Mark Driscoll Quotes

God picked a junior high girl [to be Jesus' mother]. Jesus was raised by a woman who today, we wouldn't even let her lead a bible study at a high school. But she could raise God.

A lot of people are using the Church, but not a lot of people are loving the Church.

The cross is the great jewel of the Christian faith and like every great jewel it has many precious facets that are each worthy of examining for their brilliance and beauty.

Who you think you are is what compels you to do what you do!

God is tolerant in that He asks everyone to repent.

We're not to follow our hearts, we're to guard our hearts.

Everything in the service needs to preach - architecture, lighting, songs, prayers, fellowship, the smell - it all preaches. All five senses must be engaged to experience God.

I want to live with autonomy. That's the essence of sin.

I'll preach anywhere. If it's a round trip ticket to preach in hell, I'll take it-as long as it's round trip.

Work like an Arminian, sleep like a Calvinist.

Ultimately I think the difference between reading the Bible and studying it is making the connections between who Jesus is and what he's done.

Fear in the mind causes stress in the body.

Jesus, could you please rapture the charismaniac lady who brings her tambourine to church?

I am not ashamed of the Gospel.

We don't name God; God reveals His name to us. We don't have the right to exercise authority over God. God copyrights, He trademarks, He patents His name.

Ladies, use a loving voice, use a respectful voice, use a godly voice, but don't lose your voice.

Gentleman, it is a terrifying thing for a woman to trust a sinful man.

We will take a few moments and make fun of religious people, and we do this in love. No, we do, because we love to make fun of religious people.

An animal will conquer others. A Spirit-filled man conquers himself – self-discipline, self-control.

The big idea here is not, have you sinned, but are you changing?

if you can't take a nap, if you can't take a day off, heaven's going to drive you nuts.

If you really want to be a rebel get a job, cut your grass, read your bible, and shut up. Because no one is doing that.