lined up outside the city, wasting the Sabbath by waiting for the gates to open. Pastor Mark draws a parallel between their sins and our own. We too can quickly fall into idolizing work and wealth at the expense of worshiping God and resting with family and friends.

Jesus Works through Us

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:43:45 +0000

Jesus works through the church, the body of Christ. Like a body, the church has many members who are one. Through the Holy Spirit, Jesus says we will do greater works than he did—not in kind, but in number. The church needs people like you, and unlike you. No one can say to another, “I have no need of you.” There is unity, but not uniformity; there is diversity, but there need not be division. Which part of this body are you? Where will you serve?

Jesus Loves Us

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:58:33 +0000

John, the one whom Jesus loved, couldn’t stop talking about Jesus’ love. He tells God’s children to love one another, not to hate one another. “Hate” can be hot hostility or cold indifference. It can mean that you want to kill someone—like Cain did his brother Abel—or you just want to critique them. We’re more like Cain than Abel, but Jesus still loves us. Love is defined at the cross of Jesus. Stop hating others by closing your eyes to their needs. Jesus loves, then we love. Jesus serves, then we serve. Jesus gives, then we give. It starts with Jesus. He changes us so we can be more like him.

Jesus Reconciles Us

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 02:57:32 +0000

How should Christians deal with conflict? Jesus tells us (the offenders, the offended, and those in the middle alike) how to deal with interpersonal conflict in Matthew 18:15–20. He gives us eight painful questions for reconciliation between Christians, culminating with, what does Jesus think about your behavior? Jesus the God-man is the only one who can reconcile us to both God and one another.

Jesus Gave Us Baptism

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:26:37 +0000

Pastor Mark answers common questions about baptism, such as: What is baptism? How do we baptize? Why do we baptize? Who do we baptize? Does baptism save? Baptism is all about Jesus, his life, death, burial, and resurrection. Jesus commanded baptism, so it is an act of obedience. Turn from sin, trust in Jesus, and get baptized to show the world what Jesus did for you and that you trust in him.

Jesus Preached the Gospel

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:26:03 +0000

God preaches and sends out preachers, from creation forward (OT prophets, John the Baptizer, Jesus Christ, NT apostles, and pastors today). Satan also preaches a false sermon, contradicting the Word of God, saying that God is a liar; he preached it to Adam and he’s still preaching the same sermon today. Not all preaching is biblical or honors God. True preachers preach the Bible and repentance.

Best Of: The High Priestly Prayer, Pt. 2

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 23:45:16 +0000

In John 17 we find Jesus praying that his people would find joy in the Spirit, mission to do His work, and unity to show His glory. This is a sermon that breaks down the petty differences that we focus on, and refocuses us on the all consuming glory of Christ. If we all look toward Christ for our lives—we will get joy, be compelled to mission, and be unified through our common passion.

Best Of: Jesus Calls The Twelve

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 04:21:24 +0000

Jesus calls the twelve disciples—and all of his people today—to transition from a come-and-see experience to a go-and-die life. We can learn eleven leadership lessons from Jesus’ selection of the twelve disciples, so that, by the Holy Spirit’s power, we will follow Jesus’ leadership example and have a church that is patterned after Jesus’ ministry.

Jesus Builds His Church

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 23:43:12 +0000

Jesus said that he would build his church. The way he built his early church in Acts is the way he continues to build her today: regenerated church members, qualified leadership, preaching and worship, rightly administered sacraments (baptism and Communion), Holy Spirit unity, holiness, the Great Commandment to love, and the Great Commission to evangelize, make disciples, and plant churches.

Jesus Gives Life

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 23:43:20 +0000

The Christian life is an amazing, supernatural life. You can’t get it from the church, or baptism, or Christian parents. It only comes from Jesus. It’s Jesus’ life coming into yours and radically transforming your whole life. When you receive the Spirit you get a new nature, new desires, and new power. You cannot live the Christian life apart from the presence and power of the Holy Spirit.

