The Wake-Up Call

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  Moving from My Commitment to Jesus's Consecration 03.10.2026 21min

  - - - - - - - J.D. Walt explores consecration through the rhythm of “wake up, rise up, light up,” drawing from Ephesians 5 and Romans 6. He frames the daily act of turning toward Jesus not as trying harder to earn God’s love, but as responding to the devotion Jesus has already shown. Consecration becomes a whole-person practice—offering one’s heart, mind, attention, and body to God—and a way of moving from self-improvement into genuine transformation. The episode closes by emphasizing that eternal life and holiness begin in the present as a life of belonging to Jesus. Walt invites listeners to release shame, stop managing life through willpower alone, and trust more deeply in God’s love. Through prayer, reflection prompts, and a simple song, he encourages listeners to begin each day by fixing their eyes on Jesus and stepping into a life of renewed love, wholeness, and service to others. CHAPTERS: 00:04 Wake Up to Transformation 02:55 The Power of Consecration 05:53 Understanding Devotion and Commitment 09:08 The Daily Practice of Surrender 11:49 Eternal Life and Holiness 15:00 Living in the Love of Jesus 18:10 Going All In for Love - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sing along with us! ► https://seedbed.com/hymnal/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6
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  The Problem of Vertigo 02.10.2026 21min

  - - - - - - - J.D. Walt reflects on Romans 6:15–18 and the tension between sin and grace, describing it as a kind of spiritual “vertigo.” Using a Venn diagram, he explains that believers can feel caught between old patterns of self-will and the new life offered through grace. The central invitation is not to work harder through shame or willpower, but to surrender afresh to Jesus, trusting his patience and allowing grace to become the guiding force in daily life. The episode closes with prayer, journaling prompts, and an encouraging reminder that spiritual growth takes time. J.D. is joined by his dad for a warm conversation and a rendition of “How Great Thou Art,” followed by a dedication to the editor who helps bring the daily program together. Their closing encouragement is simple: even in discouragement, lean into Jesus, trust him with the next step, and hold on to hope. CHAPTERS: 00:04 Wake Up Call: Introduction to Transformation 03:22 The Problem of Vertigo: Understanding Sin and Grace 10:23 Moving Beyond Vertigo: Embracing Grace and Surrender - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sing along with us! ► https://seedbed.com/hymnal/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6
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  Why We Need a Better Bumper Sticker 01.10.2026 20min

  XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX P.S. Last Us for the Next Two Nights!  Join Us Online for the New Room Conference! Can’t make the trip in person? You can experience the entire New Room Conference right from home. Join us online for an inspiring time of connection and worship as we are equipped to sow for a great awakening. I’d love to gather with you virtually—register for the livestream here: https://seedbed.com/nrc26-livestream/ XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JD Walt reflects on Romans 6 and challenges the idea that Christian life is simply “believe and behave.” Instead, he frames it as “behold and become”: by remembering Jesus’s death and resurrection and offering ourselves fully to God, we are gradually filled with the fullness of Christ. He redefines perfection not as flawlessness, but as wholeheartedness—bringing God all that we are, even with our mistakes, and receiving his life in return. He illustrates this with a childhood story about his mother praising his imperfect first written story as “perfect” because it was his fullest offering. The message closes in prayer and reflection, then shifts into a warm, playful exchange with his father about resurrection life, community, and singing hymns together. Their closing encouragement is to carry that resurrection power into everyday life. CHAPTERS: 00:04 Awakening to Christ's Presence 05:15 Understanding Our Identity in Christ 09:53 The Journey of Transformation 13:57 Embracing a New Kind of Perfection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sing along with us! ► https://seedbed.com/hymnal/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6
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  The Day It Started Changing for Me 30.09.2026 17min

  XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX P.S. Can't Make it to the New Room Conference? Join Us Online for the New Room Conference! Can’t make the trip in person from Sept 30–Oct 2? You can experience the entire New Room Conference right from home. Join us online for an inspiring time of connection and worship as we are equipped to sow for a great awakening. I’d love to gather with you virtually—register for the livestream here: https://seedbed.com/nrc26-livestream/ XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JD Walt reflects on Romans 6 and the moment in his early twenties when its message radically challenged his understanding of faith. He explains that following Jesus is more than treating salvation as an assurance for the future—it is an invitation into a present, transformed life. The central shift is to stop fixating on personal failure and instead focus on Jesus: through Christ’s death and resurrection, believers are no longer defined or ruled by sin but are alive to God. The episode closes as a prayerful encouragement to embrace that truth daily. JD invites listeners to declare, “I am dead to sin” and “I am alive to God,” especially in moments of temptation, frustration, or discouragement. Joined by his dad for a hymn, he reinforces the day’s wake-up call: Christ is alive, the gospel is personal and powerful, and listeners can step into the day with renewed hope and purpose. CHAPTERS: 00:04 Wake Up and Rise Up 01:25 The Day It Started Changing for Me 05:13 The Matrix Moment of Truth 07:02 Living in the New Life 08:34 Journal Prompts for Reflection 10:47 Declaring the Truth of Freedom - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sing along with us! ► https://seedbed.com/hymnal/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6
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  What Jesus Left Behind in the Tomb 29.09.2026 20min

  XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX P.S. Can't Make it to the New Room Conference? Join Us Online for the New Room Conference! Can’t make the trip in person from Sept 30–Oct 2? You can experience the entire New Room Conference right from home. Join us online for an inspiring time of connection and worship as we are equipped to sow for a great awakening. I’d love to gather with you virtually—register for the livestream here: https://seedbed.com/nrc26-livestream/ XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JD Walt reflects on Romans 6 and the meaning of baptism through the image of Jesus’s tomb. He explains that while the tomb is empty of Christ’s body, it is full of the sin and sins Jesus carried there—buried, defeated, and left without power. Baptism, then, is not merely symbolic; it is participation in Christ’s death and resurrection, where the old self is buried and believers are raised into a genuinely new, free life with God. The episode closes with a prayer inviting listeners to remember their baptism more deeply and live from that freedom. JD encourages the audience to stop treating baptism as a religious formality and instead return to its life-changing reality. He is then joined by his father, David, for a spirited rendition of “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today,” followed by a warm reminder that every day offers a new beginning through Christ. CHAPTERS: 00:04 Awakening to Christ's Presence 01:03 Understanding Baptism and New Life 03:52 The Significance of the Empty Tomb 06:46 Buried with Christ: Sin and Redemption 10:45 The Depth of Baptism's Meaning 12:32 Reflecting on Our Baptismal Journey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sing along with us! ► https://seedbed.com/hymnal/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6
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  The Soundtrack of the Gospel 28.09.2026 21min

  - - - - - - - P.S. Have You Downloaded the Jesus Manifesto? Here’s the link to the Romans 12 Jesus Manifesto PDF in case you missed it: https://seedbed.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Romans-12-The-Jesus-Manifesto.pdf - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This episode explores “The Soundtrack of the Gospel” by pairing Romans 5 with the hymn in Philippians 2. JD Walt contrasts the story of Adam with the story of Jesus: Adam’s path is one of grasping, pride, disobedience, and descent, while Jesus’ path is one of humility, obedience, sacrificial love, and ultimate exaltation. Using the visual image of an A-shape and a V-shape, he shows how Jesus reverses the broken pattern of humanity and opens the way from sin and death into grace, righteousness, and life. The reflection closes in prayer from Hebrews 12 and invites listeners to sit with the scale of that transformation. JD encourages listeners to see the Christian life as a continual movement away from the self-centered “mind of Adam” and toward the renewed “mind of Christ.” He also uses an iPad that keeps flipping back to illustrate how easily human nature returns to old patterns—and why following Jesus is an ongoing journey of being transformed and learning to live in love. CHAPTERS: 00:04 Awakening to the Gospel 01:13 The Soundtrack of the Gospel 12:02 The Journey of Transformation 17:11 Turning Our Eyes to Jesus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sing along with us! ► https://seedbed.com/hymnal/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6
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  Disciples That Make Disciples: Wake-Up Call Conversations with J.D. Walt and Luke Smith 27.09.2026 46min

