Passive Men Tolerate Evil

Passive men let evil run rampant 😳. Join me as I unpack how the spirit of Ahab makes men passive, fearful, and weak... and what you can do to overcome this spirit. 👊🏼
[This is a rebroadcast from March 16, 2023.]

[@hyunjooseong8990]

Holy Spirit, would you please stay close to Pastor Mark? I pray that your presence would be closer than any voice of the enemy. Give Mark the oil of obedience, humility, joy, peace, and faithfulness! In Jesus’ name!

[@chrisclark7170]

Pastor Mark loves it when manly men get all oiled up.

[@firstlast8258]

Tots and pears 🍐

[@littleme3597]

Amen. Nice.

[@jessicasierra6092]

We love you pastor Mark! Thank you for this word! Blessings to your family and ministry

[@smack_dab]

Heard about what you did at that convention with the pole dancer creep....you're the real deal

[@olyrollie]

It's too bad he felt like he had to apologize. He had nothing to apologize for we're not here for friendship but to speak the truth.

[@smack_dab]

@olyrollie no he did the right thing. He knew he was loud and clear. No need to argue it. He chose this battle well.

[@Dave-qf3wc]

​@smack_dab Start worshipping Christ and not the man Driscoll. As Paul said, some of you say I am of Peter or I am of Paul, etc... be of Jesus and get off Driscoll's jock. Your compromise and following a man is why most churches are useless. What has darkness to do with light? You keep attempting to bind the two together...pure foolishness an unbiblical. Smack dab, huh? Have anything to do with your dabbing?

[@terryevans898]

​@@olyrollieit's called humility and respect to the pastor but I also believe that he had all right and Authority to confront the spirit of jezebel

[@joer1402]

@@olyrollie Agreed. Extremely disappointing. Took a stand, then walked it back because friendship is more important apparently. Fascinating the way people are rationalizing this.

[@DemeshiaParker]

I love to hear this kinda preaching.He lays it out ,and tells it straight.

[@RickFigueroa-x5e]

I am loving this Pastor! Wow, men like him in the pulpit are rarity. Thank you, Pastor Mark for holding the line and speaking truth. I’m loving it. God bless your family and ministry.

[@firstlast8258]

Not my truth gawd bless Murica 🤓🖕

[@RickFigueroa-x5e]

@@firstlast8258 Well, the good news is you have breath in your lungs to change that.

[@nathanhelix4622]

Reminds me of what my high school music teacher would often say to us students, “Class, there are three types of people in this world. Which type you want to be is up to you: The first type makes things happen. The second type watches things happen. And the third type says, ‘Uh, What happened?’”

[@evan6901]

Praise God for you Pastor Mark, we need more strong Godly men on this Earth

[@firstlast8258]

Gawd bless Murica 🤓 🖕

[@MrDonkov]

Good one, true. Passive men enable evil.

[@thomasheck3027]

Mark, I personally want to thank you for my family and group of 55 men in our breakfast group as we appreciate the stand you took against the Satanic act of the male stripper and false teacher. May God bless you for holding to truth and obedience to God

[@robstevens7265]

Praying for you

[@karinavernon2235]

Amazing sermon. Thank you, trying to raise young men and stop over mothering. 🙏

[@ThembiMatyila]

I fear that me and my husband may be Ahab, I'm greatful for people like you pastor Mark thank you for your wisdom and prayers we'll also pray as well to be more like Jesus Christ amen

[@armandoortega2254]

I will like to be more like Jesus and less that men

[@armandoortega2254]

I will like to be more like Jesus and less than men

[@jesusmoran174]

I’m loving this word!!! Glory to the Most high!

[@joshcatanzaro6220]

Personal Knowing men that are at your church makes me glad to hear you call them out abd that they need a mirror check. You do great work for Jesus and us men.

[@krisl2838]

The moral of the story is this simplified, both Jezebel and Ahab were ruled by selfish motives, not Godly. Any of you listening to this, we all have a bit of Ahab and Jezebel characteristics because of our fallen nature, which is selfishness. Remember, don't try to counter this with your own will, we need Jesus power to be able to muster up the selflessness of God's love.

[@jsf8145]

Ego is the problem. Satan is the egotist. 2 Timothy 3 💯 Matthew 7:13,14

[@pmabrowneyz4]

G-d bless you man of G-d. We need more strong men who stand up for what is right and expose evil wherever it is found. I have been a fan of your teaching for a while now as well as Troy Brewer (that is how I found out what happened) I am proud to be able to learn from you despite being in Michigan. As a Jewish believer I can tell you that G-d is working through you and has been, keep following Him and not man! I am in prayer for your family many blessings over your life and ministry!

[@debbyleiper8367]

GOD. Why do you drop the ‘O’?

