“‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.’” Revelation 1:8 In the Book of Revelation, Jesus is given a host of titles. He is called “the faithful witness” (Rev. 1:5), “the Son of God” (2:18), “the Lion of the tribe of Judah” and “the Root of David” (5:5), “The Word of God” (19:13), and “the Lord Jesus” (22:21), among many other titles. In Revelation 1:8,... Read more

Go to church. If possible, read and consider the Scriptures for the sermon before you arrive. Pray for your pastor, the sermon, and your listening on the way to church. While sitting in the church, invite the Holy Spirit to speak to you through the sermon. Arrive a few minutes early so that you can collect your thoughts and be present to listen and learn. Don’t text, email, surf the net, or do other things that are distracting on your... Read more

Are You Apostate? He had worked at a church, knew the Bible, and professed faith in Christ for years. Then one day, he decided to no longer be connected to any church, submit to anything in the Bible, or practice Christian faith any more. He was my friend. He was apostate. Apostasy Isn’t New Apostasy is simply a big word for professing faith but not practicing it. Someone who is apostate says, “Yes, I’m a Christian,” but they live contrary... Read more

What Happens to People Who Have Never Heard About Jesus? There is no simple, single, widely agreed upon answer to this question within Christianity. Everyone would make a good argument for the positions they hold, and most, if not all, would be able to find Scripture to help support their position. Some of the more direct answers come in one of two forms. The first is, “No, because God is a God of love, and since he desires that all... Read more

ST. PATRICK: ONE OF THE GREATEST MISSIONARIES WHO EVER LIVED I am a servant of Christ to a foreign nation for the unspeakable glory of life everlasting which is in Jesus Christ our Lord. –Patrick My family name was originally O’Driscoll until it was changed a few generations ago by relatives hoping to more fully assimilate into American culture after immigrating from Ireland. Though I was raised Irish Catholic, I knew virtually nothing about Saint Patrick other than the green... Read more

Religious Views of Humanity Mark Driscoll Our youngest daughter is studying various world religions in school. This has lead to some helpful and insightful conversations at our home. One point of discussion we have had centers on the differing ways that various religions view humanity. In Christianity, the Bible teachers that human beings are alone created in the image of God but have fallen into sin and inherit a sin nature from Adam (Genesis 1:26-27, 5:1-3, 9:6; Romans 5:12-21). Other... Read more

Understanding Islam Part 3: Agreements and Disagreements Mark Driscoll In this blog series I am posting work done by researchers for another project I was working on a few years ago. My hope is to help provide some understanding of Islam for Christians that leads to further study and also a desire to lovingly befriend Muslims in their own community to enable further mutual understanding. Agreements and Disagreements Between Islam and Christianity Muslims view Christians as tritheists because of their... Read more

Understanding Islam Part 2: View of Jesus Mark Driscoll In this blog series I am posting work done by researchers for another project I was working on a few years ago. My hope is to help provide some understanding of Islam for Christians that leads to further study and also a desire to lovingly befriend Muslims in their own community to enable further mutual understanding. The Quran on Jesus All Muslims believe Jesus was a great prophet–yet he was only... Read more

Understanding Islam Part 1: History Mark Driscoll There is a growing interest in the beliefs of Islam fueled in large part by various media stories that mention the religion. Some years ago I had a research team put together a short summary of Islamic beliefs as a basic introduction and am now posting that work as a three-part blog series. My hope is that some Christians will be inclined to study Islam more and get to know and love their... Read more

Check out this week’s video update from Pastor Mark and Grace. Last week, we began re-releasing “1 Corinthians: Good News for Bad Christians,” a 33 part series from Pastor Mark. Check out the sermon archive or subscribe to the podcast to hear Pastor Mark teach on what the Apostle Paul had to say to the church in Corinth. Here are a few of the recent sermons: Church Planting in Corinth  Single Like Jesus Preaching Jesus Boasting About Jesus Pastor Jesus A few highlights from... Read more