Lukewarm in Laodicea: Comfort and Convenience before Christ

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 01:45:01 +0000

Pastor Mark preaches on Jesus’ words to the church in Laodicea from the ancient city itself. Jesus has no encouragement for them. They are lukewarm and worship comfort, not Christ. Though materially wealthy, they are spiritually poor, blind, and naked. Jesus tells them—and us—to accept discipline, be zealous, and repent. If you stop repenting, you’ll start growing lukewarm.

Dead in Sardis: Stopped Caring or Trying

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 22:53:15 +0000

Pastor Mark preaches on Jesus’ words to the church in Sardis at the site of the Temple of Artemis. Many people worshiped false gods and goddesses at that temple, yet the church in Sardis was indifferent, hard hearted, and stiff necked—in a word, “dead.” Are you dead or alive? Is your relationship with Jesus routine or ritual? Passionate or mere duty? Jesus calls you to wake up and repent.

Progressive in Thyatira: More Tolerant than God

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 28 May 2012 04:43:25 +0000

Jesus’ words to the church in Thyatira include some commendation for their actions, but lengthy correction of their doctrine. They were sinfully more tolerant than God—which is still a temptation for us today. What should Christian tolerance look like in culture, community, and the church? Christianity begins with tolerance and moves to repentance and change.

Citizens | In Tenderness

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 21 May 2012 00:17:21 +0000

You're listening to "In Tenderness" from the recently released "Already Not Yet" EP by Citizens from Mars Hill Church, U-District. For more info, visit marshill.com/music

Apostate in Pergamum: Good Deeds, Bad Doctrine

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 21 May 2012 00:05:11 +0000

Pastor Mark preaches on Jesus’ words to the church in Pergamum from the theater on the upper acropolis of the ancient city of Pergamum itself. Jesus encourages them for withstanding physical, political, and spiritual persecution in their city, where Satan’s throne is. However, he rebukes them for their apostate beliefs (false doctrine) and behavior (sexual sin). How could we fall into apostasy?

Best Of: Jesus Sweats Blood

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:48:02 +0000

Jesus is in absolute agony, sweating blood, as he prays honestly with the Father. Every sin is like a drop into a cup. We pour the sin in. God, at the end of this life, pours out commensurate wrath. Yet Jesus submits his will to the Father’s; he exchanges places with us on the cross and drinks every single drop of cup of the wrath of God. The cross is where the love of God is most clearly seen.

Persecuted in Smyrna: Faithful No Matter What

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 07 May 2012 03:55:23 +0000

Pastor Mark preaches at the church in Smyrna on Jesus’ words—still applicable today—to the church in Smyrna from Revelation 2. Today, Turkey is the least churched nation; still, Jesus tells the church in Smyrna to be encouraged and to endure what he endured (tribulation, poverty, slander, suffering, even death), but not to fear. Pray for Christians and churches where persecution still continues.

Fundamentalist in Ephesus: All Head, No Heart

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:24:07 +0000

Pastor Mark preaches on Jesus’ letter to the church in Ephesus from the ancient city of Ephesus itself. Jesus commends the Ephesians for how they serve faithfully, endure hardship, have sound doctrine, and hate heretics, but his big criticism is that they are not very loving. Instead of merely criticizing the Ephesians, we must read Jesus’ words humbly and realize how we could become like them.

A Message To Seven Churches

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:06:09 +0000

The book of Revelation is about loving Jesus and the church. Despite John’s suffering, Jesus redirects John to the churches—the lampstands that reflect Jesus to the world. Jesus tells us to persevere in him, with his people; to worship him privately and publicly, with his people; and to serve and give to his church. If you aren’t, it’s due to fear. But Jesus says to fear not, for he is with us.

The Revelation of Jesus

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:45:39 +0000

John was one of the closest people on the earth to Jesus, as his best friend and eyewitness to Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. Even after being boiled alive and then exiled to the island of Patmos, John was faithful and never stopped talking about Jesus. For John, it’s always about Jesus. Revelation, penned by John, is all about King Jesus and Jesus’ church, because Jesus loves the church.

Jesus Is Risen

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 22:16:22 +0000

Jesus said he was God. And Jesus showed, through his death, burial, and resurrection, that he alone is God. Jesus is either God, or he’s not God. Jesus either told the truth, or he lied. Jesus is either alive, or he is dead. It’s that simple! Do you believe Jesus is God? Do you believe that he died for your sin? Do you believe that he rose from death? Turn from sin; trust in Jesus.