[@firstlast8258]

​@@debbyleiper8367gawd bless Murica 🤓🖕

[@joshhyman7326]

“The difference between faith and fear is who you’re expecting to act.” Powerful.

[@johnnydavenport4742]

Amen brother!

[@georgecastanza6952]

It is never too late to change! Never give up bettering yourself. Life is about moving “North”

[@firstlast8258]

Never say Never

[@DamianBrownie]

It‘s crazy a good friend of me is 100% an ahab spirit and his girlfriend a jezebel spirit. Thank you for that wisdom🙏🏻

[@virgilpalmer2427]

The men of the church should be standing up ...!

[@dianestone7955]

Keep enlightening my life to the Glory of Christ. Thank God for your faith and endurance for the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ!

[@1badjane493]

My Parents at Dinner asks us kids (5) " Have any of you thought about what your going to do with your Future ? Because when you turn 18 our Job is done and don't think for one minute that your Mother & I are going to raise YOUR kids !! ".... every one needs Parents like mine 👍🏻😁...my Dad is a Retired Military Career Man... Thank you Dad ❤ Mom . You made us Strong. ✝️👈🏻 ...Dad never spared " The Rod"😂

[@bigred35089]

You were right to rebuke them at that men's conference. I was watching you before that and I'll keep watching after. It's amazing how's Manny people I see trashing your name. That must mean your doing something right. Thank God for your message.

[@maryr130]

Apologizing for rebuking blatant evil is passive and cowardly.

[@kenethsoberano]

It's called humility and gentleness which are fruits of the Spirit. He did not apologize for "what" he said. He only humbly apologized to his friend for not speaking to him privately first. Mark was not obligated to do so, but it would have been a better approach in order to correct the event host. Mark did what was right... then wished he had done what was better.

[@cryptojihadi265]

​@@kenethsoberanoare you kidding me?! He totally backtracked and then kissed his butt. Was totally flattering him. It was gross to hear. And that has NOTHING to do with the fruit of THE Spirit.

[@pg6776]

O earth, earth, earth, hear the Word of the ĹORD!

[@MichelleAriel]

It makes me so sad seeing this video because I’ve been having this spirit come against me these past couple years, and my husband is the Jezebel… to the point that I did attempt suicide three times… I’ve left and seperated from him 5 times and each time he started treating me worse than the last time… this time enough is enough I’m not tolerating evil my baby boys deserve the world and deserve to know the true love of Jesus Christ and I’ll just have to do it alone because he REFUSES to change…

[@CaptainDad28]

Maybe you should stop trying to change him and just listen. Idk your story but you could easily be the jezebel and you’re just mad because he won’t give you control without a fight. Just for a moment, consider that very real possibility.

[@MichelleAriel]

@@CaptainDad28 I guess through my phone against walls and kicking them out my hand oh and punching holes in walls while being recorded doing all of this means I’m the Jezebel smh this really sucks

[@CaptainDad28]

@@MichelleAriel but where is the conflict starting? I was tormented by a Jezebel for 8 years in marriage. I did everything I could to make her happy but nothing was enough for her to stop cheating, to stop gaslighting, to stop pushing me to try and be the monster that she could get every one around us to throw in the fire. Are you pushing him to do these things? Because if he’s done all of this and not hit you, it’s probably you.

[@CaptainDad28]

@@MichelleAriel and I mean hit. I slapped her one time to try and get her to wake up from what I thought was controlling her because I just couldn’t believe one person was so evil. This was before I even believed in God. She sounded like you are right now. “He’s abusive” but in reality in was her abusing me, manipulating me, lying to me, disrespecting me. No matter how much I gave her it was never enough. Wake up, stand up to that evil spirit and submit to God and to your husband.

[@CaptainDad28]

@@MichelleAriel sounds like you push him to do all of that then record him to try and make him look like a monster. Stop being manipulative and start fearing God because you can play the victim here all you want but you will never fool God. If that man has expressed all that anger and not hit you, it’s you. Don’t go try and make him hit you either lol because again, you can play victim here, but you will never fool God.

[@HavivBen-Chaim]

Rev 3:16So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. ( spirit Jezebel and ahab evil away ) amen !!!!!

[@nyllianvelazquez2609]

Good God almighty 😢this describes the last 13 years of my marriage 😮

[@charlesallan-ks6gq]

Proverbs 8 :13. To fear the Lord is to hate evil

[@rebeccabriggs2982]

The husband needs to step up but also compassionately address how she ended up that way. Often by repeated letdowns or even abuse, usually at the hands of men.

