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The Wake-Up Call

by Seedbed

The Wake-Up Call is a daily encouragement to shake off the slumber of our busy lives and turn our eyes toward Jesus. Each morning our community gathers around a Scripture, a reflection, a prayer, and a few short questions, inviting us to reorient our lives around the love of Jesus that transforms our hearts, homes, churches, and cities. seedbed.com/wakeupcall

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  1. The Simple, Succinct, Sophisticated, Comprehensive Gospel

    - - - - - - - J. D. Walt reflects on Romans 10, emphasizing the gospel’s simple core: confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from the dead. He frames this not as a formula or a test of perfect behavior, but as an invitation to trust a living, present Christ who walks with...

  2. On the Most Dangerous Condition in the World

    - - - - - - - J. D. Walt reflects on Romans 10’s warning about “zeal without knowledge”: religious energy and good intentions can become harmful when they come from insecurity, control, and self-righteousness rather than a real, surrendered relationship with Jesus. He contrasts working for God…

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  3. Jesus and Paul Would Not Have Been Friends

    - - - - - - - JD Walt reflects on Romans 9 and contrasts Jesus with Paul before Paul’s conversion. Though they were near contemporaries with a shared longing for Israel to fulfill its calling, Paul pursued righteousness through rigid legalism while Jesus fulfilled the law through overwhelming…

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  4. The First and Last Question of Any Theologian Worth Their Salt

    - - - - - - - P.S. Join Us for Taco Tuesday Today! Come join us for Taco Tuesday today at 11:30 a.m. CST! RSVP HERE: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ojlMT1ZMQnicKTmCLQruoA#/registration. Bring your favorite taco and hang out with Shelbi Shutt, the host of our Behold Advent series. Order your…

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  5. On the Backstory and the Cover Story

    P.S. Join Us for Taco Tuesday Tomorrow! Come join us for Taco Tuesday on October 20th at 11:30 a.m. CST! RSVP HERE: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ojlMT1ZMQnicKTmCLQruoA#/registration. Bring your favorite taco and hang out with Shelbi Shutt, the host of our Behold Advent series. Order your…

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  6. A Practice Swing at Predestination

    P.S. Join Us for Taco Tuesday Come join us for Taco Tuesday on October 20th at 11:30 a.m. CST! RSVP HERE: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ojlMT1ZMQnicKTmCLQruoA#/registration. Bring your favorite taco and hang out with Shelbi Shutt, the host of our Behold Advent series. Order your books here:...

  7. Finding Sorrow and Anguish Over My Lack of Sorrow and Anguish

    - - - - - - - P.S. Join Us for Taco Tuesday Come join us for Taco Tuesday on October 20th at 11:30 a.m. CST! RSVP HERE: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ojlMT1ZMQnicKTmCLQruoA#/registration. Bring your favorite taco and hang out with Shelbi Shutt, the host of our Behold Advent series. Order your...

  8. Yes, David, This Is For Looking At

    P.S. Join Us for Taco Tuesday Come join us for Taco Tuesday on October 20th at 11:30 a.m. CST! RSVP HERE: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ojlMT1ZMQnicKTmCLQruoA#/registration. Bring your favorite taco and hang out with Shelbi Shutt, the host of our Behold Advent series. Order your books here:...

  9. How the Spirit Turns Ruins into Foundations

    P.S. Join Us for Taco Tuesday Come join us for Taco Tuesday on October 20th at 11:30 a.m. CST! RSVP HERE: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ojlMT1ZMQnicKTmCLQruoA#/registration. Bring your favorite taco and hang out with Shelbi Shutt, the host of our Behold Advent series. Order your books here:...

  10. When I Feel like Ruins, You See Foundations

    P.S. Join Us for Taco Tuesday Come join us for Taco Tuesday on October 20th at 11:30 a.m. CST! RSVP HERE: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ojlMT1ZMQnicKTmCLQruoA#/registration. Bring your favorite taco and hang out with Shelbi Shutt, the host of our Behold Advent series. Order your books here:...

  11. What I Do Every Morning and You Should Too

    - - - - - - - P. S. ❗️ Jesus Manifesto Again, 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JD Walt reflects on Romans 8 and the call to put sin to...

  12. Welcome to the Second Half of the Gospel

    - - - - - - - P.S. Behold, Advent! Advent is the season of preparation and expectation leading up to Christmas. This year Shelbi Shutt will be walking us through the season of Advent. Shelbi is an amazing witness to Jesus and has an incredible story to share with us. Beginning December 1, Shelbi...

  13. The Reason We Stay Stuck in Vertigo and How to Get Free

    - - - - - - - P.S. Behold, Advent! Advent is the season of preparation and expectation leading up to Christmas. This year Shelbi Shutt will be walking us through the season of Advent. Shelbi is an amazing witness to Jesus and has an incredible story to share with us. Beginning December 1, Shelbi...

  14. Uno, Dos, Tres, Catorce . . . ?

    - - - - - - - JD Walt reflects on Romans 7’s tension between wanting to do good and repeatedly falling into the same patterns of sin. He describes this disorienting spiritual state as “vertigo”: a place where sincere believers can become stuck in rule-following, self-improvement, shame, and...

  15. On Infinite Capacity for Self-Deception

    - - - - - - - John David Walt reflects on Romans 7 and the human capacity for self-deception. Using the image of “spiritual vertigo,” he describes the disorienting middle ground where sin and grace compete for our trust—where wrong can feel right and God can seem distant or opposed. He emphasizes...

