The following excerpts are from the Birth Control chapter in Pastor Mark Driscoll’s book Religion Saves: And Nine Other Misconceptions. To read the rest of what he had to say on the topic, read the chapter for yourself or watch the sermon from the series.
“As the number of birth control options has increased and continues [...]
As part of the Religion Saves and Nine Other Misconceptions sermon series, I answered Question #1 on March 2: “Do you believe that the Scripture not only regulates our theology but also our methodology? In other words, do you believe in the regulative principle? If so, to what degree? If not, [...]
In conjunction with the Religion Saves and 9 Other Misconceptions series last Sunday, I answered the following question: ‘What can traditional/established churches learn from “emerging” churches?’
For those wanting more information by me on the issue, there are freebies to be had along with some paid options. The freebies include an article I did as part [...]
As part of the Religion Saves and Nine Other Misconceptions series, last Sunday I answered the question: “How does a Christian date righteously; and what are the physical, emotional, and mentally connecting boundaries a Christian must set while developing an intimate relationship prior to marriage?”
The entire answer is available for download in audio and video [...]
Last week I blogged about the Christian bubble suit that will be part of next Sunday’s sermon on ‘How Does a Christian Date Righteously‘. We will be giving said bubble suit away at the last sermon of day, the 8:30 service at our Ballard campus, to the individual who makes the best suggestion for how [...]
As part of the Religion Saves and Nine Other Misconceptions sermon series, I answered Question #4 on February 10: “If salvation is by faith alone (Romans 3:28), then why are there so many verses that say or imply the opposite, namely that salvation is by works (James 2:24, Matthew 6:15 & [...]
As part of the Religion Saves and Nine Other Misconceptions sermon series, I answered Question #5 on February 3: “How should Christian men and women go about breaking free from the bondage of sexual sin?”Sadly, much of our attendance is normally at the evening services at our Ballard, Wedgwood, and Shoreline campuses, where singles and [...]
As part of the Religion Saves and Nine Other Misconceptions sermon series, I answered Question #6 on January 27: “Of all the things you teach, what parts of Christianity do you still wrestle with? What’s hardest for you to believe?” I responded by preaching a sermon on the grace of God and how it appears [...]
When most people think of the doctrine of predestination, they tend to think of a revision of the children’s game Duck, Duck, Goose. Instead, it’s Duck, Duck, Damned where God picks some people to favor and others to fry while Calvinists dance around yelling Romans 9:20 to anyone who protests. Yet the Bible’s teaching on [...]
We recently received some good news from the folks at the Crystal Cathedral – Pastor Mark’s second sermon from the Hour of Power will air on Palm Sunday, March 28th, next year.
If you remember, his first sermon was on who Jesus is. The second sermon is all about what Jesus did as our Savior on [...]
Changed By Jesus #54
By a female teenager at the Ballard campus
I was raised going to church every Sunday. I thought I was a Christian because I was really good at following rules and thought I was an expert on Jesus. But the personal, life-changing relationship wasn’t there.
This seemed to work for me in middle school, [...]
