Confronting Judah Smith | EP. 136
The George Janko Show
George Janko
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🗓️ 20 November 2025
⏱️ 118 minutes
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Timestamps:
01:04 Football and Faith: Chaplain for the Seahawks
01:41 Introduction to Judah Smith: A Long-Awaited Guest
02:04 Early Faith: From Childhood to Preaching
03:01 Marriage and Temptation: Honest Conversations
07:29 The Role of Community in Faith
20:59 The Struggle with Pride and Ego
30:00 Jesus' Healing Methods: A Lesson in Faith
32:08 The Mystery of God's Kingdom
39:54 Balancing Fame and Faith
41:34 Timothy's Criticism and Paul's Encouragement
42:21 The Power of Receiving in Faith
43:47 Gratitude and the Story of Cain and Abel
44:41 Mary vs. Martha: Choosing the Better Part
51:26 The First Mention of Grace in the Bible
53:05 The Reflection of Grace in Noah's Story
54:31 Finding Rest in Jesus
01:07:57 The Role of Confession and Vulnerability
01:10:36 The Story of Zacchaeus
01:15:11 Jesus' Transformative Power
01:16:21 The Beauty of Jesus' Message
01:17:09 The Timeless Wisdom of Jesus
01:17:43 The Compassion of Jesus
01:18:47 Balancing Faith and Parenting
01:20:10 Parenting Reflections
01:21:39 Scandal and Rumors
01:23:28 Handling Criticism and Friendship
01:25:50 The Role of a Spiritual Leader
01:29:09 The Influence of Fame
01:30:05 Legacy of a Father
01:31:29 The Power of Humility
01:41:35 The Journey with Justin Bieber
01:49:37 The Challenges of Fame and Faith
01:57:39 Final Reflections and Gratitude
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | At 11 years old in Boise, Idaho, I hear the closest thing to the audible voice of God. |
| 0:03.8 | You're going to be a preacher and a voice to your generation. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. You just passed by that. What did you say? Closed thing probably to the audible voice of God. Being a shepherd, dude, is not an easy call. I had kind of made a very simple arrangement with God. If you'll keep showing up like you have, I'll keep going in any direction you say. |
| 0:23.5 | I would have never known Jesus. made a very simple arrangement with God. If you'll keep showing up like you have, |
| 0:21.0 | I'll keep going in any direction you say. |
| 0:23.8 | I would have never known Jesus had it not been |
| 0:26.2 | for my journey with Justin Drew Bieber. |
| 0:28.3 | He changed the way I told the news about Jesus. |
| 0:31.5 | I mean, there's no way to thank him enough for that. |
| 0:35.6 | I would love to visit your church and check it out. |
| 0:37.9 | Please. |
| 0:38.2 | Can I ask you some scandalous questions now? |
| 0:40.8 | Bring it on. |
| 0:41.6 | How did you feel when they said that your church was like a cult or something like that? |
| 0:50.7 | That's lovely, George. |
| 0:51.8 | I love it for a real gift to be around. |
| 0:53.8 | That was awesome. That's a very good question. I love you guys a real gift to be around. That was awesome. |
| 1:12.8 | That's a very good question. I love you guys. You've given me something to think about silver for a lot. Welcome back to the George Janko show, guys. I got in trouble. Judah got mad at me for not knowing what the Seahawks were. It sounded like a hockey team. Hockey, bro? It sounded like a hockey team, but it's a football team. |
| 1:13.8 | You preach there. |
| 1:33.0 | I was the chaplain of the football team for a few years, yeah. So that's why you got really upset. Yeah, it's as if I've played in the NFL, really, George, is what I'm telling you. It's like, I'm a pro football player. He's on the sideline and I make a touchdown. like it's because I blessed it. That's right so tell us about that how it is wait no hold on dude welcome back oh sorry guys this this this this has been chaotic i blame his friends and his son that came there's no doubt about |
| 1:37.4 | they brought too much energy here they did uh well guys i'm here with judas smith dude thank you so much for being here. It's been a long time. We've been trying to get you on. Thank you. It's exciting to have you here. Before we get started, I want to like, just for people that never heard your sermons, don't know what you're about. They probably, when they see you on my phone, they're like, he's a stylist. Or he's a model, but he definitely doesn't |
| 2:02.6 | preach the word of God. When did you start your relationship with God before it even came to a place |
| 2:08.5 | where you're like, oh, I want to actually go and preach it? And tell that story. To be honest, |
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