  16. The Dastardly Broken Brokeness of the Human Race

    - - - - - - - P. S. ❗️ Again, 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JD Walt reflects on Romans 7, explaining that God’s commands are meant…

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  17. Facts Lead to Faith, and Faith Leads to Feelings (and Not the Other Way Around)

    - - - - - - - P. S. ❗️ Jesus Manifesto Again, 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 idea that lasting…

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  18. Moving from My Commitment to Jesus's Consecration

    - - - - - - - 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...

  19. The Problem of Vertigo

    - - - - - - - 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…

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  20. Why We Need a Better Bumper Sticker

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  21. The Day It Started Changing for Me

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  22. What Jesus Left Behind in the Tomb

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  23. The Soundtrack of the Gospel

    - - - - - - - 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…

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  24. Disciples That Make Disciples: Wake-Up Call Conversations with J.D. Walt and Luke Smith

    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...

  25. There Are Only Two Stories

    - - - - - - - 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…

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  26. Friendship as a Spiritual Practice: Wake-Up Call Conversations with J.D. Walt and Jess Gracewski

    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,...

  27. How Much More?

    - - - - - - - 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...

  28. The Word of the Day and of Eternity

    - - - - - - - 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…

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  29. How Does Gravity Work?

    - - - - - - - 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...

  30. Wake-Up Call Conversations with Amy Orr-Ewing and JD Walt

    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...

  31. A Wretch like Me?

    - - - - - - - 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...

  32. Back to the Second Beginning . . .

    - - - - - - - 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…

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  33. The Man on the Middle Cross Said I Could Come

    - - - - - - - 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…

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  34. The Difference between Knowing What We Believe and Knowing Who We Believe

    - - - - - - - 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…

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  35. Faith: From Beliefs to Believing

    - - - - - - - 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…

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  36. Has Anyone Ever Paid Your Debts?

    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…

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  37. The Second Mic Drop in Romans

    - - - - - - - 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...

  38. Jesus Paid It All

    - - - - - - - P. S. The Jesus Manifesto PDF RE-MEMBERIZE ROMANS 12:3: For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. Here's...

  39. Why There Is Only One Prayer

    Most people think the gospel is about fixing bad behavior. Romans 3 says the real problem is much deeper than that—and if you miss it, you miss everything. J. D. Walt breaks open Paul’s hardest-hitting diagnosis of sin and shows why the only honest prayer may be the simplest one: "Lord Jesus...

  40. Before Jesus Lifts, Jesus Levels

    - - - - - - - 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…

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  41. The Butterflied Heart

    The difference between performing for God and truly belonging to Him changes everything. J. D, Walt unpacks Romans 2 and the stunning phrase "circumcision of the heart by the Spirit"—a picture of surrender, healing, and a new identity that cannot be faked. If you have been trying to hold it all...

  42. A Diatribe Against Self-Righteous Sinners

    This episode is a morning devotional centered on Romans 12 and Romans 2, where JD Walt calls listeners to consecration, mind renewal, and surrender to Jesus before moving into a strong warning against self-righteousness. He emphasizes that the law is meant to reveal our need for God, not to fuel...

  43. On the Law, the Gospel, and the Religion of Weight Loss

    The episode centers on the tension between law, legalism, and true spiritual transformation. JD argues that focusing on endless rules and behavior management misses the heart of the gospel: the capital-L law of love, which calls people to love God and neighbor rather than merely manage sin. He...

  44. Sin Swamp: Got to Go through It

    JD Walt reflects on “Sin Swamp” through Romans 2, arguing that sin is deeper than bad behavior or breaking rules. He frames it as a failure to love God, ourselves, and others—a relational breakdown that damages people, creation, and our connection with God. In this view, God’s wrath is not...

  45. Reapproaching Repentance

    This episode centers on Romans 2:1–4 and the idea that God’s kindness, forbearance, and patience are what lead people to repentance. Rather than treating repentance as mere behavior management or “trying harder,” the message reframes it as a change of mind and a turning of the heart toward Jesus....

  46. The Difference between Our Sins and Our Sin

    This episode centers on a devotional reading of Romans 1:24–32, where J.D. Walt draws a strong distinction between “sins” and “sin.” He argues that the passage is not just a list of individual moral failures, but a diagnosis of a deeper condition: humanity’s exchange of the truth about God for…

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  47. From a Burning Bush to a Burning House

    This episode is a wake-up call from Romans 1:18–23, contrasting the “burning house” of sin with the “burning bush” of God’s presence and the power of the gospel. J. D. Walt emphasizes that while sin is real and destructive, Christians should not let it dominate their attention; instead, the true...

  48. How to Have a Blessed Life

    This episode centers on a warm, devotional gathering built around Romans 1:16–17 and the hymn “Amazing Grace.” J.D. Walt opens by welcoming family and guests, framing the day as a “red letter” morning of worship rather than a performance. He emphasizes that the gospel is not about being a “good”...

  49. Give Me 100

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  50. What Is Your Calling?

    - - - - - - - P. S. ❗️Follow Along with Us . . . If you would like to order the book, I'll send you an additional copy at no charge so you can share it with a friend and invite them to join our journey—BUY ONE SOW ONE. Use the code BOSO. Get the book here:...

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The Wake-Up Call is a daily encouragement to shake off the slumber of our busy lives and turn our eyes toward Jesus. Each morning our community gathers around a Scripture, a reflection, a prayer, and a few short questions, inviting us to reorient our lives around the love of Jesus that transforms our hearts, homes, churches, and cities. seedbed.com/wakeupcall

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