Jesus Died

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:47:18 +0000

Pastor Mark looks at how Jesus died (crucifixion) and why he died (for our sins), to prepare our hearts for Jesus’ resurrection on Easter Sunday. Jesus is God. He lived without sin, died on the cross for our sin, and then rose from death. Jesus is our high priest, sacrifice, and scapegoat. It all comes down to Jesus. Did he die and rise for you? Do you trust in him, or will you suffer like him?

Reverse-Engineering Your Life and Marriage

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:44:05 +0000

The most important day of your marriage is the last day. What will that day look like? As you think about and plan for that, consider that you need Jesus, Jesus’ people, prayer and planning, as well as some flexibility and a sense of urgency. Pastor Mark interviews families whose stories illustrate each of those biblical principles. We want to make the most of each day, in case it’s the last day.

Can We ________?

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:25:26 +0000

When the Corinthians asked the Apostle Paul a list of questions about sex, he directed them to consider three categories: 1) Is it lawful? 2) Is it helpful? and 3) Is it enslaving? Pastor Mark encourages married couples to do the same, so that they may be free in Christ to enjoy one another and use whatever freedom they prayerfully agree is acceptable to them.

Selfish Lovers and Servant Lovers

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 05:39:35 +0000

Jesus is the unselfish servant, but we are all selfish. Our selfishness is rooted in pride; we believe “I’m more important than you.” Proud people are selfish lovers, in and out of the bedroom (and most problems in the bedroom are the result of problems outside of the bedroom). Selfishness shows up in the “little things.” Are you proud and selfish, or are you a humble servant, by the grace of God?

The Porn Path

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:31:12 +0000

Porn hurts God. Porn hurts men, women, and children. Porn hurts marriages. There is no such thing as free porn. Crissy (iamatreasure.com), a former pastor’s daughter who grew up to be a porn star and has since returned to a vibrant relationship with Jesus, shares her story and realities of the porn industry. Those of you on the porn path: Jesus died so you can kill your sin before it kills you.

Disgrace and Grace

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:19:05 +0000

Sexual assault is an epidemic: 1 of 4 women and 1 of 6 men have been assaulted—including Pastor Mark's wife, Grace. Sin would leave us as shamed, defiled victims, but in Jesus, we are cleansed from all unrighteousness if today we turn from sin and trust in him. Two key books on assault from Mars Hill leaders: "Rid of My Disgrace" http://amzn.to/fWmyl3 and "Redemption" http://amzn.to/huKDbT

Sex: God, Gross, or Gift?

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:50:11 +0000

Before sin entered the world, God created sex for marriage between one man and one woman. People distort this gift and tend to see sex as either god or gross. However, the Bible gives six ways in which sex is a gift from God: for pleasure, children, knowledge, protection, comfort, and oneness. When God tells you to be faithful to your spouse, what he’s saying is, “I want the best for you.”

Taking Out the Trash

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:47:29 +0000

If you don’t take out the trash in your marriage, it will stink up the whole relationship. Don’t fight with criticism, contempt, defensiveness, or stonewalling. Rather, fight to the glory of God by recognizing sin and repenting of sin. The only way your relationship will be enduring and endearing is if repentance and forgiveness are practiced; otherwise, it will not get better, it will get bitter.

The Respectful Wife

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:36:19 +0000

A wife is to respect her husband (Eph. 5:33). A respectful wife has a head of respect (How do you think about your husband?), a heart of respect (How do you feel about him? What do you say about him?), and hands of respect (What do you do for him?). A disrespectful wife may be silent/compliant, or loud/contentious. Still, it is possible to disagree respectfully. Do you respect your husband?

Men and Marriage

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:22:03 +0000

Marriage is a covenant, not a contract. Every covenant—including the new covenant of salvation—has a head, who is ultimately responsible for the covenant. The husband is the covenant head of a marriage; he is responsible for his marriage, his wife, and his kids. Similarly, Christ took that which was not his fault—our sin—and he made it his responsibility on the cross. He is our covenant head.

