50,000 Comments On Ragamuffin Soul Deserves A Free Book
Yesterday Ragamuffin Soul had it’s 50,000th comment dropped.
You guys are amazing.
In honor of your commenting madness…
I’m going to give away 2 more Mark Driscoll Vintage Church books tonight at 10 pm.
All off of this post.
If you comment and answer this question you’ll be entered to win.
I’ll use www.random.org
Comment here on your favorite Mark Driscoll message and what is meant to you and you will be in the drawing for the book tonight at 10 pm.
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My favorite Driscoll message(s) was the whole Ruth series. They were Driscoll at the top of his game. Incredibly well done.
I have never heard him speak but would love to read his book!
one of my favorites was actually his message a couple weekends ago on Scripture as a part of the new series called trial. he went through every reason Scripture should have our full attention and why it is fully God's Word. I love it.
It would be nice to scratch the Valentine's gift for Josh off my to-do list.
Dude, I think I'm the first to comment?!
Definitely "Putting Preachers In Their Place". I just came across it three weeks ago, and I've listened to it every Saturday since then on my long marathon training runs. Nothing gets me more fired up than a breakdown of preaching and the Church throughout the entire Bible, cover to cover, in 1 hour and 15 minutes.
And this quote helps, too: "SHAME ON ALL WHO CALL INTO QUESTION THE FINISHED WORK OF JESUS ON THE CROSS!"
Excited to hear from everyone else…
I'm agreeing with Tyler – I loved the Trial series on Scripture – I spend a lot of time with more liberally minded Christians and the validity of scripture is often discussed – Mark gave me a lot of take aways.
My favorite message from Driscoll is Good Soldier. Since I'm from Brazil, my resources are pretty much blogs, websites an youtube. This message had a huge impact on me because of his strong convictions about beeing a christian man. Controvertial, but great stuff.
My favorite Driscoll sermon/series was old school, when he talked about Revelation and emphasized the importance of worship throughout the book of Revelation. It impacted me because it helped me to see that there is more to the book of revelation than just a bunch of scary monsters and a harlot on the run.
The Religion Saves series was really helpful as pastor Mark addressed questions that people had regarding Christianity.
"Pray Like Jesus"
This is inspirational.
Putting Pastors in their place… awesome msg. I heard it at a time where people were telling me that "preaching" the word was old, and I needed to be reminded of the calling on my life.
my favorite Driscoll message has to be the one where he went off on The Shack. I picked that one because it's the only one I've ever listened to. I usually just read what other people say about him.
Favorite message was the whole Ruth series. Definitely resparked the fire to dive into the word after seeing him explain things I didn't see until I actually say down and really studied the Word!!
Ryan Guard you are disqualified!
I would say my favorite Series was Nehemiah: A city within a city…A lot about how Christians and the church should influence culture.
The whole Peasant Princess series was definitely a memorable one for me because it definitely put sex into a Godly perspective. Also, the Q&A sessions were a great way to see Pastor Mark's brain picked in real-time!
The series he did on the person of Jesus. He was pretty much bashing Bell. Good stuff-
'qualifications of a church planter' and 'strategy of a missionary' from the a29 bootcamps… he tells it like it is and shares his hardest times in classic driscoll fashion… always helps me when i'm in the grind…
I love the one on anger when he tells the audience to take Christianity Today's website offline.
I love the one on anger when he tells the audience to take Christianity Today's website offline.
Definitely Peasant Princess. My fiancee and I decided as it was coming up and since our wedding was coming up we'd watch it together to hear Marks opinions on this subject. It hit home in areas like how we want our household model to be, sex life, etc. I must say…it was very challenging. There are other messages that rock too but that one was great, specifically having the memory and time to share it and work thru it with my fiance via podcast.
I think that the "Ask Anything" series was inspirational and eye opening for the church in general.
I'm with Jason. Driscoll's series in Revelation was awesome. Whenever I think of it now, I remember that everything in heaven surrounds the throne, comes through the throne and comes from the throne. The whole book is a book of worship.
too many really. "putting preachers in their place" was huge and still is fofr times when I doubt my calling (1 thes 5:24). peasant princess has been huge for me and my wife and the many great talks that have come from it. nehemiah 1 the important reminder that it begins with a broken heart and prayer and fasting. great stuff
Definitely was psyched about his "good sex, bad sex" message in his 1 Corinthians series. He does such a great job addressing very real and relevant issues like sex…anyway, I would definitely like a book!
I think my favorite was his talk that he gave at the National Desiring God Conference a couple years ago on the Supremacy of Jesus and the Church in a postmodern culture. Any time you get Driscoll talking about these two subjects you are in for a great message.
I have only listed to the Series "Ruth" so that would have to be my favorite. What I learned was that I have to dig deeper in the scriptures than what I have been, because he brought thing out that I had never seen.
I loved his series on revelation, we listened to it in my theology class in school and it really opened up my eyes and it was the series that first had me interested in mark. So this book would be a sweet addition, thanks los !
