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John Mark Comer Teachings

Practicing the Way

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 26 May 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Why does reading the Bible feel so difficult? John Mark invites us to rediscover Scripture as a place of encounter with Jesus, not just a source of information. He challenges us to engage with Scripture not just a book we read, but as a practice to form us.

Key Scripture Passage: Matthew 5v17-19

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the John Mark Homer Teachings podcast. My name is Yinka Dawson and I'm your host.
0:10.3	Each week we feature teachings by John Mark or other voices in the formation space. Today we begin a four-part series of new teachings from John Mark on how to read scripture as apprentices of Jesus.
0:22.6	He talks about the essential role the scripture plays in our formation, and the importance to
0:27.4	read formationally, not just informally, with the posture to meet Jesus on the page. Here's
0:34.1	John Mark.
0:39.0	Good morning, everybody.
0:41.4	It's been a while.
0:42.7	Great to see all of you.
0:44.3	Please turn in your Bibles to Matthew Chapter 5.
0:47.8	If you don't have a Bible with you, in theory, one should be in the seat in front of you.
0:53.2	It's page 1032. And once you arrive, stand with me for the reading of Scripture.
1:05.4	And before we read,
1:08.1	I'd love just to give you a moment to quiet your heart before God.
1:11.8	You can close your eyes if you want, you don't need to.
1:15.4	And just take a moment, breathe, come back to what Thomas Kelly used to call the
1:23.7	holy center, just that place deep inside you where you are at peace in God, where
1:32.6	your life is hidden in Christ with God, Colossians 3.
1:37.9	And just let the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit love you for a moment.
1:44.2	They never stop, but just open to the love of God. And let's read together. Our text is Matthew chapter 5, verse 17 to 19.
2:14.7	Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets.
2:20.2	I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
2:24.6	For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear,
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