[@cryptojihadi265]

Most women are Jezebels because they want to be. Eve was perfect, unfallen and no history of abuse. Yet as soon as something told her she could be like God she jumped at the chance to usurp power. Modern day feminism rose out of a benevolent patriarchy in the west. Women all over the world threw themselves at American soldiers during WW2 as they all knew how Ameican men treated their women. Yet out of this utopia, modern day feminism rose. Making the abuse excuse for the spirit of Jezebel IS a tactic of Jezebel. Always deflecting, shifting blame and hiding.

[@k60c85]

Sounds familiar (specific politicians)

[@skoshdizogg]

Joe Biden definitely has the ahab spirit.

[@cryptojihadi265]

Just about every liberal politician does. Jezebels run the leftist party.

[@donnamccall2954]

I had said you were the strongest man there, until later I heard you apologized. That wasn't a good example no matter what repor you had with the conference leader... would Jesus have stayed? THAT is the example you should have set especially for the young boys and men there. That Pastor that said you were out of line, should have told the stripper that from the start of the show. Praying God turns this to good soon!

[@littleme3597]

DONNA: It wasn't about what he said, but how he said it, as it really upset John Lindell.....That is being gracious.

[@kenethsoberano]

Thank you for correcting Ahab Lindell in a humble way at the conference. Hopefully he repents. If not, he must resign.

[@brendenbenko1254]

🙏

[@anthonyryan1956]

So the World is full of Jezebel and Ahab now that's true

[@CandyTigs]

Question… was he talking about prince Harry in his hypothetical??? Mmmm

[@GladysRWhite]

Beware, one person may host several spirits lik the ahab, jezabel, mammon, abbadon, queen of heaven, and a bunch of "helping"spirits under each one. For example under ahab spirit you find pride, antichrist, spiritual blindness and deafnezs, apostasy, deceit, rebellion, failure, indolence, stupor. Under jezabel: pride, domi ion, control, python/divination, leviiathan, obstinacy, abuse, intimidation, prepotency, arrogance. Witchcraft, cursing,blasphemy, slander critic, despise, vexing spirits. These are not all People who meddle in the occult acquire them and inherit them.

[@2superfunnygirls]

Did u just rebuke and then accept evil? Please clarify the position.

[@BettyStahl-f2c]

Can a man have the Ahab spirit with his Jezebell spirited wife yet be a Jezebell himself with everyone else?

[@preachermanbe]

I am a grandpa, but my Harley Scoots along pretty good but I noticed a lot of the guys that ride to Japanese sport bikes are always having to do willies and nose, willies, and all that stuff driving down the highway those ones are really starving for attention like look at me. Look what I can do I can put everybody’s life in Jeopardy.

[@ThorfinnSkullsplitter-fz7ff]

Q: How do you manage a Jezebel attitude/spirit when it is in your work environment? If anyone has any links or suggested references, please let me know.

[@thegodwhosees2327]

Passive men tolerate evil? Like when a pastor calls out evil at a conference only to later praise the leader of that conference? Even after that leader never even acknowledged and/or repented of it.

[@pamelamiller9519]

Did the prince have red hair? I wasn't aware where it says in the bible that Ahabs son had red hair.

[@debbyleiper8367]

Hmm Prince H? lol. Great message. I know a couple ahabs.

[@Veracityseeker7]

Sounds like my mother and stepdad. I don't want a marriage like that! 🤮

[@MymelzStory]

What happens when a man has a jezabel?

[@arizonaskies]

This explains our government. Hmmm

[@millenialsmom2214]

I can't wait for the Jezebel lesson. I'm sure it will be filled with misogyny.

[@CaptainDad28]

Uh oh, somebody wants control. You know what that means right jezebel?

[@robstevens7265]

You yourself just tolerated evil by apologizing to that false prophet John

[@DisciplesHeart]

Yep, see my comment. I will be addressing this in the next 8 hours.

[@bsully7157]

Maybe don’t be like the culture and model restoration and communication

[@moteske89]

In his "apology" mark acknowledged the leadership roll that John had and should have mentioned it beforehand. He did not apologize for what he said.

[@lau.770]

Couldn’t you say these are the same spirits that caused Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit?

[@lagocki29]

Shouldn't have apologized for calling out Jezebel at the conference. Kinda throws out all the teachings you talk about constantly. Mark how can i take you serious now.

[@wearethevibe12]

I agree

[@TimothyFreeman-iy8xl]

See the truth for what it is , he called out his boss publicly. Very tuff situation. You two p….s are putting him Down after the fact . You two are bigger p…..sys than Arab. You need to grow a pair and support him!!!!!

