The Familiar Stranger (ft. Tyler Staton)

John Mark Comer Teachings

Practicing the Way

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

"What if the instant supernatural power of the Holy Spirit and the slow formative power of spiritual practices work in complement to one another, not competition?"

In this teaching, Tyler Staton shows us the essential role that the Holy Spirit plays in our formation. He argues that formative practice and supernatural power are not conflicting ministries, inviting us to return the the roots of our faith by holding these two expressions in tandem.

The Familiar Stranger, Tyler's newest book, is available now for pre-order, releasing on January 28th. Find it here, or wherever books are sold.

Key Scripture Passage: John 14-17

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the John Mark Comer Teachings podcast.
0:06.9	I'm Strawn Coleman, your host and part of the teaching team here at Practicing the Way.
0:12.1	Each week on this podcast, we share a teaching from John Mark or other trusted voices in the formation space,
0:18.0	and it's great to have you with us.
0:25.6	Today we get to hear from our dear friend Tyler Staten, Pastor of Bridgetown Church and Director of 24-7 Prayer USA.
0:31.6	Tyler gave this teaching as part of our
0:34.6	2024 Pastors Conference about his upcoming book The Familiar Stranger.
0:39.7	It's a book about the person and work of the Holy Spirit.
0:44.1	So if you'd like to go deeper in this message, as I'm sure you will,
0:47.8	The Familiar Stranger is available for pre-order now
0:51.2	and releases on January 28th wherever good books are sold.
0:56.6	Here's Tyler.
1:01.4	Lord, I ask that you would continue to be faithful to speak the language of each individual heart and the word that each
1:14.7	of us needs to hear and to take with us and to live and to practice. In Jesus' name, amen.
1:23.6	So everyone's laughing as we cleared off the table, piling dirty plates and smudge wine glasses into the sink.
1:32.2	And just as we head for the door, someone suggests, hey, why don't we pray before we all head home tonight?
1:40.1	And we all stood there in this prayerful silence in my friend's living room.
1:45.2	And it was Chris who broke that silence with the first words of prayer.
1:50.5	And he spoke not directly to God, but to John, and said,
1:55.7	John, I'm having this really clear vision of you.
1:58.4	And I think that maybe God's trying to say something to you through
2:01.2	it, it's from the opening scene of the old movie Hook. And it's worth mentioning that Chris had just
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