Practicing the Way with John Mark Comer Archiv
245 Episoden
1 Stunde 4 Minuten
What is the truth? The modern, secular world laughs off the idea of the devil as a relic from the pre-scientific age. But for Jesus, there is an invisible but intelligent evil at work in the world, but his primary strategy isn’t what most of us expect. It’s lies. Fighting the devil is first and foremost about the war to believe truth over lies.
Key Scripture Passages: John 8v31-47; John 18v36-38
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/fighting
Renovation of the Heart, Dallas Willard
The Truth About Lies and Lies About The Truth, David Takle
The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis
Key Scripture Passages: John 8v31-47; John 18v36-38
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/fighting
Renovation of the Heart, Dallas Willard
The Truth About Lies and Lies About The Truth, David Takle
The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis
38 Minuten
The practice of communion has changed throughout church history. In part two of this teaching, John Mark continues to discuss the the many names for this practice and its use over the centuries. He leaves us with a challenge to press into community even when it's mundane and messy.
Key Scripture Passages: 1 Corinthians 11v20-34
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/eating-drinking
Come to the Table by John Mark Hicks
Key Scripture Passages: 1 Corinthians 11v20-34
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/eating-drinking
Come to the Table by John Mark Hicks
32 Minuten
What is communion, really? The practice of eating with God, or the Lord's Supper, shows up throughout the New Testament. In part one of this teaching, John Mark breaks down the many names for this practice and its use in the Scriptures and throughout church history to give us a better understanding of the essence of this practice.
Key Scripture Passages: Luke 22v7-30; Acts 2v42; Acts 20v7; 1 Corinthians 11v20-34;
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/eating-drinking
The Meal Jesus Gave Us by NT Wright
Seven Practices for the Church on Mission by David Fitch
Key Scripture Passages: Luke 22v7-30; Acts 2v42; Acts 20v7; 1 Corinthians 11v20-34;
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/eating-drinking
The Meal Jesus Gave Us by NT Wright
Seven Practices for the Church on Mission by David Fitch
33 Minuten
In a culture that focuses on the negatives, how do we stand apart and live with joy? In part two of this teaching, John Mark talks about how to practice joy in our day-to-day lives and how the practice of eating and drinking together is one of the best ways to go about living a happy life.
Key Scripture Passages: Philippians 4v4-9
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/eating-drinking
Key Scripture Passages: Philippians 4v4-9
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/eating-drinking
29 Minuten
Can Jesus show us how to be happy? In part one of this teaching, John Mark teaches about God's joyful nature and how that reality can give us wisdom to improve our everyday emotional health.
Key Scripture Passages: Hebrews 1v9; Psalm 45v7; John 2v1-11; John 15v11; John 16v24; John 17v13
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/eating-drinking
Key Scripture Passages: Hebrews 1v9; Psalm 45v7; John 2v1-11; John 15v11; John 16v24; John 17v13
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/eating-drinking
42 Minuten
What does hospitality in the church have to do with architecture? John Mark explores the story of this practice in Church history: throughout the New Testament, we see followers of Jesus gathering in homes around a table and a meal. But as the church changed, so did their meeting place, which impacted the practice of eating and drinking in fellowship. John Mark encourages us to recapture this practice of breaking bread together and gives us practical ways to get started.
Key Scripture Passages: John 13v1-17; Acts 2v42-47; Romans 16v3-5; Colossians 4v15; Philemon 1-2; Galatians 6v9
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/eating-drinking
From Tablet to Table, Leonard Sweet
Community and Growth, Jean Vanier
Key Scripture Passages: John 13v1-17; Acts 2v42-47; Romans 16v3-5; Colossians 4v15; Philemon 1-2; Galatians 6v9
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/eating-drinking
From Tablet to Table, Leonard Sweet
Community and Growth, Jean Vanier
55 Minuten
What if, when Jesus said love your neighbor as yourself, he meant your actual neighbor? John Mark teaches on Jesus's command to love our neighbors as ourselves and the parable of the Good Samaritan. Then he explains the history of hospitality and finishes by walking through exercises to help us begin our journey with this practice.
Key Scripture Passages: Luke 10v25-37
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/eating-drinking
The Gospel Comes with a House Key, Rosaria Butterfield
Key Scripture Passages: Luke 10v25-37
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/eating-drinking
The Gospel Comes with a House Key, Rosaria Butterfield
57 Minuten
How can we practically love others and reach the lost in a post-Christian culture? In this teaching, John Mark looks at Jesus's habit of eating and drinking with the societal outcasts of his culture through the Gospel of Luke. Then he explores the biblical commands to practice hospitality in the New Testament letters. Finally, John Mark gives practical and spiritual guidance for how we can apply this practice to love and build relationships with the lost.
Key Scripture Passages: Luke 19v1-10; Luke 7v33-50; Romans 12v13; 1 Peter 4v8-10; Hebrews 13v1-2
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/eating-drinking
The Gospel Comes with a House Key, Rosaria Butterfield
Key Scripture Passages: Luke 19v1-10; Luke 7v33-50; Romans 12v13; 1 Peter 4v8-10; Hebrews 13v1-2
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/eating-drinking
The Gospel Comes with a House Key, Rosaria Butterfield
38 Minuten
"The question isn't, 'How do you get through life without being hurt?' Not gonna happen. The question is, 'When you are hurt, how do you deal with it?'"
When we forgive, we first need to release the person who hurt us. But our journey doesn’t end there. We also need to learn to forgive ourselves, the unfairness of life, and finally, learn to release the feelings of anger that we have toward God. This week, John Mark challenges us to address our hurt and provides guidance for us to walk in forgiveness.
