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Grace for AllMaking God Visible1 John 4:12 (NIV) No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.No one has ever seen God. That's a bold statement, and it might surprise us at first. What about Moses on the mountain? What about Isaiah's vision of the throne room? What about Ezekiel and the wheels within wheels?But the Jewish teachers understood something important. Moses saw God's glory, but not God's face. Isaiah saw the hem of God's robe, the train filling the temple...
2026-02-0406 min
The Sunday Word w/Minister Anthony SmithEpisode 111 - Turn Away from Sin - Ezekiel 18:20-23, 27-32In this episode of The Sunday Word with Minister Anthony Smith, we explore Ezekiel 18 and God's clear call to personal responsibility, repentance, and new life. This message dismantles the myth of salvation by good works and reveals that God is not keeping a moral scorecard. Instead, He judges the direction of the heart and offers life to all who turn from sin. Through Ezekiel's Prophetic message, listeners are reminded that God takes no pleasure in judgement but delights in repentance and restoration. True change requires a new heart, made possible through repentance,faith in Jesus Christ, and transforming...
2026-01-0525 minGrace for AllTrusting God's Abundant ProvisionEzekiel 34:26 (ESV) And I will make them and the places all around my hill a blessing, and I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be showers of blessing.Back in 1883, evangelist Daniel W. Whittle wrote the hymn, "Showers of Blessing," pulling his inspiration straight from this verse in Ezekiel. He teamed up with James McGranahan, music director for evangelist D.L. Moody, and together they created a song that would resonate in churches across the country, and is still sung in worship today. The late 1800s were a ti...
2025-11-0405 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS48 || Why the Future Millennial Temple Matters || Ezekiel 40:1 - 48:35 || Session 48A demolished temple, a displaced people, and a prophet who receives blueprints on Passover—Ezekiel’s final vision is both a balm and a jolt. We step into chapters 40–48 and trace why the eight-chapter deluge of measurements and procedures is not filler but a signal that God intends a real place, a defined priesthood, and a rebuilt rhythm of worship marked by His presence. The dimensions don’t fit the Second Temple mount, and the Shekinah glory’s return through the East Gate never occurred in the Second Temple era, which pushes us toward a future fulfillment where holiness and order...
2025-10-3138 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS47 || Gog’s Defeat and Israel’s Future || Ezekiel 39:1-29 || Session 47A single chapter can reset how you read prophecy, and Ezekiel 39 does exactly that. We trace the defeat of Gog, the shocking aftermath in Israel, and the unmistakable claim that God will end the profaning of His name and make Himself known among the nations. The language is concrete, the timeline is pointed, and the implications touch how we understand Israel’s future, the church age, and the character of God.We start with the text itself—God’s stacked “I will” statements, the scale of the coalition, and the seven-year and seven-month cleanup that follows. From there we e...
2025-10-2937 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS46 || Gog, Magog, and the Restoration Story || Ezekiel 38:1-23 || Session 46A war so vast it’s pictured as a cloud over the land. A quake so great that every person on earth trembles. Ezekiel chapters 38–39 isn’t clickbait prophecy—it’s a tightly argued, context-rich vision that sits inside Ezekiel’s larger story of judgment, renewal, and God’s name defended among the nations. We start by setting the arc of the book—calling, judgment on Israel, judgment on the nations, and then restoration—so Gog of Magog lands where it belongs: in the phase where Israel is regathered, secure, and suddenly threatened by a northern coalition.From there, we unp...
2025-10-2733 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS45 || A Divided People Become One Nation Again || Ezekiel 37:15-28 || Session 45A broken stick can’t be truly fixed by a parent’s sleight of hand—but God can bind what’s split, and Ezekiel 37 shows us how. We walk through the prophet’s acted sign of two sticks labeled Judah and Joseph/Ephraim, joined into one in God’s hand, and trace the sweeping promise that follows: “I will gather, I will cleanse, I will make them one nation.” This is not a story about human resolve; it’s a story about divine initiative, where scattered people are regathered, idolatry is ended, and unity is secured by God’s own action.
2025-10-2431 min
The Iferia TechcastThe Conversion Code: Selling Tech & AI in a Modern World - Chris Smith | Ep 70Join us for a masterclass in marketing and sales with Chris Smith, USA Today bestselling author of "The Conversion Code," a required text at Johns Hopkins and NYU. Chris, co-founder of Inc. 500 SaaS platform Curaytor and former C-level executive at DotLoop, reveals how he organically scaled businesses to eight figures by blending old-school sales wisdom with cutting-edge digital strategy and AI.From his early days "dialing for dollars" in boiler rooms to becoming a marketing guru, Chris shares the timeless principles of conversion that are crucial for anyone selling complex tech products today. Discover...
