This below clip is a special preview of Luke 97, "Jesus' Crucifixion and Death," preached by Pastor Mark Driscoll out of Luke 23:26–49 at Mars Hill Church U-District on October 19. The sermon will be released online this weekend.

We're all sinners. And some say, "Christianity's too easy. All you need to do is just tell God you're a sinner and tell Jesus you're sorry." You know what? It's not easy, it's hard because it requires humility. We come to God, not with hands full of all that we've done. "Here's my life, here's my performance, here's my resume, here's my good deeds and my bad deeds. Please put them on a scale and weigh them." That's not how it works. God doesn't have good and bad people; he has perfect and imperfect. That's why Jesus says, "Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." There are only two categories: perfect—one person is in that category, the Lord Jesus Christ—and imperfect, everybody else. The key is to acknowledge, "I'm a sinner. I'm in the guilty category. I'm among those who's broken God's law." And here's the truth as well, friends: when we sin, it's not just breaking God's law, it's breaking God's heart. God is not just an impersonal force or a law by which we are judged. The Bible reveals him like a father who cares.