Friend With Benefits

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:15:58 +0000

God the Trinity is a friend and has friends, and he made us in his image and likeness for friendship with him and one another. Marriage is about friendship. Your spouse is to be your “lover and friend” (Song 5:16); in other words, your friend with benefits. Marital friendship is to be: Fruitful, Reciprocal, Intimate, Enjoyable, Needed, Devoted, Sanctifying. How’s your friendship with Jesus? With your spouse?

New Marriage, Same Spouse

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:00:18 +0000

Pastor Mark kicks off Real Marriage by sharing his and Grace’s marriage testimony, in which God has given them a new marriage with the same spouse. You can defeat Satan in your life and marriage by the blood of the Lamb (Rev. 12:11). Jesus died for sin so you can put your sin to death. Because of the blood of the Lamb, there’s a testimony. In a testimony, Jesus is the hero. What’s your testimony?

All Things to All People

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:55:32 +0000

Pastor Mark visits 9 of 14 Mars Hill churches, seeing God’s work and asking what mission looks like for each. Being on mission means having the Father’s heart, then going to work with him. Just like the Apostle Paul, we become all things to all people, doing whatever we can to reach as many as possible. What does it mean to be a missionary—not just a Christian—in the city where God has placed you?

Receive Power

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:52:30 +0000

Sinners assume they can’t change, religious people assume they can change themselves, and spiritual people want to change but open themselves to any force or power to do so. You do need to change and you do need another power to change you, but it must be the power of the Holy Spirit—which is what empowered Jesus’ life. Repent, receive the Holy Spirit, become a new person, and live a new life.

Where Are You?

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:56:21 +0000

One of the core values of Mars Hill Church is complementarian relationships. Pastor Mark explores what this means practically by answering three important questions with Scripture, starting in the beginning: what is God’s intent for men and women (Genesis 1–3), what is God’s intent for men and women in the church (1 Timothy 2–3), and what is God’s intent for men and women in the home.

Of First Importance

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:31:36 +0000

Pastor Mark preaches through 1 Corinthians 15:1–11 on gospel-centered theology, one of the core values of Mars Hill Church. Just as for Paul, our theological convictions lead to hard work empowered by the Holy Spirit. We believe that the gospel is most important, Jesus is alive and he saves from sin and religion, and God’s grace results in making disciples and planting churches.

God's Work, Our Witness

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:31:40 +0000

This documentary gives a glimpse at the ups and downs of the early years of Mars Hill Church. It’s a story that includes didgeridoos during offering and one-dollar bills in the tithe—but more than that, it’s a story of how God was incredibly faithful to a group of people who had no idea what they were doing, except that they were committed to the gospel of Jesus Christ and to serving his church.

Kiss The Feet

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:51:35 +0000

The resurrected Jesus teaches and commissions his disciples before he returns to heaven. Because Jesus is alive, because the Bible is true, and because we believe the gospel—the good news that Jesus died for sin and rose for salvation—we should witness and worship. Luke’s great biography of Jesus’ life closes with Jesus’ people worshiping him—literally kissing his nail-scarred feet.

How Jesus Taught the Bible

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:35:50 +0000

Jesus’ first priority after he physically rose from death was to teach people the Scriptures that are all about him. Just like the men walking to Emmaus, we are all spiritually blind until God opens our eyes. We see six ways in which all of the Old Testament is connected to Jesus: events, titles, prophecies, Christophanies, types, and like service. The book that God wrote is all about Jesus.

Jesus’ Burial and Resurrection

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 04:30:34 +0000

Pastor Mark preaches at the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem, the site that could be where Jesus was buried, temporarily. No one knows exactly where Jesus was buried—because he’s not there. Nobody is in Jesus’ tomb. He is alive; this fact is the bedrock of the Christian faith. Without the resurrection of Jesus, Christianity does not exist. If Jesus is dead, we are dead; if Jesus is alive, we are alive.

Jesus’ Crucifixion and Death

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:22:00 +0000

Nothing is as important as this: Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures. Jesus was brutally murdered by us, but also for us. On the cross he became our substitute, our sin was imputed to him, and he became cursed, which was more difficult to bear than even his physical suffering. Like those who were present on that day, you can respond in passive unbelief, active unbelief, or belief.

