Hope (ft. Ken Shigematsu) | Advent E1

John Mark Comer Teachings

Practicing the Way

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

How do we remain hopeful in a world that's falling apart? Ken Shigematsu reflects on the paradox of Advent, where light meets darkness and hope confronts despair. He challenges us to look honestly at our realities, confront the brutal facts, and find unshakable hope in Christ's first coming and promised return.

Key Scripture Passages: Luke 21v25-28; Isaiah 9v1-2, 6; Mark 13v7-8, 24-26

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the John Mark Coma teachings podcast. I'm Strawn Coleman, your host and part of the
0:09.3	teaching team here at Practicing the Way. Each week on this podcast, we share a teaching from
0:14.8	John Mark or other trusted voices in the formation space, and it's great to have you with us.
0:26.5	Well, it is Advent, my friends, and to celebrate we are doing a three-part series through to Christmas with our good friend Ken Shigamatsu.
0:30.9	Ken is the senior pastor of 10th Church in Vancouver, BC, and an amazing author of several
0:36.5	books, including God and My Everything
0:38.9	about a Rule of Life and his newest, Now I Become Myself, a book about overcoming toxic
0:45.5	shame.
0:47.0	If you've gone through the Practicing the Way course, you'll remember Ken from our tutorials.
0:51.2	He is a dear friend of ours at practicing the way and a peaceful, pastoral voice
0:56.0	to guide us into the Advent season. And so today we begin our series with hope, as Ken invites
1:03.6	us to refuse denial Christianity and to take up a gritty expectation of the incredible good
1:10.0	that is the end in Christ.
1:13.6	As you listen, you may like to ask yourself, what's my current response to the suffering
1:18.6	in my world? Here's Ken.
1:21.6	The psychologist Philip Ketlock wrote a book called Expert Political Judgment.
1:33.8	Tetlock studied about 300 experts, prominent journalists, respected academics, high-level advisors,
1:47.7	high-level advisors to national leaders.
1:51.0	He studied their predictions, their political, economic, and social
1:55.6	forecasts.
1:57.6	The study spanned two decades.
2:01.8	Tetlock's conclusion was summarized in an arresting punchline.
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