  Come hear from Luke at the New Room Conference Sept 30 - Oct 2 In-Person Tickets: https://seedbed.com/newroomconference2026/ Virtual Livestream Tickets: https://seedbed.com/nrc26-livestream/ Get Luke's Book: https://my.seedbed.com/product/how-to-make-disciples-that-make-disciples-fusion/ Fusion Website: https://fusionmovement.org/resources - - - - - - - J. D. Walt welcomes UK-based student ministry leader Luke Smith for a conversation about seeing God as a gardener rather than a machine-builder. They explore how Scripture’s agricultural imagery—seeds, roots, weeds, pruning, cultivation, and harvest—offers a richer way to understand spiritual growth, discipleship, and the church. Luke reflects on the way modern language often frames people as machines, while the biblical vision calls people to be planted, refreshed, and nurtured in God’s love. Luke shares his work with Fusion, which helps university students find faith in Jesus and belonging in local churches. He describes a growing spiritual openness among students and encourages churches to make room for young adults through hospitality, intergenerational relationships, small groups, and one-to-one discipleship. The conversation closes around Luke’s forthcoming resource, How to Make Disciples That Make Disciples, and the shared conviction that faithful discipleship is less about producing results and more about tending a living “salvation garden.” CHAPTERS: 00:30 Introduction to Friendship in God's Kingdom 03:28 God as a Gardener: The Nature of Growth 06:23 The Metaphor of Farming in Scripture 09:32 Discipleship: Growing vs. Producing 12:23 The Mustard Seed: A Parable of Growth 15:29 The Role of Agriculture in Understanding Scripture 18:26 Fusion: Reaching Students for Christ 22:05 Fusion USA and Campus Ministry Opportunities 23:23 Personal Journey and Spiritual Climate Change 28:49 Undermining the Devil's Work 29:40 Engaging with College Students 32:32 The Impact of Local Church Families 35:08 Gardening Analogy for Church Growth 38:37 Discipleship Resource Overview - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6
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  There Are Only Two Stories 26.09.2026 19min

  - - - - - - - This episode centers on the contrast between two spiritual stories: the story of Adam, marked by sin, death, brokenness, and division, and the story of Jesus, marked by grace, life, forgiveness, healing, and wholeness. Drawing from Romans 5, J.D. Walt emphasizes that humanity is born into the Adam story, but is invited into the far greater story of Jesus, where grace overflows beyond sin and resurrection triumphs over death. The message is framed as a “how much more” reality: God’s gift in Christ is bigger than the fall, and the listener is urged to stop living with a divided heart and fully receive the invitation into Jesus’s way. The episode also connects this theological point to everyday faith and witness. It critiques hypocrisy as one reason people resist Christianity, arguing that those who claim Jesus but still live by Adam’s story undermine the invitation of the gospel. In response, J.D. calls for wholehearted surrender, describing salvation as inviting Jesus into the house of one’s life, then eventually handing over the keys and even the deed. The tone is pastoral and hopeful, ending with prayer, journaling prompts, and a vision of a life transformed by Christ’s presence, love, and power. CHAPTERS: 00:04 Awakening to the Invitation 01:19 The Two Stories: Adam vs. Jesus 05:19 The Hypocrisy Dilemma 08:49 Crossing Over: Embracing the Story of Jesus 10:58 Surrendering to Transformation 12:46 The Power of Hymns 15:40 Faith and Transformation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sing along with us! ► https://seedbed.com/hymnal/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6
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  Friendship as a Spiritual Practice: Wake-Up Call Conversations with J.D. Walt and Jess Gracewski 25.09.2026 47min

  Come hear from Jess at the New Room Conference Sept 30 - Oct 2 In-Person Tickets: https://seedbed.com/newroomconference2026/ Virtual Livestream Tickets: https://seedbed.com/nrc26-livestream/ - - - - - - - This episode is a wide-ranging conversation between JD Walt and Jess Gracewski about Jesus, friendship, and spiritual formation. Jess shares her story of being adopted from South Korea, growing up in a military family, and eventually finding her calling as associate pastor at Reality San Francisco. A central thread throughout the conversation is how Jess came to know Jesus not just as an idea, but as a person through the embodied care of friends in the local church. JD and Jess reflect on the way real friendship makes Christ tangible through meals, conversations, prayer, vulnerability, and presence. The heart of the episode is the claim that Jesus doesn’t merely love humanity in the abstract—he loves and likes each person personally, and that truth is often made visible through healthy Christian friendship. They linger over John 15, especially Jesus calling his disciples friends, and connect that passage to banded discipleship, healing, and transformation. Jess describes how small groups of trusted friends have helped her feel known, confess honestly, and grow in capacity to love others without performance or scarcity. By the end, the conversation presents friendship as both a means and a goal of discipleship: a living, grace-filled place where people encounter Jesus through one another. Learn more about Reality Church in San Francisco: https://realitysf.com Learn more about banded discipleship: https://discipleshipbands.com CHAPTERS: 00:14 Introduction to Jess and Her Journey 03:16 Role at Reality Church 04:01 Personal Journey to Faith 07:10 Understanding Jesus' Love 10:26 The Essence of Friendship with Jesus 11:55 Jesus Likes You 14:39 Interconnectedness in Faith 15:59 Exploring John 15 17:58 Friendship and Discipleship 21:15 The Cathedral of Friendship 24:42 The Power of Friendship 29:44 Vulnerability and Healing 35:48 Banding and Transformation 41:44 Abundance in Relationships 45:44 Friendship as a Lifelong Journey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6
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  How Much More? 25.09.2026 19min

