Teaching | The Propaganda of More | Simplicity E01
Practicing the Way with John Mark Comer
Practicing the Way
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🗓️ 3 February 2023
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Most of us don’t really believe that less money, stuff, or activities is actually the way to a better life. But Jesus’s teachings tell us that life doesn’t consist of our possessions. John Mark introduces the practice of simplicity, also called minimalism, by reviewing Jesus’s teachings on money and discussing how simplicity can lead to a better, happier life.
Key Scripture Passages: Luke 12v13-21, Matthew 19v23-24, 1 Timothy 6v6-10, Hebrews 13v5
Resources for this practice:
https://practicingthewayarchives.org/practices/simplicity
The Freedom of Simplicity, Richard Foster
Abundant Simplicity, Jan Johnson
The More of Less, Joshua Becker
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the John Mark Comer |
| 0:03.0 | teachings podcast by practicing the way. |
| 0:05.0 | This teaching was originally given at |
| 0:08.6 | Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon |
| 0:10.7 | as a part of the simplicity practice. |
| 0:13.0 | If you are new to our church, |
| 0:20.0 | if you aren't new to our church or to gathering with us online, |
| 0:23.8 | Bridgetown is built around the very simple idea of practicing the way of Jesus |
| 0:28.1 | together in Portland. |
| 0:30.1 | A core conviction of ours is that the way of Jesus is exactly what it sounds like. |
| 0:34.4 | It's a way of life, not just a set of ideas that you believe in your mind or |
| 0:38.8 | biblical theology, not just a list of do's and don'ts or ethics. It is a lifestyle that is based on that of Jesus |
| 0:46.0 | himself. Jesus was a rabbi, a Hebrew word meaning teacher, and our relationship to Jesus is that of a student kind of enrolled in his master class of |
| 0:55.6 | living in God's world. |
| 0:58.2 | To that end, every few months we take on a practice from the life and teachings of Jesus, |
| 1:03.6 | and we experiment with it. |
| 1:05.0 | And our working theory of change, practices, |
| 1:07.4 | or what many call spiritual disciplines, |
| 1:10.0 | are conduits for grace to flow into our life, to |
| 1:14.0 | they're how we kind of open up our mind and our body |
| 1:17.0 | to God's empowering presence |
| 1:19.0 | and cooperate with his work to heal and set us free and expand our soul into love. |
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