EP. 243 — The Shocking Thing God Told Me About Faith!
The Blacksmith Chronicles Podcast
Release Date: 08/12/2025
The Blacksmith Chronicles Podcast
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info_outlineWelcome to another powerful episode of The Blacksmith Chronicles Podcast, hosted by Ryan Johnson and co-host Michael Riley. In this revelatory episode, Ryan shares a message at Open Door Church in Burleson, Texas. Ryan delivers a prophetic and faith-filled teaching straight from Hebrews 11 and Genesis 22, exploring what it means to walk in Third-Day Faith—the kind of faith that sees the end of the story before it unfolds.
You’ll laugh, you’ll reflect, and you’ll be challenged to walk in obedient faith, even when logic and circumstance say otherwise. From Abraham’s radical obedience to prophetic insights on resurrection, promise, and destiny, this episode will ignite your spirit and equip you to move boldly into the promises of God.
If you’ve ever had a prophetic word, vision, or dream from God and wondered when—or if—it would ever come to pass, this message is for you.
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