2025-10-2245 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS44 || The Definitive Promise of Israel’s Restoration || Ezekiel 37:1-15 || Session 44A valley of bones, a prophet’s question, and a God who answers with His breath—Ezekiel chapter 37 is one of Scripture’s most gripping scenes, and we dive straight into its meaning and momentum. We read the passage aloud and track its movements: bones scattered and very dry, bodies reassembled without life, and finally the Spirit’s breath flooding in. Along the way, we explore why Ezekiel names the bones “the whole house of Israel,” how judgment makes room for mercy, and what it means that God—not human effort—brings dead things back to life.We also wrestle...
2025-10-2232 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS43 || When God Vindicates His Name Among the Nations || Ezekiel 36:21-38 || Session 43A single line in Ezekiel chapter 36 flips the script on everything we think we know about divine favor: “Not for your sake... but for my holy name.” We pick up at verse 21 and walk through the chapter’s turning point, where God promises to gather Israel, cleanse idolatry, give a new heart, and put His Spirit within them—then backs it with tangible proof the nations can see: rebuilt cities, fruitful fields, and people filling the land like festival flocks. The claim is bold and public: Yahweh will vindicate His name in history.Together we trace the storylin...
2025-10-2028 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS42 || For the Glory of His Name: Why God Restores the Undeserving || Ezekiel 36:1-20 || Session 42A single claim reframes everything: restoration arrives not because the nation of Israel finally deserves it, but because God refuses to let His name be profaned among the other nations. We walk through the first half of Ezekiel chapter 36 step by step—why the prophet speaks to mountains and ravines, how neighboring nations like Edom misread Israel’s desolation as opportunity, and what Israel's exile broadcast to the world about God's strength and character. The result is a rigorous, grounded look at land, judgment, and hope that’s as historically concrete as it is spiritually piercing.We revisi...
2025-10-1727 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS41 || When nations mock Israel, are they mocking God? || Ezekiel 35:1-15 || Session 41What if the most dangerous thing about a nation isn’t its armies, but its envy? In Ezekiel chapter 35, the spotlight falls on Edom—Mount Seir—and a hard truth emerges: God confronts “everlasting enmity,” the kind of hatred that celebrates another people’s pain and seizes land under the cover of their loss. We walk through the text line by line and place it in the larger arc of Ezekiel—early judgment on Judah, mid‑book oracles to the nations, and a turn toward restoration—showing how Edom becomes a cautionary tale for every era.We trace Edom’s story...
2025-10-1528 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS40 || When Judgment Ends, Restoration Begins || Ezekiel 34:23-31 || Session 40Turning points can reveal the most profound truths. In the latter verses of Ezekiel chapter 34, we witness a dramatic shift from judgment to restoration as God pivots from condemning Israel to promising their future blessing. This pivotal moment raises fascinating questions about biblical prophecy, God's character, and the future of Israel.After spending more than two dozen chapters pronouncing judgment on Israel for their sins, God suddenly changes course and promises to restore them under the leadership of "my servant David" - despite David having been dead for over 400 years when Ezekiel delivered this prophecy. This specific...
2025-10-1327 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS39 || When Shepherds Devour Their Sheep || Ezekiel 34:1-22 || Session 39Corrupt shepherds devouring their own sheep - it's a jarring image that cuts straight to the heart of spiritual leadership gone wrong. When those entrusted with caring for God's flock instead exploit them for personal gain, they face divine judgment.Ezekiel chapter 34 delivers this powerful warning through a scathing indictment of Israel's leaders who had abandoned their sacred duty. Rather than strengthening the weak, healing the sick, or seeking the lost, these shepherds were feeding themselves at the expense of their flock. God's response? "I myself will search for my sheep and seek them out." Eleven times...
2025-10-1030 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS38 || Sunday Sitters, Monday Quitters: The Ancient Problem of Modern Faith || Ezekiel 33:23-33 || Session 38God's frustration echoes across millennia in the ending verses of Ezekiel chapter 33: "They come to you as people come and hear your words, but they do not do them." This ancient complaint strikes at the heart of modern faith—our tendency to consume spiritual content without allowing it to transform our daily lives.The Jewish exiles in Babylon had just received confirmation that Jerusalem had fallen, exactly as Ezekiel prophesied. Vindicated as a true prophet, Ezekiel suddenly found himself popular among the people who gathered eagerly to hear his messages. Yet God reveals their fatal flaw: they tr...
