Ep. 23 / Deafness & Dumbness / The Gospel According to Mark

Mark Morgan explores the spiritual condition of being "deaf and dumb" - unable to hear God's voice or speak His word due to unbelief and external voices. Drawing from the story of the lunatic boy and Simon Peter's fishing experience, this powerful teaching reveals how to overcome spiritual barriers and develop authentic faith that hears and speaks God's truth. Timestamps 0:00 Introduction & Prayer Partnership 1:20 The Lunatic Boy's Father: "Help My Unbelief" 6:05 Simon Peter's Nets: Learning from Past Defeats 10:01 Coming Directly to Jesus vs. Going to Disciples 14:42 The Intersection of Time, Seasons, and Purpose 19:16 This Kind Cometh: Prayer, Fasting, and Unbelief 24:35 Guarding Against Other Voices in 2025 31:06 He That Hath an Ear: Hearing What Spirit Says 38:46 Speaking God's Word to Local Congregations Key Points 🙏 Faith and Unbelief It's okay to be honest with God: "I believe, but help my unbelief" Sometimes we exhaust human resources before coming directly to Jesus Faith as small as a mustard seed is sufficient for miraculous breakthrough Unbelief often stems from past defeats and disappointments 👂 Spiritual Hearing The enemy wants to make us spiritually deaf to God's voice Too many competing voices create confusion and crowd out God's word Faith comes by hearing, but fear also comes by hearing wrong voices We must learn to recognize and tune into the Shepherd's voice exclusively 🗣️ Speaking God's Word Spiritual deafness leads to spiritual muteness - inability to speak faith What we consistently hear is what we eventually speak out We must echo and speak what God says, not what circumstances dictate The power of confession follows the ability to hear clearly 📖 Doctrine and Instructions Doctrine simply means "instructions" - God's building manual for discipleship We need biblical instructions to build ourselves properly as believers Rejecting sound doctrine makes us vulnerable to anti-faith voices Scripture provides essential guidance for spiritual construction 🎯 Practical Application Guard carefully what voices you allow to speak into your life Spend quality time with God to learn His voice through prayer and Word Don't let past disappointments create spiritual deafness Develop appetite for "bread and water" - Word and Spirit ⛪ Church and Ministry Pastors must speak what God wants said, not just crowd-pleasing messages Congregations need to hear what the Spirit is saying specifically to them Individual relationship with God complements corporate worship Each local body receives targeted words from the Spirit Hashtags #UPCI #KingdomOfGod #ApostolicTeaching #MarkMorgan #ApostolicPodcast #Faith #UnbeliefToFaith #HearingGod #SpiritualGrowth