Tony Smith

Author. Writing Scripture-first reflections for transformation and spiritual renewal. Creating inductive Bible study guides. Exploring Ezra Available Now.

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Today is the day.

Exploring Ezra: Return, Rebuild, Restore is available now.

10 lessons through the full book of Ezra. Free teaching notes. A free guide for anyone leading the study.
Everything someone needs to start — everything but the guide free.

Get your copy or order for your group: https://t.co/dRbNlX4l7U

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@thedefiantwest @forbiddenmerch Let’s be real. He has said nothing of evidential proof. There is zero substance in this whole video.

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@ScottLTowner1 I hear what you’re saying if you stopped at my first sentence. The complete thought narrows the scope.

You would be right if I stopped at the point of listening to man.

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We’re not called to go to church, listen to the pastor, and agree with everything thing he says.

We are called to test everything by the Scriptures.

There would be far fewer deceived congregations if more read their Bibles and not relied upon a teacher.

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Some of us need to return. Some are in the middle of a long rebuild. Some are waiting to be restored. Ezra is a book for all three — and here’s a free lesson from a study walking straight through these seasons.

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Why is that Bible study doesn’t always change you?

The problem is rarely the content of what you studied. The problem is the way the study was approached.

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@NahumOBrien He looks like my boy.

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Do you or someone you know lead a Bible study? Perhaps you’d like to lead one yourself.

This comprehensive resource was created to help turn Bible studies from social events into transformational experiences with the Word of God.

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Have you ever felt the favor of God on something you were doing, and then quietly started helping Him along?

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@farmingandJesus Divorce no. Absolutely devastating! If we live by the Scripture there are no grounds for divorce.

She needs the gospel not a divorce.

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Teaching the Bible and teaching from the Bible aren’t the same thing.

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The early church didn't debate when Jesus was returning. They were too busy living like it could be today.

What would be different about your life if you believed He could return before you finish reading this?

The conversation you've been postponing. The reconciliation you've been delaying. The faithfulness you've been treating as optional.

That's what this is about.

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Have you ever felt the favor of God on something you were doing, and then quietly started helping Him along?

Ezra chapter 8 is an example to live by.

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@SpringSteps Thank you Lord for saving my soul!

[Mandy ✝ @SpringSteps]

"But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."
- Isaiah 53:5

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@JackDangerLIVE Strange that they are never on HD cameras.

[Mike Winger @MikeWingerii]

Written BEFORE Christ.

“Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name? Surely you know!”
Proverbs 30:4

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Why is the book of Ezra important?
It offers more to your current life than you realize!

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I unpacked Psalm 22 recently and it is deeper than just a quote.

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[Shahriq Khan @RealShahriqKhan]

When I was Muslim, man, this verse used to mess me up.

Jesus on the cross saying, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

As a Muslim, I used to think: how does God feel forsaken by God? That sounds like weakness. That sounds like a prophet in pain.

But then I dug deeper.

And I realized Jesus was not speaking randomly. He was quoting Psalm 22.

That entire Psalm, written by King David centuries before Christ, is a prophecy about the crucifixion:

“They pierce my hands and feet.”
“They divide my garments among them.”
“All who see me mock me.”

In Jewish culture, quoting the first line of a Psalm pointed people to the entire passage.

So Jesus was not crying out in confusion.

He was declaring fulfillment.

He was saying: “This is that.”

And at the same time, He was carrying the full weight of sin, shame, abandonment, and suffering for humanity.

Every moment humanity has cried out, “God, where are you?” Christ stepped into that pain Himself.

That is not weakness.

That is intentional.

That is prophecy unfolding in real time.

That is the King bleeding on purpose so humanity could be brought near to God.

That is the Gospel.

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Please read (listen) to this. What you’re experiencing is not new and deeply rooted.

“They were too Christian for one world and too Jewish for the other. Squeezed out of both, they took with them something the Church would not recognize it had lost for centuries: the living tradition of how Scripture had always been read.”

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[Rabbi Brian Samuel @rabbriansamuel]

Here’s the inconsistency I deal with as a Messianic Jew.

Because I believe in Yeshua, the Jewish community often labels me an idolater or treats me like an outsider.

Yet I have Jewish family members deeply involved in New Age spirituality... psychics, mediums, communing with the dead. These are occultic practices the Torah firmly forbids.

And yet they remain fully embraced within the Jewish community. They attend Reform synagogues, participate openly, and no one questions whether they are still Jewish.

Meanwhile, I love Hashem with all my heart, seek to honor Torah, and strive to walk faithfully before God. And I’m the one pushed out.

Why is someone who consults mediums still unquestioningly accepted as Jewish, while I am told that I no longer am?

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@SanMiguelNews @Joel7Richardson Thanks for reading. I hope it blesses many.