Be With Jesus | Practicing the Way Vision Series E2 (Re-release)

• Jesus' open invitation is to "come and be with me," highlighting relationship over mere knowledge or activity.
• The call invites us to experience his presence personally and directly as apprentices in modern times.

• The way to be with Jesus now is through the Holy Spirit, who abides in and with us.
• Jesus teaches to "abide" or "remain" in him, illustrating our dependence like branches on a vine for fruitful living.

John Mark Comer emphasizes that the key to experiencing the life Jesus promises — marked by peace, joy, and love — is to adopt the lifestyle Jesus exemplified. He highlights Jesus' invitation to "come and be with me," which now means abiding in the Holy Spirit and living continuously connected to God's presence throughout daily life, referred to as "practicing the presence of God." This concept is not about isolated moments of prayer but about integrating spiritual habits like silence, solitude, prayer, fasting, and Sabbath into the chaos of everyday life.

He underlines that fruitfulness in Christian life comes not from trying harder but from abiding in Jesus like branches in a vine (John 15). Spiritual disciplines serve as means to maintain this connection and transformation over time. Comer also challenges the listener to simplify life, cut out distractions, and intentionally reorient daily rhythms to reflect Jesus' unhurried, communal, prayerful, and peaceful lifestyle. As he puts it, "The lifestyle of Jesus is the way to the life of Jesus."