  - - - - - - - This episode reflects on Romans 5 and makes a central argument that the gospel can’t be reduced to either the death of Jesus or the life of Jesus alone. JD Walt contrasts two kinds of churches he grew up around—one focused mainly on Jesus as teacher and example, the other focused mainly on the cross and repentance—and says both captured something true, but neither told the whole story. His point is that salvation includes the full arc of Jesus’s life, death, resurrection, ascension, and reign, and that believers need the whole story of Christ shaping their memory, imagination, and daily life. The episode then moves into a more devotional and communal tone, ending with a hymn sing with JD’s father, David. Together they sing “Tell Me the Stories of Jesus,” which reinforces the message that the stories of Jesus are not extra details but essential to faith. JD closes by urging listeners to carry Jesus’s love into the world through their actions and presence, encouraging them to go out and lift others up in practical ways. CHAPTERS: 00:04 Introduction to the Wake-Up Call Experiment 02:01 The Importance of Jesus's Life and Death 05:49 The Whole Story of Jesus 10:05 Immersing in the Life of Jesus 12:58 Introduction and Special Guests 13:47 The Life and Death of Jesus 17:40 Singing the Stories of Jesus 18:37 Encouragement and Community Engagement - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sing along with us! ► https://seedbed.com/hymnal/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6
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  The Word of the Day and of Eternity 24.09.2026 22min

  - - - - - - - This episode centers on the message that Jesus is calling people home, especially those who feel weary, far away, or like they’ve used up their chances. Through hymns like “’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” and “Softly and Tenderly,” the J.D. Walt emphasizes trust, repentance, and the invitation to return to God now rather than putting it off. The tone is pastoral and urgent, with a strong sense of compassion for people living in spiritual exhaustion or distance. The second half shifts into a teaching from Romans 5:7–8, where the J.D. argues that the key word in the gospel is not just grace, but love. He explains that grace is an idea, but love is personal—shown in the fact that Christ died for us “while we were still sinners.” The episode explores agape love, the parable of the prodigal son, and the idea that God is actively looking down the road for people to come home. It closes with a prayer and reflection prompts that challenge listeners to consider whether they are willing to be known and loved by God. CHAPTERS: 00:04 Introduction and Call to Worship 01:18 The Word of the Day: Love and Grace 07:33 Understanding Love in the Context of the Gospel 10:10 The Nature of Agape Love 12:18 The Prodigal Son: A Story of Redemption - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sing along with us! ► https://seedbed.com/hymnal/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6
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  How Does Gravity Work? 23.09.2026 22min

  - - - - - - - P.S. Can't Make it to the New Room Conference? Join Us Online for the New Room Conference! Can’t make the trip in person from Sept 30–Oct 2? You can experience the entire New Room Conference right from home. Join us online for an inspiring time of connection and worship as we are equipped to sow for a great awakening. I’d love to gather with you virtually—register for the livestream here: https://seedbed.com/nrc26-livestream/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This episode centers on the idea of gravity as a spiritual metaphor for the forces shaping our lives. Using Romans 5, it contrasts the pull of sin, death, and despair with the far greater pull of grace, life, and heaven. The message is that through Jesus Christ, believers are not just forgiven but actually moved into a new center of gravity—one grounded in peace with God, hope, and the power of the Holy Spirit. The episode also blends teaching with a warm, devotional tone and a family-hymn moment. JD and his father David reflect on farming and harvest imagery, connecting sowing and reaping to the gospel and to Jesus’ call to gather people into God’s kingdom. They then sing “Love Lifted Me,” underscoring the main theme: when nothing else can save or sustain us, the love of Christ lifts us up and carries us into life with God. CHAPTERS: 00:04 Awakening to Presence 01:37 Understanding Gravity: A Spiritual Metaphor 07:09 The Power of Grace Over Sin 10:04 Living in the Gravity of Heaven - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sing along with us! ► https://seedbed.com/hymnal/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6
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  Wake-Up Call Conversations with Amy Orr-Ewing and JD Walt 22.09.2026 40min