Mark Driscoll's messages have in HUGE way impacted my life and the way I teach. His books have had a profound impact on how I run and do ministry. However, the sermon that hit me the most was his sermon on the 7 woes (from Matthew 23) which he preached at a Church Planters conference. He talked deeply about how we need to be authentic, real people. NOT religious "wing nuts" who are clean on the outside, yet dirty cups and tombs on the inside.
The first sermon in the series in 1 Peter on TRIAL. Either that or Peasant Princess…
His message on the doctrine of Election during the ask anything series was amazing. Such a great treatment of a difficult doctrine.
I think that my favorite message of Drischolls was his series on questions submitted by attenders. Pretty interesting stuff that I have not heard straight forward answers to from a minister. Good stuff.
I've never ever ever listened to Mark Driscoll. Maybe I should. Maybe someday I will.
Great question!
This past Tuesday, as her anniversary present to me, my wife took me to see Driscoll preach at a nearby seminary, and waited in line with me to meet him in person afterwards.
The message he gave was the best I've heard him give, and my wife and I are still talking about it.
The title was "9 distinctions between religion and the Gospel".
I didn't learn anything particularly new, but he articulated the message of the Gospel and simplicity of all so well…
It was one of the best gifts I've ever received!
I have a link to download the message on my blog:
http://www.therieslands.com
I liked his Q&A ask anything times, and his Relegion Saves & 9 Other Misconceptions series.
I'm with Jim. I learned there was such a person right here. I need to get to work.
Gave a great message to a bunch of church planters a few years back on reverse engineering your life. Helped me a lot in thinking about how to set some goals in multiple aspects of my life, as well as the importance of it. Good stuff.
I've only ever heard the Ruth series, but I found it interesting, and getting me to think in different ways.
I am doing the vintage Jesus right now and reading the book and it is quality
I loved the message on Nehemiah. I listened to it while serving as a collegiate summer missionary in Minneapolis. I felt that it spoke to me and caused me to see how church influences the culture today.
Hopefully I win!
How Sharp the Edge? Christ, Controversy, and Cutting Words. It has spoken courage to me because I get spanked for the words I use in the pulpit also.
I enjoyed Mark's entire "Ask Anything" series (all of the messages that I've heard). He tackled, real life questions, and dealt with them straight from scripture and in a practical way. I've seen other churches do an "Ask" series, but apparently were too timid to go after some of the more extreme questions. Working with students, these messages help provide another resource to offer them when they bring these questions up. Great stuff!
This is a tough one. I really enjoyed the Ruth Series. Put a lot into perspective. I also enjoyed his Doctrine series. Great and practical. Good stuff. And then there was his talk on the Emergent/Emerging Church at the Convergent Conference. Extremely informative. Overall I think I'll have to go with his Ruth series. Such practical, revelational, good stuff. Really put a lot into perspective.
i really appreciated his Doctrine series, especially the messages on Church, Worship, and Stewardship. he goes all out – love it.
I loved the Ruth series, because it was on at the same time as a series on Ruth in my home congregation, which meant I was getting some different perspectives which was great
His series on Spiritual Warfare was by far the most meaningful to me. Really eye opening, especially during the period right after I read it. It was a bit scary, but it definitely has prepared me to realize how our fight really is against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 6:12).
My world was totally challenged by the Pray Like Jesus series. Prayer is an area of my walk with Jesus that i struggle in and this series really put prayer in the right perspective for me.
Does reading The Resurgence count? If so, I loved the post on Silence – it gave me a real reality check. If that doesn't count, then un-enter (de-enter, revoke my entrance… something) me!
I would have to say The Peasant Princess, The Little Foxes. This entire series was very challenging. I am a missionary in Estonia and we were in the middle of a series on sex and relationships. I was able to take some of his content and use it. It was a pretty big surprise for our people and it was fun to also have someone stand next to me and translate some of the more graphic passages. The real blessing of it all was having a lot of your younger people finally see sex as something only for marriage and that was how God intended it to be.
His message on the Gethsemane Prayer was amazing. Over an hour and fifteen minutes long but so intense and challenging.
not really good at picking a favorite, but would love to be picked
I have been on the ragamuffin journey for a couple of years now. Hungering for Truth in my Christian life. It started with Ragamuffin Gospel, then Blue Like Jazz now Mark Driscoll. I just "met" him but I have about 10 of his sermons on my Blackberry. There are 2 I have been listening to back to back on my way to and from work. THE SPIRIT AND THE FLESH, If I would have heard this when I got saved 20 years ago I would have made some different choices in my life. The other is JESUS DIED AS OUR EXAMPLE, I didn't really believe the Hebrews passage that Jesus was like us, I was guilty of assumming he was Superman when it came to the human experience. This sermon really opened my eyes.
