Mark Driscoll on the Song of Songs

The Peasant Princess

Part 1: Let Him Kiss Me
In the first sermon of the series, Pastor Mark Driscoll gives an introduction detailing the sexual sin that saturates our culture. Sex can be viewed as either a god, as gross, or a gift. The Bible teaches us that sex is a gift that is to be stewarded wisely.

Part 2: Sweet To My Taste
Marriages crumble often because the husband and wife don’t
communicate or take care of each other. In the Song of Songs, God gives us principles for married couples that will help keep them faithful to each other and satisfied with one another. Pastor Mark Driscoll preaches on some of these principles in The Peasant Princess: A Love Story from the Song of Songs.

Part 3: The Little Foxes
Every marriage has fears, foxes, and friends. Fears can break trust and intimacy, foxes are the seemingly small sins that sneak into a marriage and create disunity, and friends need to be there to hold a marriage in accountability and help each spouse love one another and Jesus more.

Part 4: His Garden
A wedding day is a beautiful thing, but the most important day of your marriage is the last day. In this sermon, Pastor Mark looks at the wedding day of the Princess and King Solomon. The first day paints the picture of a wonderful marriage, but later, the marriage is ruined because Solomon does not stay faithful to his wife, his covenant, or his God. A marriage should be lived with a focus on the last day, and we should learn from the sins of King Solomon.

Part 5: My Beloved, My Friend
We are fundamentally selfish. The question is do you want to change and to what degree? Will you continue in selfishness, or be more like Jesus and have a servant’s heart?

Part 6: My Dove
You don’t just feel bad… you are bad. Many of the problems in your life come from within yourself, and you need to confess, repent, then seek restitution and reconciliation. Learn more in this sermon on Song of Songs chapter 6.

Part 7: Dance of Mahanaim
This is one of the most erotic sections of scripture. Married couples will get insight into the inner workings of the male brain, and learn to be generous to one another in several different ways.

Part 8: Into the Fields
This is the most practical sermon ever preached at Mars Hill, and it’s all about how to date well. Learn about how the idea of sabbath works with dating.

Part 9: Do Not Awaken Love
Love is not something that can be taken, only given. In this sermon Pastor Mark Driscoll expounds on a marriage of two servant lovers who reflect on the love they’ve cultivated.

Part 10: I Was a Wall
In the final sermon of the Peasant Princess series, we see the princess as a young girl being raised by her mother and brothers in a single family household. This sermon relates to parenting—especially how fathers can love their daughters.