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John Mark Comer Teachings

Practicing the Way

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

How do we go deep in community? John Mark explores the practice of sharing our joys and sorrows in community—following Jesus' example of both celebrating around the table and bearing his deepest pain with trusted friends.

Key Scripture Passages: Mark 14v22-24, 32-34; Genesis 2v18; Galatians 6v2; Hebrews 10v24-25; John 15v11; Isaiah 53v3

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0:00.0	Practicing the Way helps churches form lifelong apprentices of Jesus.
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0:23.3	candle. The book is filled with prayers, reflections, and poetry to help keep Sabbath as a day set
0:31.1	apart, full of delight and deep rest in God. If you'd like to join the circle, we'd love to send you this Christmas
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0:49.3	Hello and welcome to the John Mark Korma Teachings Podcast. My name is Yinka Dawin and I'm your host. Each week we feature teachings by John Mark or other voices in the formation space. It's great to have you with us. We're continuing our community series, learning how to live with depth and intentionality and a world marked by superficiality in isolation.
1:15.3	This week, John Mark impacts how sharing the highs and lows of our lives,
1:21.2	our joys and sorrows, can transform ordinary table time into sacred communion and help us grow into people of love.
1:24.5	Here's John Mark.
1:29.4	Good morning. Good morning. Great to see you all. Hey, before you sit down, turning your Bibles to
1:35.5	Mark Chapter 14 and stand back up with me for the reading of Scripture. Mark
1:42.5	Chapter 14, we stand to honor the text that we are about to read. of scripture. Mark chapter 14.
1:50.3	We stand to honor the text that we are about to read as more than just an ancient biography about a beautiful and true historical figure named Jesus from a little village
1:56.3	called the Nazareth, but as something much more.
1:59.4	Let me just give you a moment of quiet to open your heart,
2:03.2	to receive all that God would speak into the depth of your being today. Come, Holy Spirit. Our reading for this morning is from Mark chapter 14. Let's begin in verse 22.
2:42.3	While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, take it, this is my body. Then he took a cup,
2:54.5	and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it. This is my blood of the
3:00.2	covenant, which is poured out for many, he said to them, truly I tell you, I will not drink again
3:07.1	from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
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