Teaching | The Prophet | The Prophet E01

About this episode

John Mark explores the role of the prophet in the Old Testament and the purpose of prophetic books.

What is prophecy? John Mark dives into the prophetic books of the library of Scripture and explores what the role of the prophet is in the Old Testament. He shows us how these books are designed to wake us up from our indifference to sin and comfort us in hard situations, and challenges us to lean into God's refining fire. Key Scripture Passages: Isaiah 1; Hosea 11v8-9; Hebrews 12v5-11; Isaiah 40v1,29-31; Isaiah 50v10; Isaiah 30v15 This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Robert from Concord, California; Kaitlyn from St Petersburg, Florida; Cherith from Mannford, Oklahoma; Chanel from Seattle, Washington; and Johann from Extertal, Germany. Thank you all so much! If you'd like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/give .

People in this episode

Host: John Mark

Topics covered

• prophecy
• Old Testament
• spiritual awakening
• sin
• God's refining fire

Keywords

• prophecy
• Old Testament
• Isaiah
• Hosea
• spirituality
• Christianity
• refining fire

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Places: Concord, California, St Petersburg, Florida, Mannford, Oklahoma, Seattle, Washington, Extertal, Germany

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