TEXT: 1 Peter 5:1–5
PREACHER: Pastor Mark Driscoll
DATE: May 3, 2009
Introduction
Key roles related to church leadership, as described in 1 Peter 5:1–5 and elsewhere in Scripture:

Chief Shepherd: Jesus is the Senior Pastor of every Bible-believing church.
First among equals: Elders/pastors should work within teams of peers, but a first among equals must take leadership responsibility [...]

During last Sunday’s sermon, Suffering to Worship, Pastor Mark read a lengthy quotation from Martin Luther (1483–1546). It was an excerpt from Luther’s commentary on the first of the Ten Commandments: “You shall have no other gods before me” (Ex. 20:3). You can read Luther’s writing online; here’s the portion read on Sunday:
Many a one [...]

TEXT: 1 Peter 4:12–19
PREACHER: Pastor Mark Driscoll
DATE: April 26, 2009
Introduction
1 Peter 4:12–19 represents the culmination of Peter’s teachings regarding suffering as a magnificent opportunity to grow as a worshiper of Jesus Christ. This passage includes three statements about worship: “rejoice” (v. 13); “rejoice and be glad” (v. 13); “glorify God” (v. 16).

Worship emanates from God. [...]

TEXT: 1 Peter 4:1–11
PREACHER: Pastor Mark Driscoll
DATE: April 19, 2009
God uses suffering for good and wants us to use our suffering to serve others. When you suffer…
Don’t Go into Yourself; Go Out to Jesus (1 Pet. 4:1–2)

Jesus is our substitute; he suffered in our place.
Jesus is our example; he shows us how to endure suffering [...]

TEXT: 1 Peter 3:17–22 PREACHER: Pastor Mark Driscoll DATE: April 5, 2009
“For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil” –1 Peter 3:17
Introduction
1 Peter 3: 18–20 is, according to Martin Luther, “More obscure than any other passage in the New Testament.” It is [...]

TEXT: 1 Peter 3:8–17 PREACHER: Pastor Mark Driscoll DATE: March 29, 2009
People are hurting (emotionally, financially, relationally, mentally); Peter informs Christians how to suffer well.
Three Categories of Suffering:

Some suffering is deserved.
Some suffering is mysterious.
Some suffering is undeserved.

Three Responses to Suffering:

Ignore – deny your own suffering, avoid the suffering of others, [...]

TEXT: 1 Peter 3:7
PREACHER: Pastor Mark Driscoll
DATE: March 22, 2009
After addressing women last week, this week Pastor Mark preached specifically to men.
1. Your father: Adam (Genesis 1–3)

Marriage is a covenant (Prov. 2:16; Mal. 2:14).
Men are the covenant head, responsible for their wife and family (Gen. 2:18; 5:2; 1 Cor. 11:2–16, 14:33–34; Eph. 5:21–33; Col. 3:18; [...]

TEXT: 1 Peter 3:1–6 PREACHER: Pastor Mark Driscoll DATE: March 15, 2009
Introduction
Three general categories that describe many marriages:
1) Non-Christian Feminism
No distinction between the roles of husband and wife. They live parallel lives, legally married but functionally single.
2) Christian Egalitarianism
No distinction between the roles of husband and wife. They also live parallel lives, [...]

TITLE: Submission to Ungodly AuthorityTEXT: 1 Peter 2:18–25PREACHER: Pastor Mark DriscollDATE: March 8, 2009
Question #1: Should we tolerate unjust treatment?
The Bible does not condone injustice–including slavery (1 Cor. 7:21; 1 Tim. 1:10).
In our day, the relationship described in 1 Pet. 2:18 most resembles the relationship between boss and employee. In this context, the [...]

On Sunday, February 22, I preached on Submission to Authority from 1 Peter 2:13–17.
In the sermon I stressed the point that when it comes to texts such as these, where submitting to ungodly authority is mentioned, the examples preached are often too theoretical, philosophical, and hypothetical to be practical. So using The City (our [...]