The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson
The Daily Blade, hosted by Pastor Joby Martin of the Church of Eleven22 and Kyle Thompson of Undaunted.Life, is a short-form devotional show that equips Christians to apply the Word of God to their everyday lives.
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Episodes
175 episodes
#174 - Kyle Thompson // Jesus Prays for Himself
We explore John 17, the longest recorded prayer in the New Testament, often called Jesus's high priestly prayer. This intimate moment occurs at the climax of the upper room discourse as Jesus prepares for his crucifixion.• Jesus lifts h...
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Episode 174
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#173 - Joby Martin // From Law to Grace: Understanding the Purpose of God's Commandments
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Episode 173
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#172 - Joby Martin // The Map and Mirror: Seeing Grace in God's Commands
God's commandments are grace gifts given after He rescued the Israelites from slavery, serving as both a map for righteous living and a mirror revealing our need for grace. The Ten Commandments teach us how to love God (commands 1-4) and love o...
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Episode 172
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#171 - Joby Martin // Sabbath isn't just about recovery—it's about reorientation
The fourth commandment about keeping the Sabbath holy functions as a hinge between loving God and loving others, establishing how we prioritize our relationship with the divine.• God created humans to live in rhythm, demonstrated by His...
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Episode 171
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#170 - Joby Martin // What's Stealing Your Affection From God?
Day two of our Ten Commandments deep dive focuses on the second and third commandments, which call us to worship God alone and honor His name through both our words and actions.• The second commandment prohibits making or worshiping ido...
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Episode 170
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#169 - Joby Martin // The Sword of the Spirit
The Ten Commandments represent God's gracious gift to Israel after delivering them from slavery, not a burden or test they had to pass to earn salvation. God first established His identity as their deliverer before giving the commandments, demo...
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Episode 169
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#168 - Kyle Thompson // A Time for War, and a Time for Peace
We conclude our week-long study of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 by focusing on the final phrase: "a time for war and a time for peace." While exploring this tension between conflict and reconciliation, we acknowledge both the reality of necessary warfare...
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Episode 168
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#167 - Kyle Thompson // A Time to Love, and a Time to Hate
Ecclesiastes 3:8 teaches that for Christians, there is "a time to love and a time to hate," challenging us to align our hearts with what God loves and hates as part of authentic discipleship.• Scripture calls us to "let love be genuine"...
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Episode 167
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#166 - Kyle Thompson // A Time to Keep Silence, and a Time to Speak
We explore Ecclesiastes 3:7, focusing on the wisdom of knowing when to keep silent and when to speak up in our Christian walk. The challenge of controlling our tongues affects all men, whether it's saying hurtful things or failing to speak trut...
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Episode 166
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#165 - Kyle Thompson // A Time to Break Down, and a Time to Build Up
Ecclesiastes 3 teaches us that for everything there is a season, including times of breaking down and building up. We explore why accepting God's "breaking down" process is essential before He can rebuild us into something greater.• Mos...
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Episode 165
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#164 - Kyle Thompson // A Time to Be Born, and a Time to Die
This week we explore Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, reflecting on God's providence through life's changing seasons and our responsibility to steward our time well.• Ecclesiastes, traditionally attributed to King Solomon, was written as a reflectio...
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Episode 164
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#163 - Derwin Gray // The Miracle of Grace Changes How We See Our Enemies
Grace transforms us from asking "who is my neighbor?" to living as one who crosses roads to help others, reflecting Jesus' radical love through practical action.• Grace crosses the road – moving toward pain rather than avoiding it like ...
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Episode 163
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#162 - Derwin Gray // Grace Awakening
Grace isn't just an abstract theological concept but the person of Jesus Christ himself. Pastor Derwin Gray shares his personal journey from NFL performance pressure to discovering God's transformational, unconditional love.• Grace is e...
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Episode 162
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#161 - Derwin Gray// Grace Changes Your Mind and Rewires Your Identity
Grace possesses the power to transform doubters into devoted followers, as demonstrated through the journey of James, Jesus's half-brother, who moved from skepticism to martyrdom.• Grace breaks through doubt, remaining patient with disb...
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Episode 161
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#160 - Derwin Gray // Finding Redemption in Failure: Peter's Journey Back to Purpose
Grace doesn't just forgive us—it actively restores us to purpose, as demonstrated in Peter's powerful journey from denial to destiny. The same unqualified fisherman who betrayed Jesus became the pivotal preacher at Pentecost, showing how God qu...
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Episode 160
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#159 - Derwin Gray // Who's at Your Table? The Revolutionary Power of Grace
Grace kills injustice and greed by transforming hearts from the inside out. The story of Zacchaeus demonstrates how Jesus' radical acceptance turned a wealthy tax collector into a generous restorer.• Grace sees the overlooked - Jesus lo...
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Episode 159
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#158 - Kyle Thompson // Amazing Grace
We conclude our week-long series on favorite hymns by exploring Amazing Grace, the most famous hymn of all time written in 1772 by John Newton, a former slave ship captain turned minister and abolitionist after his conversion during a violent s...
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Episode 158
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#157 - Kyle Thompson // Come Thou Fount
We're exploring five favorite hymns this week, digging into their lyrics and the biblical truths they contain while recommending the best versions of each song.• Second in our hymn series: "Come Thou Fount," written in 1758 by Robert Ro...
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Episode 157
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#156 - Kyle Thompson // How Great Thou Art
We're examining five of my favorite hymns, digging into their lyrics and biblical truths while sharing the best versions of each song.• Today's featured hymn is "How Great Thou Art," my personal favorite and arguably the greatest hymn o...
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Episode 156
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#155 - Kyle Thompson // Down to the River to Pray
We explore the history and biblical foundations of the hymn "Down to the River to Pray," tracing its origins from enslaved Africans in mid-19th century America to its modern popularity through Alison Krauss's recording for the "O Brother, Where...
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Episode 155
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#154 - Kyle Thompson // Blessed Assurance
Kyle introduces his favorite hymns and their impact on his Christian walk, focusing on "Blessed Assurance" by Fanny J. Crosby as the first of five hymns to explore this week.• Fanny J. Crosby, a prolific blind hymn writer, created "Bles...
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Episode 154
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#153 - Joby Martin // Run Over by the Grace Train
The moment we're rescued by Jesus we become part of His rescue team, demonstrated by the woman at the well who immediately shared her testimony with others after meeting Christ. God transforms our biggest messes into platforms for sharing the g...
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Episode 153
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#152 - Joby Martin // From Shame to Salvation: Jesus Meets the Samaritan Woman
Jesus breaks social and religious barriers to meet a Samaritan woman in her shame, offering living water that satisfies deeper than physical thirst while confronting her life choices directly.• Woman is drawing water at noon because her...
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Episode 152
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#151 - Joby Martin // Jesus Doesn't Want Your "Fine" - He Wants All of You
Jesus goes deeper than the surface level when encountering the woman at the well, choosing to address her shame rather than accepting a superficial conversion. Instead of closing the evangelistic deal when she asks for living water, Christ inte...
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Episode 151
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#150 - Joby Martin // When Christ Meets Us in Our Brokenness, Everything Changes
Jesus crosses cultural, religious, and social boundaries to pursue a Samaritan woman at a well, offering her living water that satisfies forever rather than temporary fulfillment.• Jesus deliberately travels through Samaria for a divine...
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Episode 150
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