Mark Driscol and John Piper have been the first people I have been hearing after forsaking my duel life of sex addiction. RELIGION SAVES -Sexual Sin has been a huge help as well as his stuff on SPIRITUAL WARFARE. God has blessed me with some wonderful people to help me realize my true identity in Christ. Mark Driscol is one of some very important people that God is using to start me in my journey in the Spirit as a spotless child of God that is learning how to put to death the deeds of the flesh. NOT USING THE FLESH TO SANCTIFY MYSELF
Gotta love me some Ruth…Always a blessing!
Favorite Driscoll talk? Can I just say his whole series on Nehemiah? It was unreal! Driscoll fleshing out what it means for the Church to be an alternative City within the larger City, that passionately pursues God and is for the good of the larger city! So good. I long for the Church to live this way and be alternative cities within cities. That is what I'm praying for Prague! This great city!
Mark's sermon on Grace as part of the Religion Saves series was absolutely incredible. Grace was what he chose for the question, "What do you struggle with most?" His doctrine and preaching around grace really transformed my view and challenged my understanding. I think I've listened to it at least 5 times.
My Favorite sermon by driscoll is The Mars hill story in conjunction with the church at corinth. i don't remember the title Word for word, but i absolutely love that sermon. wanting to plant a church myself is probably what has me so infatuated with that.."Take your standing ten count, adjust your cup, get back up and start fighting again. " "there is no crying in church planting."
I was introduced to Mark Driscoll via Greg Stier of Dar2Share Ministries. I am a follower of His blog and He linked on his blog to a message done by Mark Driscoll on the Emerging Church at a conference held at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. It helped me get a handle on where all the camps were coming from.
Also I think there should be only one winner and @JCHook should win the other copy I'm just saying!
Putting Pastors in their place. simply for the opening lines of what he wants to accomplish in an hour and 15 minutes.
Peasant Princess was AMAZING!!! Transformed my marriage and opened lines of communication and gave us safe structure for dialog. I recommend it to everyone – married or single.
Putting Preachers in Their Place is a sermon that needs to be listened to by everyone.
http://theresurgence.com/mark_driscoll_2008-02-25...
I enjoyed the Nehemiah series he did a while back.
My favorite would be his Gospel v. Religion talk. I think he does a great job of making sure we are look at the world through the lens of the Gospel, rather than allowing our propensity for legalism to rule. Very good.
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Well the ask anything series is what got me into Driscoll, but I actually believe that the "Rebel's Guide to joy" series meant the most. Philippians is such a great book, and we look to it through a lens of joy and happiness, but we forget (often) that this joy is in suffering. He taught well on the joy that we can have even (and especially) through suffering.
probably the vintage Jesus series from 06…. it was the first series i heard
and maybe the talk on "what did Jesus accomplish on the cross"
http://www.marshillchurch.org/media/vintagejesus/...
peaceout amigos
My favorite message that I have heard from Mark is a message that he spoke at a John Piper conventions where he talks about as Pastors we are called to shepherd the sheep and shoot the wolves….HE IS THE MAN
To be honest, I don't think I've ever heard of him until you mentioned you had 10 copies of his book to give away.
The 2008 Desiring God National Conference is so tops (I still quote "shoot the wolves").
But as a series, 1 Corinthians: Christians Gone Wild has impacted me and helped me with my series on Romans.
(Also, if I win, don't give it to me. I got the book at this year's DG Pastor's Conference.)
I enjoyed "Why Multi-site?" a ton, but it is not a sermon as much as teaching. He did do a sermon from 1 Cor 9 called "Paying Your Pastors" It is a must hear for the laymen. (HaHa)
I became hooked on Driscoll during his series on corinthians. I particularly loved the message about church planting in corinth.
I totally love the series he just did on Song of Solomon. As a single woman, it taught me SO MUCH about what to look for in a husband and what to expect in marriage. LUH-HUVED it.
If I win, I vow to make the most of my luck and purchase a lotto ticket immediately. Thank you.
the peasant princess series was incredible.
the media for it was beautiful.
Pray Like Jesus series really impacted my prayer life. I love how he used his children as an example of we are to talk to God. They want to talk to their dad, want to spend time with him, know that he has their good in mind, and don't hesitate to ask him for things. It was awesome!
Favorite series had to be the Prayer series he did just recently. Such a clear picture of God's heart as Father, and how we are to come to him freely and frequently. And the talk on Jesus' Gethsemane prayer was literally life-changing for me and I have been praying "Not my will, but Yours be done" ever since.
Gosh, I can only pick one?
The Nehemiah series. I had read Radical Reformission and Confessions…, but had never really listened to Driscoll's sermons. But once I heard part one of Nehemiah, I was hooked. And that entire series really spoke to me too; really showed me what it means to have a heart for your city and be a missional community.
Hit me with a free book, Los!
I really have not heard any of his messages. I have heard a lot about this book. I have not been able to find it any where near where I live so I hope I have an opportunity to win this.
I don't like Mark Driscoll most of the time so I need to read the book.
Congrats on 50k! Love this blog, but to be honest I've never heard a Mark Driscoll message before!
good idea.
put my name in the drawing.