Bob Ekblad

DISCIPLE: Word, Spirit, Justice, Witness

Religion EN ↓ 23 episodes

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.

Author

Bob Ekblad

Category

Religion

Podcast website

www.peoplesseminary.org

Latest episode

Jun 28, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 136: Following Jesus, the light not of this world 28.06.2026
Colonizer conversions in Acts 10 and today 16.06.2026
Episode 134: Jesus overturns our hierarchies: The blind receive their sight the seeing become blind 06.05.2026
Deputized into Jesus' Shepherding Way: Sermon at Bread Church, Los Angeles, April 12, 2016 16.04.2026
Episode 132: Jesus' death and resurrection hope at the end of history 10.04.2026
Episode 131: Responding to resistance as we advance in faith and action: Reflections on Mark 4:35-5:7 01.04.2026
Seeking after lost sheep revisited 07.03.2026
Child of God and Disciple of Jesus 02.03.2026
Are Christian Nationalists Unreachable? 19.02.2026

This podcast addresses the question of whether Christian nationalists and Trump-supporting evangelicals are in a certain way unreachable.

Responding to the blaspheming of Jesus' name 07.02.2026

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 does it look like to live by faith? 06.01.2026

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.

Are you the Expected One, or should we look for someone else (ourselves?) 17.12.2025
Jesus meets us at our low points and calls us forward: A sermon on John 20-21 26.11.2025

This podcast #124 takes reflections from podcast #123 and applies it in a sermon form.

Episode 123 Following Jesus instead of not believing-- Reflections on John 20-21 09.11.2025

In this episode I look at the choice to believe and follow rather than disbelieve or be paralyzed by guilt and comparisons.

Episode 122: Becoming Citizens of the Kingdom of God 30.10.2025

This episode explores how followers of Jesus become citizens in the Kingdom of God, and simultaneously members of the God's household/family.

Episode 121: Submission as Resistance: Romans 13 in the light of Jesus & Psalm 2, vs. Charlie Kirk’s memorial service 11.10.2025

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

Episode 120: Beginning anew in the Word of the cross 01.10.2025

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.

Episode 119. Receiving life-transforming mercy from Jesus- a sermon on Luke 18:35-43 04.08.2025

This episode is a sermon preached by Bob Ekblad at Tierra Nueva, August 3, 2025

Episode 118. We can't save ourselves or anybody else: Sermon on Psalm 49 31.07.2025

This is a sermon preached by Bob Ekblad at Tierra Nueva July 27, 2025 on Psalm 49

Episode 117: Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain 15.07.2025

A sermon by Bob Ekblad at Bethany Covenant Church in Mount Vernon, Washington, July 13, 2025

Episode 116: Disciples of the Holy Spirit 14.06.2025

Sermon at Tierra Nueva on Pentecost Sunday, June 6, 2025

Episode 115: Bearing witness like John the Baptist 10.06.2025

John the Baptist bears witness to Jesus, showing the way for the rest of us to do likewise.

Jesus cleanses the temple and us: body, soul and spirit 10.06.2025

In this episode we look at Jesus' cleansing of the temple in the context of John 1 and Paul's writings about our bodies being temples of the Holy Spirit

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