Mark Driscoll

ESV Study Bible- Discount through Acts 29

Friday, June 13th, 2008
by Justin

Welcome, friends of Acts 29.

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In addition to offering you a 35% preorder discount, we will also donate 5% of your order back to Acts 29. This offer is good through July 31, 2008.*

This is just one way we can express our appreciation for your interest in the ESV Study Bible and support Acts 29 in their efforts to extend the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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The ESV Study Bible was created to help people understand the Bible in a deeper way—to understand the timeless truth of God’s Word as a powerful, compelling, life-changing reality. To accomplish this, the ESV Study Bible combines the best and most recent evangelical Christian scholarship with the highly regarded ESV Bible text. The result is the most comprehensive study Bible ever published—with more than 2,750 pages of extensive, accessible Bible resources.

With completely new notes, maps, illustrations, charts, timelines, and articles, the ESV Study Bible was created by an outstanding team of 95 evangelical Christian scholars and teachers. In addition to the 757,000 words of the ESV Bible itself, the notes and resources of the ESV Study Bible comprise an additional 1.3 million words of insightful explanation, teaching, and reference material.

Primary Features

• 2,752 pages—equivalent to a 20-volume Bible resource library all in one volume.
• 1.3 million words—written by 95 leading evangelical scholars and teachers.
• 20,000 notes—focusing especially on understanding the Bible text and providing answers to frequently raised issues.
• Over 50 articles—including articles on the Bible’s authority, reliability, and interpretation; on biblical archaeology, theology, worship, prayer, and personal application.
• Over 200 full-color maps—created with the latest digital technology, satellite images, and archaeological research; printed in full color, throughout the Bible.
• 200-plus charts—offering key insights and in-depth analysis in clear, concise outline form; located throughout the Bible.
• 80,000 cross-references—to encourage easy location of important words, passages, and biblical themes.
• More than 40 new full-color illustrations—including historically accurate reconstructions of the Tabernacle, the Ark of the Covenant, Solomon’s temple, Herod’s temple, the city of Jerusalem in Jesus’ time and throughout the history of Israel, and many more.

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The publication date for the ESV Study Bible is Wednesday, October 15, 2008.

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Mark Driscoll

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007
by Justin

I have been listening to Mark Driscoll’s series on Nehemiah. My interest was sparked with when first heard his message on “Leadership Lessons on Nehemiah” (scroll down the page to download the message. He does a “10,000 ft.” overview of the whole book of Nehemiah and the leadership lessons that he sees in the book. But his main point that he makes is something that I have been pondering about for the last few weeks. Mark Driscoll takes a reformed view to his theology (whether it is because he doesn’t like the principle of dispensationalism or what, I don’t know) and he believes that the church is suppose to create a “city within the city.” Meaning, my church is to be a city with the city of Des Moines. A city that doesn’t things differently than the other city. But we are be a place of security first to the believer, and then to the greater city, ultimately leading them to Jesus. In all things, we are to lead everyone to Jesus.

Today I listened to his first 3 messages of his Nehemiah Series (click to download the podcast from iTunes). and I am absolutely loving every second of it. Why? Because it practical! He takes Nehemiah right to who we are, how we’re driven, how we’re wired, and shows the same struggles, the same thoughts, the same fears that we all have. But here is the challenge. Nehemiah created a city within the cities around Jerusalem. Everyone had a part in the city. And the city was going to be different from the cities around them.

How does this apply? My dispensational theology has been challenged. I have been taught to “separate” from the “city” not became apart of the city. Which I have known this is not right. Jesus gone into the thick of the city around him and still was God. I am going to keep listening. Let me know what you think. Download and listen. If not the series, at least the leadership lessons.

Above All Earthly Powers: The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World

Thursday, March 29th, 2007
by Justin

Videos :: Desiring God

These interviews with some of the speakers at the 2006 Desiring God National Conference (Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2006) were used in promotion of the event. I want you to especially watch the ones by John Piper and Mark Driscoll. Piper gives an overview of what this conference was to be about. Driscoll gives an emerging church point of view that sounds more thought out than the book that I am currently reading, Emerging Churches. He has thought about this and sees the Emerging Church “movement” for what it is, unlike the book which sees all emerging churches as on the same playing field. Let me know your thoughts.

Here are some notable interviews:

John Piper

• What is the nature of postmodernism?
• What are some effects of postmodernism?

Mark Driscoll

• Seeker vs. Missional- Part 1 and 2
• Biblical Principals and Cultural Methods
• Style in Ministry
• The Importance of Theology
• The Need of Cultural Immersion
• Relating to Sinners

Tim Keller

• Is the Bible Culturally Conditioned?

David Wells

• Postmodernity Defined
• Religious Pluralism in America
• Emergent vs. Traditional and Seeker