Ministry Marriages

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:02:51 +0000

In this special episode we bring you Pastor Mark Driscoll’s session, “Ministry Marriages,” from the NewSpring Leadership Conference, held at NewSpring Church in Anderson, South Carolina, in September 2011. He shares true stories of renowned ministers and missionaries, painting a heartbreaking picture of what it looks like when marriage and family are sacrificed in worship to the idol of ministry.

Jesus, the Son of God

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:21:03 +0000

Jesus is arrested, blindfolded, beaten, and blasphemed. He’s asked a series of questions, all of which boil down to one issue: is he the only God? Knowing that he will be crucified, Jesus declares himself to be the only God in three ways: he says he is the Christ, the Son of Man, and the Son of God. Some of you have been told Jesus never said he was God. He did. That’s why he was put to death.

Jesus and Judas

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 02:22:25 +0000

On Mars Hill’s fifteenth birthday, we examine a sobering text of Scripture and lessons to learn from the life of Judas. Judas was no victim. Judas’ desire was to betray Jesus, and Satan came and empowered that desire. The Bible doesn’t tell us why Judas did what he did; “Could I do the same?” Each of us must humbly, soberly pray for God’s grace to not be a Judas.

Jesus Sweats Blood

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:59:52 +0000

Jesus, Tough and Tender

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 03:13:35 +0000

On his way to the cross, the Scriptures give Jesus confidence, courage, and clarity. When life gets hard, go to the book that God wrote. God wants us to receive and consider the whole book (or tota sola Scriptura), and to connect all of it to Jesus. Jesus does this when he recalls Isaiah 52–53—written 700 years prior—and shows how it promised his coming, his crucifixion, and his resurrection.

Jesus and Peter

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:28:13 +0000

Jesus knows who will fail him, and when, where, and how. He knows that all of us will fail him, even the best among us—including Peter, the senior leader of Jesus’ disciples. After Peter fails Jesus, he weeps bitterly and repents quickly, as should we. The good news is Jesus fails no one. He restores his friendship with Peter and then encourages him to tell his story in order to strengthen others.

Jesus and True Greatness

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:23:29 +0000

Jesus’ disciples argue over who is the greatest, but Jesus doesn’t rebuke their desire, he redirects it. He redeems the pursuit of greatness, showing the difference between worldly and godly greatness. True, godly greatness is simply service. Are you selfish or a servant? When we live a life that glorifies God and serves others, we receive joy in this life and eternal rewards in the life to come.

Elephant Room - Love The Gospel vs. Share The Gospel

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 03:38:53 +0000

In this special episode we break from Luke to bring you content from the Elephant Room, or “the conversations you never thought you’d hear” between seven influential pastors. This conversation—from March 2011, moderated by Pastor James MacDonald of Harvest Bible Chapel, Chicago—addresses loving the gospel vs. sharing the gospel.

Elephant Room - Culture in the Church vs. Church in the Culture

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 06:09:18 +0000

Repossess 2010

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 02:20:54 +0000

In this special episode, we take a break from our Luke sermon series to bring you a talk Pastor Mark gave to middle school and high school students at Repossess, a youth event held at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, in September 2010. In this talk, he unpacks who Jesus is and what Jesus did for every person, and challenges his listeners to decide who their God is.

The Times of the Gentiles

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:35:55 +0000

Jesus knows the future (foreknowledge), tells the future (prophecy), and orchestrates the future (sovereignty). He tells us there are three epochs in human history: Judaism, the times of the Gentiles, and his return. Jesus promised the temple would be destroyed, it happened. Jesus promised people from all nations would be saved, it’s happening. Jesus promised he would return, it will happen.

The Worst Tragedies Can Be The Best Opportunities

podcast@marshillchurch.org (Pastor Mark Driscoll) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:26:50 +0000

Jesus requires us to wear bifocals when he speaks of events that were near to his day and far off. He prophesies that the temple will be destroyed, false teachers will arise, and sin and persecution will continue. So what do we do? Jesus tells us: Make the most of every opportunity. At the cross, the worst tragedy in the history of the world became the best opportunity for the hope of the world.