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John Mark Comer Teachings

Practicing the Way

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

How do we pray when we run out of words? John Mark talks about the practice of contemplative prayer and it's importance in our spiritual formation. He concludes with three primary obstacles to this form of prayer, offering ideas on how to move past these and embrace the depth of this path to life with God.

Key Scripture Passages: 2 Corinthians 3v7-18

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0:00.0	Welcome to the John Mark Comer teachings podcast by practicing the way.
0:05.0	This teaching was originally given at vintage church in Santa Monica, California,
0:11.0	as a part of a series on prayer.
0:20.0	Good morning, everyone.
0:21.0	Peace to be with you. Yeah, great to see you. Hey, before we jump in, I just want to say thank you so much. We're still getting to know each other, but you have been such a delight to speak with and such.
0:35.2	You have been so kind and patient and gracious with myself and our family
0:39.6	as we are learning you as a community. And I just wanted to say thank you so much my heart is just
0:46.1	so full of love for who you are as a community that said please turn in your
0:50.6	Bibles to two Corinthians Chapter 3.
0:53.8	2 Corinthians Chapter 3, and once you're there,
0:56.5	stand with me for the reading of scripture. Let me just curate for you a short moment of silence before we read just for you to breathe,
1:10.0	come back to your body, to the moment, and open your heart to
1:17.8	God. I'm going to 2 Corinthians chapter 3,
1:45.0	3 to 18.
1:50.0	Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory,
1:58.0	so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was.
2:05.8	Will not the ministry of the spirit be even more glorious?
2:10.8	If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness?
2:18.0	For what was glorious has no glory now in comparison with the surpassing glory. And if what was transitory came with glory,
2:28.0	how much greater is the glory of that which lasts? Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. We are not
2:38.0	like Moses, it would put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was passing away.
2:46.3	But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the Old Covenant
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