Practicing the Way () von John Mark Comer

Apprentice to Jesus
3 Jesus was a rabbi
7 Three goals of an apprentice
11 Disciple is a noun, not a verb
13 Are you a Christian or an apprentice?
18 But what are we saved to?
24 A way of life
27 Whoever means whoever
32 Goal #1: Be with Jesus
35 "Abide in me"
41 Turning God into a habit
46 "I look at Him, He looks at me, and we are happy"
53 The reward for following Jesus is Jesus
56 Find your secret place
60 "You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life"
64 Goal #2: Become like him
69 Spiritual formation isn't a Christian thing
72 Formation defined
80 No accidental saints
84 Three losing strategies
89 Problem #1: Sin
96 Problem #2: You've already been formed
101 A working theory of change
114 Terrible, wonderful news: You are not in control

118 Goal #3: Do as he did
124 Jesus the prototype
128 Rhythm #1: Making space for the gospel (i.e., hospitality)
134 Rhythm #2: Preaching the gospel
143 Rhythm #3: Demonstrating the gospel
150 "The joyous burdens of love"
156 How? A Rule of Life
160 The trellis and the vine
162 You already have a Rule of Life
165 Guarding and guiding
168 Four things a good Rule will do for you
174 The practices defined
181 The nine
190 A few tips
202 Find your inner monk
206 Take up your cross
210 Surrender
214 The cost of (non-)discipleship
217 Begin again
222 Extras

224 The Practicing the Way Course
225 A Rule of Life from Practicing the Way
226 The nine practices
229 The Rule of Life Builder
231 Gratitude
233 Notes