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John Mark Comer Teachings

Practicing the Way

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

What does it mean to live as the family of God? John Mark explores how we're created for relationship and why spiritual formation can't happen in isolation. He unpacks the biblical vision of church as a "fictive kinship group" and shows us how transformation happens not just on Sunday mornings, but around the dining room table with people who become family.

Key Scripture Passages: Genesis 1v26-27; Mark 1v16-18; Mark 3v13-14, 32-35; Romans 8v15; Acts 2v42-47

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the John Mark Horma Teachings Podcast. My name is Yinka Dawson and I'm your host.
0:09.7	Each week we feature teachings by John Mark or other voices in the formation space. Thanks for joining us.
0:16.1	Today we start a new series and community with new teachings from John Mark. He recently gave these at Vintage Church
0:22.1	in LA. In the first episode, John Mark impacts why community is essential to spiritual formation,
0:28.7	the dangers of isolation and individualism, and how practicing life together by sharing meals
0:34.3	has the potential to reshape us into people of love.
0:38.3	Here's John Mark.
0:40.3	Good morning everybody.
0:44.3	I was a little scared there when he said the disappointing part, so I'm happy to be on the right side of that.
0:51.3	You never know.
0:52.3	The peace of the Lord be with you.
0:56.2	It's really a delight. I love teaching here. I love Dave and Gare and your leaders. And I love you
1:02.7	as a community and what God is stirring in your heart. So thank you for listening in advance.
1:07.9	Please turn in your Bibles to Mark Chapter 3. Mark Chapter 3, and once you are there,
1:13.5	there should be a Bible in the seat in front of you. Once you are there, stand with me for the
1:18.1	reading of Scripture.
1:38.9	Let me just curate for you a short moment of pause to just take in the quiet, take a few deep breaths.
1:53.7	And I would invite you to ask the Holy Spirit to fill you even more and to speak to you over this next time together.
2:00.3	Come Holy Spirit. You may want to just pray a short prayer of surrender. God comes to
2:16.6	an open and yielded heart.
2:20.4	A broken and contrite heart,
2:22.6	these, Lord, you will not despise.
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