The Wake-Up Call

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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

  1. 9h ago

    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 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

  2. 1d ago

    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, 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

  3. 2d ago

    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 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

  4. 3d ago

    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 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

  5. 4d ago

    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 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

  6. 5d ago

    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 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 centers on the hymn “Jesus Paid It All” and uses it to explain the heart of the Christian gospel: human beings are spiritually indebted because of sin, and that debt is too large to repay on our own. The conversation compares sin to bankruptcy, arguing that the law of God doesn’t save us by performance but instead shows us our need for grace. Through personal stories and familiar hymn language, the episode emphasizes that Jesus is the one who covers, forgives, and cleanses what we cannot fix ourselves. The second half deepens that theme by reflecting on how people often minimize their sin or treat it as something small or external, when in fact it is an inward condition that affects everyone. J.D. Walt and his father connect this to the brokenness seen in the world—selfishness, pride, greed, anger, and harm—and present Jesus’ death as the full payment for that debt. The episode closes in a pastoral, devotional tone, inviting listeners to confess their need honestly, receive forgiveness, and live as people who have been made free by Christ’s finished work. CHAPTERS: 00:04 Introduction and Consecration 01:34 Understanding Our Debt: The Law and Sin 07:06 The Gospel: Jesus Paid It All 10:50 Reflections on Sin and Brokenness 14:28 The Gift of Grace: Jesus Paid It All 17:20 Personal Stories of Debt and Forgiveness 20:12 Understanding Sin and 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

  7. Sep 12

    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 Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner." What follows is not a self-improvement pep talk, but a wake-up call. John David walks line by line through Romans 3:9-18, then personalizes the text in a way that exposes the difference between little "s" sins and the capital "S" Sin that rules, ruins, and cannot be managed away. If you’ve ever thought Christianity was mostly about trying harder, behaving better, or cleaning up your image, this conversation will challenge that at the root. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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

  8. Sep 11

    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 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 opens with a reflection on the significance of September 11 and a prayerful invitation to begin the day by turning one’s eyes to Jesus. J. D. Walt then works through Romans 3:1–8, unpacking Paul’s argument that religious status offers no superiority before God and that human pride must be stripped away. His central theme is that the gospel “levels” every status marker before it ever “lifts,” making the ground equal at the foot of the cross. From there, the episode becomes a call to desperation for Jesus and compassion for those far from the church, especially younger generations and those who feel isolated or overlooked. J. D. argues that the church must move beyond comfort, familiarity, and self-importance to meet people where they are, echoing the hymn “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” and the idea that consecration leads to transformation. The episode closes with a prayer, journal prompts, and a reminder that Christ works through surrendered lives to bring heaven’s reality onto earth. CHAPTERS: 00:04 Reflecting on September 11 and Its Impact 02:41 Understanding Romans: The Challenge of Faith 05:54 Desperation for the Lost: A Call to Action 09:01 The Power of Desperation in Ministry 11:54 Reaching Out: The Need for Compassion and Action - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 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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  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
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