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Nov 2023
51m 23s

Church is Formation

Practicing the Way
About this episode

Do you ever feel stuck? John Mark talks about the difference between our work in our formation journey and God's work, inviting us to embrace God's leading into callings and places we'd rather not go by letting go of attachments. He argues that surrender to God's work is a way to go beyond the surface level of our spiritual journey and get unstuck.


Key Scripture Passage: John 21v18-19


This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Tiffani from Oak Park, Illinois; Alex from Springfield, Missouri; City Life Church in Lansing, Michigan; Kay from Glendale, California; and Simon from Zürich, Switzerland.Thank you all so much!

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