  Come hear from Amy at the New Room Conference Sept 30 - Oct 2 In-Person Tickets: https://seedbed.com/newroomconference2026/ Virtual Livestream Tickets: https://seedbed.com/nrc26-livestream/ - - - - - - - This episode is a wide-ranging conversation between JD Walt and Amy Orr-Ewing about public theology, awakening, and the holiness of God. Amy explains her work as a preacher and public theologian, describing how she brings Christian truth into public spaces like universities, government, and business settings, with the aim of answering real questions and pointing people toward Jesus. The conversation quickly turns to spiritual awakening, and Amy argues that genuine awakening is not about making faith easier, but about encountering the overwhelming holiness and authority of God. She suggests that many people today, especially younger generations, are not looking for a lowered standard, but for something true, costly, and worthy of their lives. The second half focuses on themes of the image of God, transformation, and forgiveness. JD and Amy explore how human dignity explains why people care so deeply about injustice, anger, and harm, and how the Christian story gives a deeper account of those realities than secular materialism can. Amy then unpacks forgiveness as something far more substantial than “letting it go,” arguing that real forgiveness does not minimize evil but entrusts justice to God through the cross and final judgment. She connects this to healing, freedom, and even national redemption, making the case that forgiveness is one of the most powerful and consequential Christian practices. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction to Amy Orr-Ewing 02:49 The Role of a Public Theologian 06:01 Awakening and the Holiness of God 08:52 Cultural Context and the Image of God 11:59 The Search for Meaning in a Secular World 15:01 The Call for Transformation vs. Self-Improvement 17:49 Understanding Forgiveness in a Cancel Culture 21:01 The Cosmic Scale of Forgiveness 24:02 The Impact of Forgiveness on Society 26:54 Conclusion and Future Directions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6
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  A Wretch like Me? 22.09.2026 20min

  - - - - - - - P. S. ❗️ Check Out the Revival Town Podcast Some months back I was graced to be a guest on one of my favorite podcasts—The Revival Town Podcast hosted by Chuck Tate and Andy King. We talked about Romans. As a hat tip, I wore the hat Chuck recently sent me with the number 41. I speak in the podcast today of what that is all about. Anyhow I link the podcast here where you can watch on YouTube or listen on Apple or Spotify. I’d encourage you to subscribe as these are two wonderful (and hilarious) men of God. To listen on YouTube, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuX4uORLicE To listen on Podcast, click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jd-walt/id1533381156?i=1000745685268 To listen on Spotify, click here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1khZo9QdE0Tgp9thmcnAwh - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Amazing Grace is bigger than bad behavior. JD Walt cracks open Romans 4 and shows why the real human problem is not just what we do, but what we are - and why that changes everything about how you hear the gospel. Using Abraham’s faith, the line “saved a wretch like me,” and the life-changing logic of the cross, JD presses into the deeper diagnosis most people miss: the issue is not simply outward sin, but a corrupted nature that needs resurrection, not just self-improvement. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sing along with us! ► https://seedbed.com/hymnal/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6
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  Back to the Second Beginning . . . 21.09.2026 19min

  - - - - - - - This episode focuses on Romans 4:13–17 and uses Abraham and Sarah’s story to show that God’s promise comes by faith, not by law or human ability. JD emphasizes that Abraham and Sarah were, in practical terms, beyond hope—old, childless, and “as good as dead”—yet God chose them anyway to demonstrate that He is the God who gives life to the dead and calls things into being. The episode reframes salvation as much bigger than a legal transaction: it is resurrection life, transformation, and participation in God’s new creation.The message then broadens into a call to live as people who have already been awakened by Jesus. JD encourages listeners to move beyond thinking of salvation only as “going to heaven when you die” and instead see the Bible’s bigger story as creation to new creation. He ties that vision to Romans 12, urging believers to offer their bodies as living sacrifices, be transformed by the renewing of their minds, and live as one body in Christ. The episode closes with a strong note of encouragement: it is never too late for God to work, and Jesus can manifest His life through anyone, at any age. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sing along with us! ► https://seedbed.com/hymnal/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6
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  The Man on the Middle Cross Said I Could Come 19.09.2026 21min