[@micahhewlett]

Not gonna lie, watching Mark's apology at the recent conference was like watching him get cucked in real time. He's gonna accurately rebuke the Jezebel spirit, but then apologize when his mentor gets offended? It's not a personal slight John, just receive the spirit of correction and move on. Lindell's "ministry" via that dancer was semi-pornographic, and Mark was not only right to call it out, but wrong to apologize. I'm currently not counting Mark's previous teachings out, but not sure how much I'll be listening moving forward. Let's see how he proceeds.

[@123youknowmeyo]

Mark, are you walking in love or just knowledge and condemnation?

[@joshwilson3020]

Pastor Driscoll "the apoligizer"

[@kenethsoberano]

It's called humility and gentleness which are fruits of the Spirit. He did not apologize for "what" he said. He only humbly apologized to his friend for not speaking to him privately first. Mark was not obligated to do so, but it would have been a better approach in order to correct the event host. Mark did what was right... then wished he had done what was better.

[@joshwilson3020]

@kenethsoberano wrong is wrong. For any pastor to allow that in a church or any where should be called out both privately and publicly. He did a great job until he appeased to the narrative. I applaud him for not dividing but trying to create unity.

[@joshwilson3020]

@kenethsoberano I mean, obviously, we all make mistakes. I agree with you, fruit of the spirit. I need to incorporate more lf.that in my life. In the age were in. It's refreshing to see a pastor like Mark Driscoll stand tall. I saw him buckling under pressure trying to walk back. I'll be praying for authenticity of the Christian church

[@kenethsoberano]

@@joshwilson3020 I believe Mark was shocked that his friend (John) took offense at the contextual correction (same venue and audience) of the conference. John was obviously thin skinned and/or convicted by the Holy Spirit in that moment. Based on what John went on to say at the roundtable discussion Mark needs to send John more books to read. Mark is much wiser and mature than John.

[@joshwilson3020]

@kenethsoberano yea, you can tell John was embarrassed. I would be as well if I allowed that.. as an experienced "Pastor" (john) he knew better.

[@charityholt7737]

The Clintons

[@arieschrijvershof1308]

To name some evil people

[@DaysofElijah317]

Many politicians-but they especially were called Ahab and Jezebel in our house

[@tracekellett3332]

That's it! You lost me I cannot believe you let your sermon be interrupted by a commercial . Now I'm hooked on the sexy lady in the commercial

[@remarkable937]

OMG my ex is Ahab.

[@cameronturner7077]

Nope 🖐 No way.

[@kenethsoberano]

Repent.

[@cameronturner7077]

@@kenethsoberano Everyday sometimes several times a day. God bless Praise be to our Heavenly Father Hallelujah to the Lamb of God Blessed is the Holy Spirit Hosanna!!

[@millenialsmom2214]

Please stop blaming your problems on "evil spirits" and get help!

[@JLa7257]

Help from who?

[@millenialsmom2214]

He's describing Donald Trump. I thought he was a malignant narcissist. Turns out he's possessed by the Ahab spirit!

[@JLa7257]

Tds

[@millenialsmom2214]

@@JLa7257 Nope, just a smart-ass who's had it with misogynist Evangelical preachers lying to their congregations and trying to convince them my country was founded as a "Christian Nation", who's goal is to turn the U.S. into a Christian version of the Taliban's Afghanistan.

[@Dave-qf3wc]

I was so proud of you for what you did at the Stronger Men Conference. Then you buckled. If you had used Matt 18 and went to that "pastor" privately, every man and boy at that show would have thought the LGBT male stripper was fine. Just like our politicians, you said one thing, then did another. You became a passive man. Doing the right thing is not just beating your chest and talking about manly things. It's about what you do and then standing on those principles, no matter how much flak you get.. This really looked like a publicity stunt for views. Very disappointed. Start acting out what you preach.

[@wearethevibe12]

It's becoming harder for people to stand on the word for fear of the backlash it my cause.

[@kenethsoberano]

It's called humility and gentleness which are fruits of the Spirit. He did not apologize for "what" he said. He only humbly apologized to his friend for not speaking to him privately first. Mark was not obligated to do so, but it would have been a better approach in order to correct the event host. Mark did what was right... then wished he had done what was better. Speak to his dear friend and lead host... then jointly speak to the group.

[@mrmrsgus5378]

Exactly. If he has gone to John privately before that John would never had allowed him to speak and no one would even know that Mark was at the conference. You think John would allow him to confront that publicly and bring him a bad reputation?

[@kenethsoberano]

@@mrmrsgus5378 Everyone would have known Mark was there as he was a headliner for the event. If not allowed to speak he also would have stated why and called it out.

[@Dave-qf3wc]

@kenethsoberano you care more about your pals, Lindell and Driscoll than you do about the body of Christ. Your version of Christianity is soft and squishy. Jesus was no sissy, but it appears you are.

[@phil6122]

Pastor, this message was for me.