gwot.rocks - God, the World, and Other Things!
Welcome to gwot.rocks, a podcast about God, the World,and Other Things! We're all about advancing the peace of Christ in the midst of an agitated world. In a time where hate, tension, and stress seem to be at an all time high in our culture. Personal transformation the peace Jesus Christ brings can ultimately result in the restoration our decaying cities.THE CITY is the core of our human existence. As our key cities go, so goes our nation. In the first century A.D., synagogues were central to Jewish worship, teaching, and community life. In Luke 4, after His baptism and temptation, Jesus begins His public ministry by attending a synagogue on the Sabbath. Following custom, He stands to read and is handed the scroll of Isaiah. The passage He reads proclaims that the "Spirit of the Lord" is upon the speaker, anointing Him to preach good news to the poor, proclaim liberty to captives, recovery of sight to the blind, and freedom for the oppressed. This passage relates to the Jewish “Year of Jubilee” (Leviticus 25), a period every 50 years when debts were forgiven, slaves freed, and land returned, symbolizing liberation and restoration. The Isaiah passage is a messianic prophecy about God's servant bringing spiritual and social renewal. It was expected that the visiting Rabbi would continue reading from the place marked in the scroll. The marker was at the 61st out of 66 chapters…“The Spirit of the Lord God is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners; to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of our God’s vengeance; to comfort all who mourn, to provide for those who mourn in Zion; to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, festive oil instead of mourning, and splendid clothes instead of despair. And they will be called righteous trees, planted by the Lord to glorify him. They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the former devastations; they will renew the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations.” (Luke 4:1-4, CSB) After reading the passage, Jesus sits down, which in Jewish custom indicated He was about to teach. He then makes the profound statement, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing” (Luke 4:21).
On that first day of His public ministry, Jesus proclaims that He is the fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy - that He is the Messiah who has come to bring the spiritual and social liberation promised in the passage. This is a bold and revolutionary claim, especially in His hometown. As the account unfolds, the people’s reaction turns from amazement to rage, leading them to attempt to throw Jesus off a cliff. However, Jesus miraculously walks through the crowd unharmed and leaves Nazareth. This event is significant as it marks the beginning of Jesus' public ministry and sets the tone for His mission: to bring spiritual, physical, and social liberation. Jesus’ reading and declaration align His mission with the messianic prophecy, emphasizing he is not just a teacher or prophet but is the long-awaited Messiah who inaugurates God's kingdom of the ultimate spiritual Jubilee - spiritual liberation and the arrival of God's kingdom, bringing freedom, healing, and renewal to all people. The Jubilee of Jesus Christ for individuals AND society as a whole is available to all today! As you can tell from the title and the podcast genesis, the topics covered in the future will be an eclectic and engaging look at stories and topics that inspire you and advance the peace of Christ in your life. and in the lives around you!
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 12 minutes
- Episodes
- 559
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
A Hodge-Podge of Encouragement for You!
Episodes 190 & 191 were hard hitting, timely, and the truth. They are two key podcasts that will shape and inform my ministry through Transform This City for the rest of my life. The world is in free…
Taylor Hawkins has Died...
What a tragedy...one of the greatest rock drummers of all times, Taylor Hawkins, drummer for the rock band, "The Foo Fighters", has died at the age of 50. He leaves behind a wife and three kids. Why …
All Along the Watchtower
If you're familiar with the series of children's books and animated videos that followed (which are VERY ENJOYABLE and well done on AMAZON Prime Video), you hear the similarities..."If You Give a Mou…
CHOSEN-The Real Difference Maker.
Graham Nash, now 80 years old is truly a modern Renaissance Man. I recently listen to his self recorded autobiography and I was inspired. It got me to reflecting on my own life. This podcast is the r…
No Easy Way Out?
An encouraging word from the past for these trying times. Everyone from song writers to college professors have an opinion about life and the afterlife or the absence of any afterlife. It is worth EV…
In the Presence of the Lord
This episode was just 4 episodes the podcast, published over two years ago on Oct 23, 2019! The audio is not quite as good as what we achieve now, but this is a great episode of encouragement that is…
Come, Lord Jesus!
The book of Revelation has been heavy, the wrath of God has been shown to us so graphically we can see, smell, and taste the destruction. We see that in the previous chapter 21, God wraps up the stor…
A Heart of Stone
This podcast first aired as the second episode of gwot.rocks on August 28, 2019. A lot has happened in this world in the past two years ands seven months. It is so important that we get past ourselve…
The Holy Spirit Prays For Us!
Our Triune God is intimately involved working to make sure our prayers make it through to God the Father, even in our lowest point when we can't even form words to say. The Holy Spirit is right there…
Service with a Smile!
In the new world that is being made for us, truth is the rule of the day, and we are immersed in it. We will swim in the sea of adoration for Jesus that will never grow stale or familiar…it will alwa…
No Supply Chain Shortage Here!
In the model prayer, Jesus said in Matthew 6:11, “Give us THIS day our daily bread.” Jesus has made it clear that we can have full assurance that our Father in Heaven wants, expects, and has created …
NO GHOSTS ALLOWED!
The New Jerusalem is much more than Eden revisited. There is no possibility of fouling things up in the New Jerusalem. Satan fouled things up in Heaven, Adam fouled things up on Earth, but the Saints…
The Eternal Summer!
In the old order of things life was regulated by the regularly alternating sun and moon, but in the New Jerusalem the old forms of physical light are replaced by new spiritual light. Changes and fluc…
Happy Valentine's Day Susan!
As of this posting, my wife is in quarantine recovering from a milder case of the virus. We are thankful that her, my son, and grandson will all fully recover. She will be in quarantine on Valentine'…
God Rewards Persistence in Prayer!
J.P. Moreland, in his new book, "A Simple Guide to Experiencing Miracles" writes “while most Bible-believing Christians retain a mild doctrinal belief in the supernatural and miracles, they live as p…
The New Jerusalem is…Enormous!
Revelation 21:15-17 Chicago’s tallest skyscraper Willis Tower reaches 110 floors — and is a staggering height of 1,450 feet! That is equal to the HEIGHT of the WALLS of the New Jerusalem. Put on your…
Onward & Upward!
2 Corinthians 6-18 In our Christian pilgrimage it is well, for the most part, to be looking forward. Forward lies the crown, and onward is the goal. Whether it be for hope, for joy, for consolation, …
The New Jerusalem is…Opulent!
Revelation 21:9-21...The New Jerusalem will be the largest city that has ever been on a human earth and may be an indicator of how big the overall new earth will be. The opulence of our new home is s…
Power in Short Prayers!
Sinking times are praying times with the Lord's servants. In our hours of bodily pain and mental anguish, we find ourselves as naturally driven to prayer as the wreck is driven upon the shore by the …
The New Jerusalem is…a Place of Satisfied Living!
Running right next to the celebration of the reception of the river of life is the sober warning of the lake of fire that awaits the lost. Why did Jesus include this sober warning right at the end of…