John Mark Comer Teachings Imaginative Prayer (ft. Josh Porter) | Prayer E6
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Mar 2, 2026 
Josh Porter, pastor, author, musician, and podcast creator, shares how imaginative prayer can open new ways of encountering God. He leads memory experiments, explores visions and biblical examples, and offers practical steps for creating inner sanctuary practices. Listens to exercises for hearing Jesus speak, walking memories with him, and bringing imagination into daily companionship with the Spirit.
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Mind Thinks In Images Not Data
- The human mind retrieves memories as rich images, not lists of facts, shaping how we relate to others and God.
- Josh Porter uses quick memory experiments (backseat, pleasant event, loved one) to show imagination drives emotion and relationship.
Gerald Skatepark Memory Turned Dramatic
- Josh recounts skateboarding with Gerald and misremembering the severity of Gerald's shin injury.
- Photos showed a small cut, but Josh's memory inflated the moment into a dramatic, bloody rescue.
Imagination Is Central To Relationship
- Imagination is the mind's faculty to evoke vivid images of absent reality and so is central to relationship formation.
- Porter argues discipleship fails when we rely on abstract information instead of image-based relational formation.
