Archive for the ‘Changed by Jesus’ Category


From the Mars Hill Receptionist

by Mars Hill Church on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Changed by Jesus #50
Our front desk manager recently compiled encouraging notes sent to Mars Hill Church and Pastor Mark Driscoll. Here is a sampling from the past few months…
From Sydney (May 22, 2009)
I have been listening to your (awesome) sermons on 1st Corinthians and I feel convicted to offer you some encouragement. Firstly, I want [...]



“The Internet is filled with booby traps”

by Mars Hill Church on Friday, June 26th, 2009

Changed by Jesus #49
By Raynon, Ballard campus
One of my oldest memories is the day my mother first told me the story of Jesus, and asked if I would like him to come into my heart. I trusted her, and I accepted what she told me as true. My early life was filled with church, in [...]



“I was guilty of idolatry”

by Mars Hill Church on Friday, June 19th, 2009

Changed by Jesus #48
By Sandra Apling, Shoreline Campus
My struggles as a teenager never involved the law, drugs, alcohol, or school. My struggles primarily came from relationships with boys.
Broken
When I look back on the way I was living my life in my late teens, I realize now that I was guilty of idolatry in regards [...]



“We are 60+year-old newlyweds”

by Mars Hill Church on Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Changed by Jesus #47
By Aldene, Bellevue campus
Unexpected Tears
It was nearing Easter 2008, and my lovely daughter, Laura, and I were in the midst of a spat. Thinking to find a way past our difficulty, I asked Laura to join me for Easter services at Mars Hill Church in Ballard.
She previously had told me about [...]



Global Story Week: Manila, Philippines

by Mars Hill Church on Friday, June 5th, 2009

Today’s the conclusion of Global Story Week on the Mars Hill Blog.
Changed By Jesus #46
By Nic in Manila

If there is one thing I truly learned from Mars Hill its this, “Its all about Jesus!” and this idea remains deeply imprinted in my heart today. Three years ago it was a very different story.
I attended [...]



Global Story Week: Cluj-Napoca, Romania

by Mars Hill Church on Thursday, June 4th, 2009

It’s Global Story Week on the Mars Hill Blog. Enjoy today’s story of the gospel at work, and visit marshillglobal.com to share your experience.
Changed By Jesus #45
By Jon in Romania

My wife and I, along with our 3 kids, are missionaries in Romania working in the medical missions arena. In addition to attending and helping at [...]



Global Story Week: California, U.S.A.

by Mars Hill Church on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

It’s Global Story Week on the Mars Hill Blog. Enjoy these stories of gospel transformation, and visit marshillglobal.com to share your experience.
Changed By Jesus #44
By Jacqueline in California

A year and a half ago I was at the lowest place in my life. I had moved to NYC to chase yet another dead-end relationship, I had [...]



Global Story Week: Belfast, Northern Ireland

by Mars Hill Church on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

It’s Global Story Week on the Mars Hill Blog. Enjoy these stories of gospel transformation, and visit marshillglobal.com to share your experience.
Changed By Jesus #43
By Stevie in Belfast

I was brought up in a Christian family, which in many ways was a blessing but also difficult. Because of what I’d heard from the Bible, I knew [...]



Global Story Week: Melbourne, Australia

by Mars Hill Church on Monday, June 1st, 2009

Welcome to Global Story Week on the Mars Hill Blog. Enjoy these stories of gospel transformation, and visit marshillglobal.com to share your experience.
Changed By Jesus #42
By Mark in Melbourne

I am lead pastor of a church in Melbourne, Australia going for seven years now. For the first five years I was caught up in the “seeker [...]



“More than just a good teacher”

by Mars Hill Church on Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Changed by Jesus #43
By Allie Snell, Ballard campus
Qualified for Heaven?
At age 18 I was in the most dangerous period of my life: religious complacency. I thought I knew who Jesus was, falsely establishing him as one of the many great teachers sent from God with a long list of insufferably arduous rules to thereby merit [...]






FEATURED - July 1st, 2009

The Blood-and-Sweat Work of Acts 29

Last week at the annual Acts 29 Retreat for leaders and church planters, Pastor Jamie Munson collected anecdotes from the front lines and stories of God’s grace from a number of pastors within the network.
Here is Lorenzo Elizondo, pastor of Life Point Church in Dallas:

Acts 29 Network
Acts 29 Network exists to start churches that [...]


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Fans, Followers, and Free Stuff

By Mars Hill Church, June 30, 2009

Notes: Doctrine from False Teachers (part 2)

By Mars Hill Church, June 29, 2009

The Sound of 125 Church Planters Singing Together

By Pastor Jamie Munson, June 26, 2009
CHANGED BY JESUS - July 2nd, 2009

From the Mars Hill Receptionist

Changed by Jesus #50
Our front desk manager recently compiled encouraging notes sent to Mars Hill Church and Pastor Mark Driscoll. Here is a sampling from the past few months…
From Sydney (May 22, 2009)
I have been listening to your (awesome) sermons on 1st Corinthians and I feel convicted to offer you some encouragement. Firstly, I want [...]


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“The Internet is filled with booby traps”

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“I was guilty of idolatry”

By Mars Hill Church, June 19, 2009

“We are 60+year-old newlyweds”

By Mars Hill Church, June 11, 2009