Practicing the Way with John Mark Comer

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Teaching | The Book of Strange New Things | It Is Written E02 Mar 01, 2024

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What exactly is the Bible? If we misunderstand what the Bible is, we’ll turn in into something it’s not. John Mark makes the case that the Bible is a library of writings that are both divine and human, that together tell a unified story which leads us to Jesus.

Key Scripture Passages: John 5v39-40

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Teaching | The Problem With the Bible | It Is Written E01 Feb 23, 2024

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We have a problem with the Bible. More and more followers of Jesus in the west don’t read it, don’t now how to read it, don’t even like it, and frankly, take issue with it. So why do we follow the Bible? In this episode, John Mark looks at how Jesus talked about the Bible, arguing that we believe in the Bible because of Jesus's authority, not the other way around.

Key Scripture Passages: Matthew 5v17-19; Mark 12v35-36; Mark 12v18-27; Matthew 28v16-18.

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Teaching | Dreams: Different, Harder, Longer, Better | Discovering Your Identity and Calling E06 (From the Archive) Feb 16, 2024

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Are you waiting on a dream from God? John Mark teaches about God's promises through the story of Joseph. He shows us that God's fulfillment of our deepest dreams and desires are often even better than we can imagine, giving us hope and endurance in the different, harder, and longer middle of the story.

Key Scripture Passages: Genesis 37v2 - Genesis 45v8; Philippians 4v11-13

Resources for this practice: https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/identity-and-calling

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Teaching | How We Change: Intentional Spiritual Formation | Discovering Your Identity and Calling E05 (From the Archive) Feb 09, 2024

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Have you ever tried to change but couldn't make it last? As John Mark taught last week, we're constantly being shaped by our beliefs, habits, relationships, and environment. This week, he tells us how to fight back and create lasting transformation in our lives.

Key Scripture Passages: Luke 6v39-40; Romans 12v2; Matthew 5-7

Discussion Guide: https://practicingthewayarchives.org/identity/part-six

Other Mentioned Resources:

Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster

The Cost of Discipleship by Diedrich Bonhoeffer

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Teaching | How We Change: Unintentional Spiritual Formation | Discovering Your Identity and Calling E04 (From the Archive) Feb 02, 2024

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"The question isn't, are you being formed? It's, what are you being formed into?"

John Mark talks about the various influences that shape our lives and who we become. He challenges us to be intentional with our beliefs, habits, relationships, and experiences to form us into people of love.

Key Scripture Passages: Ephesians 4v1-24; Galatians 4v19; Proverbs 4v23

Discussion Guide: https://practicingthewayarchives.org/identity/part-five

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Teaching | Calling: The Inward Journey | Discovering Your Identity and Calling E03 (From the Archive) Jan 26, 2024

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"The main thing God gets out of your life is the person you become" - Dallas Willard

Our calling isn't just about what we do with our lives: it's also about who we become. John Mark talks about the inward journey: who we are called to be as believers, and how to get there.

Key Scripture Passages: Matthew 4v18-22; Matthew 9v9-13

Discussion Guide: https://practicingthewayarchives.org/identity/part-three

Other Resources:

The Road Back to You, Suzanne Collins

Invitation to a Journey, Robert Mulholland

The Road to Character, David Brooks

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Teaching | Identity | Discovering Your Identity and Calling E02 (From the Archive) Jan 19, 2024

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Who are you, really? John Mark walks us through what the Scriptures tell us about our identity in Christ, helping us step into that reality through faith -- even when our lives don't seem to live up to it.

Key Scripture passages: Matthew 3v13-17; Ephesians 1v1-15; Ephesians 4v1-3

Discussion Guide: https://practicingthewayarchives.org/identity/week-two

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Teaching | The Journey | Discovering Your Identity and Calling E01 (From the Archive) Jan 12, 2024

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Our identity and calling has ramifications for who we become and what we do with our lives. John Mark lays out a biblical framework for this journey of discovery, encouraging us to embrace this process with community and the Holy Spirit.

Key Scripture passages: Matthew 3v13-4v11; John 1v20-28; Matthew 16v13-18;

Discussion Guide: https://practicingthewayarchives.org/identity/week-one

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Teaching | Hope | Advent E02 Dec 22, 2023

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When was the last time you were disappointed? In our world, it's easy to put our hope in things that fail us. In contrast to the disillusionment of the world, John Mark talks about the Advent hope of Jesus's birth and second coming, showing us how putting our hope in that reality is the only hope that will never disappoint.

Key Scripture Passages: Luke 1v16-38; Luke 24v13-27

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Teaching | Joy | Advent E01 Dec 15, 2023

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Are you happy? Many of us aren't. Yet Martin Luther once said "a Christian should be happy." And Rick Howe argued that "the pursuit of joy is a moral obligation." In a world filled with sorrow and grief, John Mark shows us how the coming of Jesus gives us a path to pursue joy and how we can hold it in tandem with the pain of our lives.

Key Scripture Passages: Luke 2v1-20

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