Teaching | Three Shifts of Discipleship | Spiritual Cartography E03
Practicing the Way with John Mark Comer
Practicing the Way
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🗓️ 19 January 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
What does it look like to keep growing in our faith? John Mark unpacks the three essential shifts in our journey of discipleship—moving from fear to trust, despair to hope, and self-focus to love. He explains how the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love aren't just feelings but settled conditions of the heart that develop over a lifetime of following Jesus.
Key Scripture Passages: 1 John 4v18; 1 Corinthians 13v13
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| 0:00.0 | Hey friends, it's John Mark. |
| 0:02.0 | Our team of practicing the way is really excited for our upcoming pastor conference, |
| 0:07.0 | happening January 26 through 28 of 2026 here in Los Angeles. |
| 0:12.0 | The conference is sold out for in-person tickets, but if you are a pastor who still wants to gather with your team or a few friends |
| 0:19.0 | and explore what formation looks like |
| 0:21.8 | in your context. We have a watch gathering option for you. Your team can join remotely and |
| 0:27.7 | watch each session live or on demand. We've also created resources designed to help your team |
| 0:33.5 | process what you're learning and discern your next steps together. There is a lot riding on |
| 0:39.9 | our shoulders as leaders, but we don't have to go on this journey alone. Learn more about |
| 0:45.4 | watch gatherings at practicing the way.org slash pastor conference. Hello and welcome to the John Mark Homo Teachings podcast. |
| 0:58.1 | My name is Inga Dawson and I'm your host. |
| 1:00.8 | Each week we feature teachings by John Mark or other voices in the formation space |
| 1:04.8 | and it's great to have you with us. |
| 1:07.4 | We're finishing up our spiritual cartography series today about our journey and apprenticeship to Jesus, |
| 1:13.4 | featuring content from John Mark's book, Practice in the Way, that ended up in the Codding Room 4. |
| 1:18.5 | In this week's episode, John Mark impacts three critical shifts that we need to make in our journey of discipleship, |
| 1:25.0 | moving from fear to trust, despair to hope, and self-focus to love. |
| 1:30.9 | Here's John Mark. |
| 1:35.4 | Faith, hope, and love. |
| 1:38.8 | In classical Christian theology, these are called the theological virtues of the Christian way. They are theological |
| 1:46.3 | in that they have to do with God, theos. Unlike the four cardinal virtues of Greek philosophy, |
| 1:52.9 | wisdom, justice, courage, and temperance, none of the theological virtues make sense apart from |
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