The Iron Parable Podcast

Childhood trauma. Broken trust. Fear that never got a name. For Guy Sharpe, those early wounds became the foundationn for years of addiction, pornography, life in the adult entertainment industry, and relationships that couldn't hold the weight of all that pain.
But underneath every dark chapter was a thread he couldn't shake--a God who kept showing up. Not after Guy cleaned himself up. Not once he figured it all out. Right in the middle of his darkest season.  This isn't a tidy story with an easy ending. It's a story of a man beign slowly, patiently rebuilt by love he couldn't outrun. 
Psalms 18:19: "He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me."
If you want to connect with Guy and hear more of his story:  https://spiritualgrind.one/
 
Guy want to his greatest thanks to his wife and children. He gives a shout out to Earl Turner, David Waters, and Mark Allen in Georgia. In Gainesville: Skylar Bell, Mike Erickson, Mike T, Joe Ledezma, and John Shaw.  Through Valley Creek Church he thanks David Bohls, Nick Honeywell, Gideon McPeek, Tony Dominguez, Chad Gregg, Pastor Brian, Brian Carter, Colt Hazel, Justin Day, Rob G, Christian Kaprelian, Make Stewart, Kent Barnes, Kaji Price and Brandi Voth.
 

1 Samuel 16:7 "Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart."

Some people sail through life. David Simmonds was not one of them. From a spinal injury on the football field at Texas Tech that doctors said had less than a 5% chance of recovery, to a ruptured colon and sepsis that nearly killed him — alone in a hospital for 29 days — to a divorce and betrayal that would have broken most men, David has walked through storms that don't make sense. And yet through every single one, his faith never wavered.
In this episode of Iron Parable, David shares his story of resilience, radical trust, and what it looks like to keep saying yes to God when life keeps saying no. He also shares how a backyard conversation with nine Jews, eight Muslims, and seven atheists turned into one of the most powerful ministry moments of his life — and why he believes God was preparing him for it through every hard thing he ever endured.
If you've ever felt like you've been dealt an unfair hand, this conversation will remind you that God doesn't waste a single trial.
 
If you want to connect with SEARCH Ministries: https://searchnational.org/fort-worth
 
 

Proverbs 3:5 "Trust in the the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding."
 

Eighteen years of drugs and alcohol. Lost opportunities. Destroyed relationships. Incarceration. Homelessness. Suicidal moments that brough him to the very edge. By every measure, Skylar Bell's story should have ended in tragedy, and he knew it -- because toward the end he came to the grim realizaion that he was probably going to spend the rest of his life in prison. 
But God had other plans for him. 
Today Skylar works as an electrician and serves in a ministry specifically built to reach the people nobody else knows how to reach-those who hate the way their living and who don't see a why out. Because if God can save Sklylar Bell, he know without a doubt that God can save anyone.

Psalm 46:10 "Be still and know that I am God."

What do you do when your life is built on darkness? When depression, addiction, sexual immorality, and even the occult have become your identity? For Nick Honeywell, that was his reality - until a moment of crisis became a divine appointment that changed everything.
In this episode of the Iron Parable, Nick shares his raw and powerful testimony of being set free from drug addiction, sexual immorality, and witchcraft through a life-altering encounter with Jesus Christ. It was his wife's grace - and God's unmistakable voice - that led him to a place where he received deliverance and, for the first time, truly surrendered his life to Christ. 
If you've ever felt like you're too far gone, too broken, or too deep in your sin to be reached--this episode is for you.
Connect: 
https://open.spotify.com/show/6eVFlj6G3Dt35g6xrKV4SJ?si=QOKR1GE1RiCjo4HFTl9uMw&nd=1&dlsi=39993bd342da4b52
 
https://www.audible.com/podcast/44-The-Uncommon-Life/B0FX1FD82Z?srsltid=AfmBOopySS4zuDPIGG8MlZIeC-G_eCeQEZeSBr1lCUJiPI68LrcWnWyA
 
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7UFoXp-rMso
 
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The Iron Parable PodcastStay Encouraged. Stay Faithful. Stay Sharp. Because God is still writing your story, and every story can be an Iron Parable.

Luke 16:10 "One who is faithful with very little is also faithful with much."

After 45 years of pastoral and missionary ministry spanning four continents, retired Chaplain Earl Murdoch sits down to share the story behind the ministry — a journey that started with childhood faith and was refined through seasons of grief, loss, and profound loneliness.
Earl opens up about the moment everything shifted: a word from the Holy Spirit spoken into his darkest hour, and the almost-immediate change it sparked in how he understood God. What emerged was a faith no longer built on performance — on doing enough to please the Father — but on implicit trust in His faithfulness.
 
"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." — Lamentations 3:22-23
Stay faithful. Stay encouraged. Stay sharp. And remember, God is still writing your story. And every story can be an Iron Parable.,

Ecclesiastes 3:11 "God makes everything beautiful in it's time."