DISCIPLE: Word, Spirit, Justice, Witness: Recent Episodes
Bob Ekblad
Disciple: Word, Spirit, Justice, Witness. Reflections from Bob Ekblad and guests about identity as a child of God, becoming a disciple of Jesus, and multiplying socially engaged disciples informed by Scripture and empowered by the Spirit. Jesus modeled holistic prophecy that called people and communities into their destinies, exposed injustices, revealed God's Kingdom and sent disciples out to bear witness to the world.
This podcast addresses the question of whether Christian nationalists and Trump-supporting evangelicals are in a certain way unreachable.
This episode addresses the harm done to Jesus' name and the authentic witness of Jesus' followers due to association with unjust leaders, governments and policies.
What is faith and what does it look like to live by faith? This podcast explores the meaning of faith, drawing from NT Scriptures and the story of God's encounter with Abram in Genesis 15.
In this episode I look at the choice to believe and follow rather than disbelieve or be paralyzed by guilt and comparisons.
This episode explores how followers of Jesus become citizens in the Kingdom of God, and simultaneously members of the God's household/family.
This episode looks at how we interpret Romans 13 and 1 Peter 2's teaching regarding submission to authorities in the light of Jesus's teaching, the Apostolic witness and Psalm 2
This episode explores beginning afresh with the Word, which is turned towards God, ready to be sent. Drawing from John 1, Philemon of Gaza's commentary on John, this podcast looks receiving the word, being "in the name of Jesus," and how that fits with 1 Corinthians understanding of the word of the cross.
A sermon by Bob Ekblad at Bethany Covenant Church in Mount Vernon, Washington, July 13, 2025