Key Scripture Passages: Matthew 18v21-35; Luke 23v32-34; Ephesians 4v30-32
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/forgiving
Sacred Fire, Ronald Rolheiser
When we forgive, we first need to release the person who hurt us. But our journey doesn’t end there. We also need to learn to forgive ourselves, the unfairness of life, and finally, learn to release the feelings of anger that we have toward God. This week, John Mark challenges us to address our hurt and provides guidance for us to walk in forgiveness.
Key Scripture Passages: Matthew 18v21-35; Luke 23v32-34; Ephesians 4v30-32
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/forgiving
Sacred Fire, Ronald Rolheiser
45 Minuten
Do you ever feel stuck in prayer? As if there is a wall between you and heaven? In this teaching, John Mark shows us different ways that fasting can be used in combination with prayer. Using examples from the Scriptures, he shows us five different ways that people fast and pray: to repent, to grieve, to cry out to God in a crisis, to ask God to relent, and to know God's mind when making decisions. John Mark concludes by reminding us that this practice, like all the practices, is about building our relationship with God, and encourages us to keep pressing in even when it's hard.
Key Scripture Passages: Acts 13v1; 1 Samuel 7v3-6; 1 Kings 21v27-28; Leviticus 23v26-32; 1 Samuel 31v11-13; Nehemiah 1v2-4; 2 Chronicles 20v1-12; Jonah 3v1-10; Joel 2v12-14
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/fasting
God's Chosen Fast by Arthur Wallis
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman
Key Scripture Passages: Acts 13v1; 1 Samuel 7v3-6; 1 Kings 21v27-28; Leviticus 23v26-32; 1 Samuel 31v11-13; Nehemiah 1v2-4; 2 Chronicles 20v1-12; Jonah 3v1-10; Joel 2v12-14
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/fasting
God's Chosen Fast by Arthur Wallis
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman
55 Minuten
Why should you fast? In modern society, fasting as a spiritual practice is almost unheard of, even among Christians. So why does Jesus assume that his followers will fast? (Matthew 6:16-18; 9:15-16). In this teaching, John Mark discusses the what and the why behind fasting. First, he shows that fasting helps us break free from "slavery" to food, feeds our flesh and starves the spirit, and allows us to "pray" with our bodies. Then he outlines what fasting is and what it isn't and what that means for us as we press into this practice from the way of Jesus.
Key Scripture Passages: Genesis 2v4-7; Genesis 3v1-6; Matthew 4v1-4; John 4v7-30; Matthew 6v16-18; Galatians 5v13-25
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/fasting
Key Scripture Passages: Genesis 2v4-7; Genesis 3v1-6; Matthew 4v1-4; John 4v7-30; Matthew 6v16-18; Galatians 5v13-25
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/fasting
46 Minuten
Our God-given dreams are how God leads us and guides us into our identity and calling, to be who God made us, and to do what God made us to do. But dreams can be difficult to live with because there is always a gap between the dream and its fulfillment. In this teaching, John Mark lays out a theology of biblical dreams by exploring the story of Joseph. Through it, John Mark shows that God's fulfillment of our dreams is different, harder, longer, but also better than we can imagine. By remaining faithful to how God is calling us to live in the here and now, we can live with boldness and conviction in the identity and calling that God has for us.
Key Scripture Passages: Genesis 37v2 - Genesis 45v8; Philippians 4v11-13
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/identity-and-calling
Key Scripture Passages: Genesis 37v2 - Genesis 45v8; Philippians 4v11-13
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/identity-and-calling
46 Minuten
We are all being formed into someone. For us, as apprentices of Jesus, how do we become more like Him? In this teaching, John Mark tells us that our apprenticeship to Jesus needs to be stronger than the stories we believe, our habits, our relationships, and our environment. Then he lays out how teaching, practice, community, and the Holy Spirit can help us counter these influences. John Mark closes by equipping us with tools and practices to help us be intentional in our spiritual formation with the goal of becoming more like Jesus.
Key Scripture Passages: Luke 6v39-40; Romans 12v2; Matthew 5-7
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/identity-and-calling
Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster
The Cost of Discipleship by Diedrich Bonhoeffer
Key Scripture Passages: Luke 6v39-40; Romans 12v2; Matthew 5-7
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/identity-and-calling
Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster
The Cost of Discipleship by Diedrich Bonhoeffer
43 Minuten
We are all being shaped. The question is, what is shaping you? This week, John Mark challenges us with this question as he unpacks how our beliefs, habits, relationships, and experiences all shape the person that we are. Rather than passively let these influences shape us, we are called, as apprentices of Jesus, to be intentional with our beliefs, habits, relationships, and experiences as we seek to curate our lives to grow in our love for Jesus.
Key Scripture Passages: Ephesians 4v1-24; Galatians 4v19; Proverbs 4v23
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/identity-and-calling
Key Scripture Passages: Ephesians 4v1-24; Galatians 4v19; Proverbs 4v23
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/identity-and-calling
47 Minuten
In the journey to discover your identity and calling, a transformation from who you are now to who you are becoming in Christ needs to take place. During that "inward journey," you have to come face-to-face with your sin. In this teaching, John Mark gives insight into how to navigate this journey. First, he walks us through the "layers of sin" and shows us how to address our sins at their roots. Then, he equips us with some tools to help us face our sin, including a short teaching on the Enneagram. And finally, John Mark reminds us that we can't do it on our own: we need the salvation that only Jesus can offer.
Key Scripture Passages: Matthew 4v18-22; Matthew 9v9-13
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/identity-and-calling
The Road Back to You, Suzanne Collins
Invitation to a Journey, Robert Mulholland
The Road to Character, David Brooks
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Key Scripture Passages: Matthew 4v18-22; Matthew 9v9-13
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/identity-and-calling
The Road Back to You, Suzanne Collins
Invitation to a Journey, Robert Mulholland
The Road to Character, David Brooks
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