EP: 412 The Kingdom Manifesto with Brad Gray and Joel Edwards

It's Holy Week, and most of us will say the Lord's Prayer at some point over the next few days without ever really hearing it. Brad Gray, author of "Bringing Heaven Here" and a veteran of over fifteen years of biblical study hiking trips in Israel, joins filmmaker and Evolve Studios founder Joel Edwards in the Blurry Basement to walk through The Lord's Prayer that Jesus gave us and show why it's not a formula or a ritual but a kingdom manifesto. Brad walks through how this prayer functions as a chiasm with "kingdom come" at its center, how each line echoes the Exodus narrative, and why the early church prayed it three times a day as a discipleship anchor. This isn't a crusty piece of liturgy. It's the most powerful thing Jesus ever gave us and quite possibly the most underutilized. The conversation also dives into forgiveness as the number one foothold for the demonic, temptation as spiritual warfare language, and prayer as participation rather than just petition. Joel and Brad share the incredible story of making both the film and the series, a journey marked by relentless opposition and miraculous provision at every turn. The crew arrived in Israel the same night Iran launched an unprecedented missile and drone attack on the country, and when the dust settled and the airspace closed, they found themselves with empty holy sites and open doors no film crew had ever walked through, including the inner tomb shrine at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Six years in the making, "The Lord's Prayer" film and "The Sacred Thread" series are now streaming on Angel. Watch it free at angel.com/blurry and grab the book "Bringing Heaven Here" at thelordsprayer.com. This episode is sponsored by: — Get your copy of If the Tree Could Speak by Tim Tebow on Amazon today! — Get up to 35% off your first order with promo code BLURRY at checkout! — Get $25 off your first order with code BLURRY at checkout! - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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EP: 412 The Kingdom Manifesto with Brad Gray and Joel Edwards is an episode from Blurry Creatures by Blurry Creatures.

This episode is 117:34 long.

This episode was published on Mar 31, 2026.

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