2025-10-0825 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS37 || Understanding God's Promises of Israel's National Restoration || Ezekiel 33:13-22 || Session 37Have you ever wondered if God truly forgets our sins when we repent? Or questioned whether He's still working with nations as collective entities in our modern world? Ezekiel chapter 33 delivers profound answers to these timeless questions.The backdrop is dramatic – Jerusalem has fallen to Babylon, and the Jewish exiles are questioning their very survival as a people. "Our transgressions are upon us. How then can we survive?" they ask in desperation. Into this crisis, God speaks through Ezekiel with an unexpected message of hope and restoration.We unpack the remarkable principle found in verse 16: wh...
2025-10-0625 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS36 || Sounding the Alarm: God's Warning Through Ezekiel || Ezekiel 33:1-12 || Session 36A watchman who fails to sound the alarm bears responsibility for what follows. This sobering truth frames Ezekiel chapter 33, where God reestablishes the prophet's role as Israel's spiritual sentinel while marking a crucial turning point in the book.After 32 chapters dominated by pronouncements of judgment against Jerusalem and surrounding nations, God begins to shift toward a message of restoration. The timing is perfect—the people have finally reached rock bottom, acknowledging their sin and questioning their very survival. It's in this moment of desperation that God reveals His heart: "I take no pleasure in the death of th...
2025-10-0329 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS35 || Is Hell Fair? Wrestling with Eternal Punishment and Divine Justice || Ezekiel 31:15 - 32:32 || Session 35What awaits us beyond the grave? Ezekiel chapters 31-32 pull back the curtain on one of humanity's most profound questions, revealing startling truths about the afterlife that challenge modern assumptions and comfort those seeking justice.The biblical understanding of death and judgment comes alive as we distinguish between Sheol (the place of the dead) and Hell (the place of eternal punishment). Through prophetic visions, we witness Pharaoh—once worshipped as a deity—stripped of pretense and cast into the same grave awaiting all humanity. The message resonates across millennia: death is the great equalizer, and no amount of w...
2025-10-0126 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS34 || When Nations Crumble || Ezekiel 30:1 - 31:14 || Session 34What happens when a mighty nation forgets who placed them in power? Ezekiel's lament for Egypt reveals the sobering answer. This powerful examination of Ezekiel chapters 30 and 31 unpacks how God pronounced judgment on one of history's greatest empires—and why.For over 2,500 years, Egypt had stood as a cultural and military colossus, wielding immense influence across the ancient world. Yet God declared its downfall with precise detail through His prophet Ezekiel. The specificity is remarkable: Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon would attack in 568 BC, followed by the Persians in 525 BC who would completely end the dynastic line of Pharaohs th...
2025-09-2930 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS33 || From Babylon to Restoration || Ezekiel 28:25 - 29:21 || Session 33What happens when national pride collides with divine purpose? Diving deep into Ezekiel chapters 28 and 29, we uncover one of the Bible's most overlooked themes: God's sovereignty over nations.The age-old question of Israel's future finds surprising clarity in these ancient texts. While many believers focus exclusively on personal salvation (and rightly so), we discover that God's redemptive plan is far more comprehensive. Through careful examination of Ezekiel's prophecies, we uncover three distinct redemptions woven throughout Scripture: the redemption of mankind, creation, and nations.When God declares "I will gather the house of Israel" to live...
2025-09-2625 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS32 || Satan's Downfall and the Pride of Nations || Ezekiel 28:1-24 || Session 32Pride has been humanity's downfall since Eden, and Ezekiel 28 provides one of Scripture's most penetrating examinations of this spiritual cancer. The chapter opens with God's indictment of Tyre's ruler who, intoxicated by his own success, declared "I am a God." This represents the ultimate expression of human arrogance—a mortal claiming divinity.But what makes this passage truly extraordinary is what follows. After addressing the human prince, God speaks to the "king of Tyre" using language that transcends human description. This being was "in Eden," was a "covering cherub," was "created perfect," and walked among "fiery stones." Bi...
2025-09-2432 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS31 || When Wealth Turns to Dust: The Fall of Tyre a Wealthy City-State || Ezekiel 26:1 - 27:36 || Session 31Ezekiel's prophecy against Tyre stands as one of the most remarkable and precise predictions in biblical literature – a stunning demonstration of divine foreknowledge that unfolded over centuries exactly as foretold.The ancient city-state of Tyre was no ordinary settlement. By Ezekiel's time, this 2,000-year-old Mediterranean powerhouse had accumulated wealth beyond imagination. With a monopoly on precious purple dye and control over eastern Mediterranean shipping routes, Tyre had established colonies throughout the region and conducted business with kings worldwide. Their ships featured embroidered linen sails, ivory inlays, and the finest imported woods. Zechariah described their prosperity in striking te...
