Teaching | Into the Quiet
Practicing the Way with John Mark Comer
Practicing the Way
4.9 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Is noise undermining our spiritual life? John Mark highlights how the increasing "noise" of modern life is detrimental to our souls, exploring the importance of quiet and solitude for our spiritual growth and maturity. He challenges us to fight for solitude, silence, and stillness amidst a world that's louder than ever.
Key Scripture Passages: Luke 5v15-16; Luke 4v1; Mark 1v35; Mark 6v31; Philippians 2v12-13; Hebrews 13v21
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the John Mark Comber's Teachings podcast. |
| 0:07.0 | My name is Yinka Dawson and I'm your host. |
| 0:10.0 | Each week we feature teachings by John Mark or other voices in the formation space, |
| 0:14.0 | and it's great to have you with us. |
| 0:16.0 | This week we're bringing you a message from the 24-7 Prayer USA National Gathering in 2025. |
| 0:22.5 | In this episode, John Mark explores a practice of solitude, silence, and stillness, |
| 0:27.7 | asking what it would look like for us to follow Jesus into the quiet in a world that's |
| 0:32.2 | noisier than ever before. Here's John Mark. |
| 0:37.0 | Good evening. |
| 0:38.7 | Peace be with you. |
| 0:41.4 | May the Father and the Holy Spirit and the Son, |
| 0:45.2 | but in the right order bless you. |
| 0:49.0 | It is a delight to be with you. |
| 0:51.6 | Please turn in your Bibles to Luke chapter 5 and we stand to honor God and to honor |
| 0:59.7 | what we are about to read as more than just a story or a wisdom tradition, but as the wisdom of the |
| 1:09.7 | living God. |
| 1:17.0 | Luke chapter 5, short text, verse 15 and 16. |
| 1:25.9 | And let me just give you a moment again in the quiet to just take a few deep breaths and open your heart to receive whatever God would deposit into your inner woman or man tonight. It. Luke chapter 5 verse 15 |
| 1:58.8 | Yet the news about him, Jesus, spread all the more so that crowds of people came to hear |
| 2:08.3 | him and to be healed of their illnesses. |
| 2:11.4 | But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. |
| 2:17.7 | Let me read verse 16 one more time. |
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