  - - - - - - - P. S. ❗️ Can't Make it to the New Room Conference? Join Us Online for the New Room Conference! Can’t make the trip in person from Sept 30–Oct 2? You can experience the entire New Room Conference right from home. Join us online for an inspiring time of connection and worship as we are equipped to sow for a great awakening. I’d love to gather with you virtually—register for the livestream here: https://seedbed.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=108471&action=edit&classic-editor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The way into salvation is simpler - and far more radical - than most people think: you bring nothing, God brings everything, and the only answer that stands in the end is, “The man on the middle cross said I could come.” If you’ve ever wrestled with grace, performance, guilt, or the urge to add requirements to what Jesus has already finished, this message will land with weight. JD Walt opens Romans 4:9-12 and gets straight to the heart of Abraham, circumcision, and the stunning logic of justification by faith. He unpacks why faith comes before the sign, why religious add-ons so quickly distort the gospel, and why the cross confronts both despair and pride at the same time. CHAPTERS: 00:04 A Morning Wake-Up Call 01:36 Understanding Consecration and Faith 04:20 The Power of Believing God 09:37 The Thief on the Cross: A Lesson in Grace 11:04 The Nature of Sin and Salvation 15:08 The Transformative Power of Christ 18:58 Living in the Fullness of Faith - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sing along with us! ► https://seedbed.com/hymnal/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6
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  The Difference between Knowing What We Believe and Knowing Who We Believe 18.09.2026 18min

  - - - - - - - This episode is a devotional wake-up call centered on Romans 4 and the difference between knowing what we believe and truly knowing who we believe. JD Walt explains the gospel as something far deeper than mental agreement: it is being credited with righteousness we did not earn, like receiving a passing grade, a pardon, or a debt paid in full by someone else. He challenges listeners to wrestle honestly with the terms of grace, asking whether they have merely accepted religious ideas or actually allowed the Holy Spirit to renew their minds and hearts. The episode then turns toward prayer, worship, and encouragement through the hymn “I Know Whom I Have Believed,” which reinforces the theme that faith is trust in a person, not just facts. JD closes by urging listeners to carry this living faith into their day by becoming a presence of love, listening, encouragement, and truth for others. The overall message is that Jesus is not only the content of belief but the living Savior who meets people in their weakness, transforms them, and sends them out to bring hope to others. CHAPTERS: 00:04 Awakening to the Day 01:30 Understanding the Gospel: Beliefs vs. Believer 10:22 The Depth of Faith: Beyond Superficiality 15:47 Living Out the Gospel: Transformation and Outreach - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sing along with us! ► https://seedbed.com/hymnal/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6
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  Faith: From Beliefs to Believing 17.09.2026 21min

  - - - - - - - P. S. ❗️ Can't Make it to the New Room Conference? Join Us Online for the New Room Conference! Can’t make the trip in person from Sept 30–Oct 2? You can experience the entire New Room Conference right from home. Join us online for an inspiring time of connection and worship as we are equipped to sow for a great awakening. I’d love to gather with you virtually—register for the livestream here: https://seedbed.com/nrc26-livestream/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Most Christians have beliefs about God. Far fewer actually believe God. JD Walt draws a sharp, unforgettable line between the two, and it changes everything about what faith, righteousness, and salvation really mean. Using Romans 4 and Abraham's story, JD shows why righteousness is not earned through striving, rule-keeping, or self-reliance, and why the gospel reveals something far deeper: a righteousness received by grace through faith. He unpacks what it means to move from mental assent to active trust, from "accepting" ideas about God to staking your whole life on God himself. CHAPTERS: 00:04 Introduction and Call to Prayer 02:24 Understanding Faith: From Beliefs to Believing 11:15 The Distinction Between Believing and Beliefs 14:58 Righteousness Through Faith: A Deeper Understanding 18:36 Living by Faith: A Personal Journey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sing along with us! ► https://seedbed.com/hymnal/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6
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  Has Anyone Ever Paid Your Debts? 16.09.2026 21min