2025-09-2227 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS30 || All Nations are Under God's Watchful Eye || Ezekiel 25:1-17 || Session 30God's sovereignty extends far beyond individual salvation to encompass entire nations—a biblical truth often overlooked in contemporary teaching. This eye-opening episode delves into Ezekiel 25, where God pronounces judgment on Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistia for their centuries of hostility toward Israel.What's remarkable is how God remembers national sins committed hundreds of years earlier. The Ammonites celebrated when Jerusalem fell. The Moabites claimed Judah was "like all other nations." The Edomites, despite being blood relatives through Esau, took vengeance against God's people. The Philistines maintained "everlasting enmity" toward Israel. For each, God pronounces specific judgments that we...
2025-09-1933 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS29 || Would You Rather Face God's Forgiveness or His Cleansing Wrath? || Ezekiel 24:3-27 || Session 29Ever wonder what happens when God steps into the kitchen? In Ezekiel chapter 24, we discover a divine cooking lesson with profound implications. God uses the vivid metaphor of a rusty cooking pot to illustrate Jerusalem's impending destruction—a powerful image that exposes the corruption permeating the holy city. The rust-encrusted pot symbolizes Jerusalem's spiritual pollution, so deeply entrenched that ordinary cleansing methods prove futile.The message intensifies as God pronounces judgment with sobering finality: "I will act, I will not relent, I will not pity, and I will not be sorry." These words reveal a dimension of di...
2025-09-1729 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS28 || God Will Not Be Mocked: The Fall of Jerusalem Explained || Ezekiel 23:28 - 24:2 || Session 28Ezekiel's shocking metaphor of Israel and Judah as prostitutes continues in chapter 23 and unveils God's raw emotions about His people's unfaithfulness. Through vivid, unfiltered language, this episode explores what happens when those who claim to love God pursue relationships with other "lovers" - foreign nations and their idols.We examine God's graphic description of Jerusalem and Samaria as two sisters who began beautiful but degraded themselves through spiritual adultery. After a thousand years of patience, God's judgment finally arrives, not as a capricious reaction but as the natural consequence of persistent rebellion. The imagery is deliberately unsettling...
2025-09-1529 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS27 || From Beautiful Brides to Worn-Out Prostitutes || Ezekiel 23:1-27 || Session 27Ezekiel chapter 23 presents one of Scripture's most graphic metaphors as God depicts the spiritual infidelity of His people through the story of two sisters. These women, representing Samaria and Jerusalem, start as beautiful young women but tragically descend into prostitution, illustrating Israel's persistent pursuit of foreign gods and pagan practices.The striking imagery serves a powerful purpose. God reveals that from their earliest days in Egypt, His people had been spiritually unfaithful, bringing idolatrous practices with them even after their miraculous deliverance. The northern kingdom lusted after Assyria's military might and cultural sophistication, adopting their religious practices...
2025-09-1231 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS26 || God's Standard Ignored: How Leaders Lose Their Way || Ezekiel 22:17-31 || Session 26The purifying fire of God's judgment takes center stage as we dive into Ezekiel chapter 22, where divine discipline meets holy purpose. Using the powerful metaphor of a metallurgist's blast furnace, God reveals His plan to purify His wayward people by burning away their impurities like dross from precious metal.We unpack this striking imagery that speaks to believers across millennia: will we voluntarily submit to God's refining process through confession and repentance, or resist until we face the more painful heat of divine discipline? The question resonates with remarkable relevance for modern spiritual life.The...
2025-09-1028 min
Reasoning Through the BibleS25 || Sin, Judgment, and the Crucible of God's Love || Ezekiel 22:6-17 || Session 25The ancient words of Ezekiel chapter 22 send shivers down the spine with their unsettling relevance to our modern world. As this prophetic text is unpacked, God's meticulous catalog of Israel's sins is revealed —a list that reads like today's headlines.What makes this episode particularly powerful is the way it bridges ancient and modern contexts. We identify how Israel's transgressions—oppression of foreigners, mistreatment of widows and orphans, sexual immorality, religious hypocrisy, and economic exploitation—mirror the moral landscape of contemporary nations. This parallel raises profound questions about divine patience and judgment in our time.The co...
2025-09-0829 min