  This episode centers on the theme of grace, using the hymn “Marvelous Grace” as a starting point to reflect on God’s ability to hear, understand, and respond to us even when our prayers or words are imperfect. JD Walt and his father sing together and talk about how Jesus is already with believers, going before them, walking beside them, and cleaning up behind them. The tone is warm, devotional, and encouraging, with a strong emphasis on God’s grace being greater than human weakness or mistakes. The second part of the episode shifts into a teaching on Romans 3:27–31 and the question, “Has anyone ever paid your debts?” JD compares financial debt to spiritual debt, explaining that just as being debt-free is a cause for celebration, so too is being justified by faith apart from works. He shares a personal story about friends who paid off his debts during a painful season of family crisis, using it as a picture of the far greater gift of Jesus paying humanity’s sin debt in full. The episode calls listeners to move beyond merely believing in Jesus to truly believing Jesus and living as though his saving grace is fully real. CHAPTERS: 00:04 Morning Meeting with Jesus 02:11 Understanding Debt and Grace 10:19 Faith and Belonging to Jesus 11:31 Awakening to Eternal Realities 13:01 The Reality of Sin and Restoration 16:50 Introduction to Grace in Hymns 19:53 The Power of Grace in Our Lives - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sing along with us! ► https://seedbed.com/hymnal/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6
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  The Second Mic Drop in Romans 15.09.2026 21min

  - - - - - - - P. S. ❗️Have You Downloaded the Jesus Manifesto? Here's the link to the Romans 12 Jesus Manifesto PDF in case you missed it: https://seedbed.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Romans-12-The-Jesus-Manifesto.pdf P.S.S. Are You Coming to the New Room Conference? I’d love to see you at the New Room Conference, coming up on Sept 30–Oct 2 in Montgomery, Alabama, at Frazer Church. New Room is always an inspiring, refreshing gathering where we get to connect with fellow sowers. It is a meeting with Jesus, where we are equipped, empowered, and sent out to sow for a great awakening.  Today, the Wake-Up Call and Seedbed are offering a special discount code for registration. If you have already registered, pass it on to someone else who needs to get there. I look forward to seeing you there! Register here (https://seedbed.com/newroomconference2026/) and use the promo code: NRCWAKEUP. Can’t make the trip in person? You can experience the entire New Room Conference right from home. Join us online for an inspiring time of connection and worship as we are equipped to sow for a great awakening. I’d love to gather with you virtually—register for the livestream here: https://seedbed.com/nrc26-livestream/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This episode centers on the heart of the gospel as described in Romans 3 and the message that salvation is not about adding more religion, but receiving the grace already given through Jesus Christ. J.D. Walt emphasizes that all people have sinned, yet are justified freely through faith, because God has presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement through the shedding of his blood. Rather than treating this as a dry theological statement, the episode slows down the passage and presents it like a profound “mic drop,” inviting listeners to hear it with fresh attention and reverence. A major theme throughout the episode is awakening to the fullness of the gospel instead of settling for a reduced, transactional version of it. J.D. argues that the gospel is not only about going to heaven after death, but about having heaven come into us while we are alive through the presence of Christ and the Holy Spirit. Alongside the teaching, the episode includes prayer, journaling prompts, and an invitation to reflect on whether we have become numb to the good news. It closes by calling listeners to lean in more deeply, receive Jesus by faith, and let his life reshape their own. CHAPTERS: 00:04 Introduction and Morning Reflection 01:30 The Second Mic Drop in Romans 06:35 Understanding the Gospel's Depth 12:28 Awakening to the Fullness of Christ 13:12 The Power of the Blood of Jesus 17:07 Living in the Freedom of Grace 18:26 Memorizing Romans 12 and Upcoming Events - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sing along with us! ► https://seedbed.com/hymnal/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the Wake-Up Call in your email each day ► https://seedbed.com/wakeupcall ⛪️ Are you a pastor? We'd love to connect ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/to/dymjFhUB Join the Field Team and help us sow the Wake-Up Call into new hearts ► https://seedbed.typeform.com/fieldteam Join the conversation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbedwakeupcall/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewakeupcall/ Listen to the podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wake-up-call/id1040184070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7t5qb5dpC7n0yxdyNsTKzTsi=e87495c982f145f6