The Redeemed Podcast: Recent Episodes
Taylor Thompson
The Redeemed Refuge is a non-denominational online church led by Pastor Taylor Thompson. Taylor founded Redeemed by the Spirit Ministries in 2021 after feeling the call of God on her life. What was once a ministry centered around guiding people back to Christ, has blossomed into an online church whose mission is to continue leading those who have lost their way back to their Redeemer. In her efforts to inspire more people, she has turned her weekly messages into a podcast. This way, people everywhere may learn more about the gift of salvation, which we are offered through Jesus Christ.
Who gets up and goes to work just to have fun? Most of us will probably answer the same way, "Of course not, I go to make money." Unlike our employer, God is not required to pay us for punching the clock in our faith while on this earth. He does, however, want to gift us something far greater than any paycheck we could dream of. Join us in Romans 4 for more!
Listen up, we may be struggling, but we're not alone. Jesus felt this too. He understands our pain. Today we're talking about Jesus' plea in the midst of suffering to the One who is in control. Let's check out Jesus' sorrowful prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane and how we, as believers, can learn to suffer like Him.
If we're going to talk that Christian talk, we better walk that Christian walk. James wasn't just calling out the people of the ancient church, but modern-day Christians as well. Today, we're taking time to reflect on how our actions mean more than we could imagine regarding our faith. Get your Bibles out and join Pastor Taylor as we break down James 2:14-26.
Eating our veggies and lifting weights can make us strong, but what about the strength we need to get through life's tough seasons? Today, we're comparing life's seasons with the seasons of the earth, and why where we draw our strength from matters.
From the moments we handed our lives over to Christ, we've been encouraged to pray. But what we may not know is this: Prayer is more than routine. Prayer is vital in our walk with Christ. It is our phone call to Heaven, and it even benefits us in our own lives. Today, we're breaking down the who, what, when, where, why, and how of prayer. Let's chat!
Life feels a lot like a battlefield most days. That's because it is. We're not just caught up in any old war, though. No, we're caught in combat between two supernatural forces: Good vs. Evil. Today we're talking strategy on how we can defeat evil in our own lives the way Jesus did for us. Let's get geared up the way Paul explains in the book of Ephesians!
Unseen. Sound familiar? I know it does to me. At some point in our lives, we've all felt unseen. But here's the thing, just as God saw Sarah's despised servant, Hagar, He sees us. Today, we're going to compare "the God who Saw (me) Hagar," to the loving God who has seen us and loved us so much that He saved us from death, just like He did her.
God has put great things in all of us. We are all called to a specific purpose in God's great plan. But while we may be aware of the things we're good at and feel called to do, are we stepping back and reminding ourselves WHO we are doing these for?
Suffering isn't exactly something that we get excited about, and I'm sure we can all recall seasons of our lives when we suffered greatly. However, when we suffer in the name of Jesus, the scars we're left with aren't just scars, but marks of our Lord that set us apart from the rest of the world. Here, we'll look at Jesus as an example of what suffering for our faith looks like. Not only are we checking out Jesus, but we're going to talk about the Apostle Paul and how he is another excellent example of suffering in the name of the Lord. You don't want to miss this!
There is nothing more comfortable to me than a lukewarm pool. A hot tub is nice, but it makes me uncomfortable after a while, and even on the hottest days, I can't get comfortable in an ice-cold swimming pool. In his letter to the church of the Laodiceans, which came to John through a vision, Jesus warns the people that it is their "lukewarm," faith that could have them hurled into the fiery pit. This stands as a warning to us as well. Here, we're going to discuss how Revelations 3:14-22 might relate to our lives.
The world we live in promotes a lifestyle of selfishness. So how do we as Christians move forward in our journey of living out our lives for Christ, when we are so heavily influenced by this modern-day self-indulgent society? In this week's sermon, we're going to look to John the Baptist as our example of a selfless, righteous lifestyle. Despite the great gifts that John was blessed with, he knew that in allowing Jesus to shine, he would play a greater role in God's plan. A role that far exceeded the greatness he could've gained by attempting to live in the shoes of the Messiah instead.
Did you know that we're sheep? Yep! That's right. We are the Lord's sheep; just as an ordinary sheep needs a shepherd, so do we. In Ezekiel 34, God paints a picture of this beautiful scene where His sheep will gather once He's collected the ones that have been lost. While the context of this may have taken place in Ancient Israel, God had a meaning behind this that is far greater than restoring Ancient Israel. As we dive into this scripture, you'll see that without our Good Shepherd, we will never make it to this Holy place of peace and restoration. Are you following the Good Shepherd?
Have you ever gone off the beaten path a time or two...maybe several times in your walk with Christ? We all have, so you're not alone. The good news is, that Jesus didn't leave us on this earth to navigate our journey alone. James, the brother of Jesus, tells us that we have the word of God planted within us, but with the word, we also have the Holy Spirit. Together, they work like a GPS to direct our every move as Christians. All we have to do is follow. Because we have these two guides, we should have zero reasons not to act like Christians.
Mark 5 illustrates an important story of faith when a woman who had been subject to an awful, incurable health condition reaches out to touch Jesus' cloak in her last attempt to be healed. Oftentimes, we too tend to search and turn to the world and people for our healing in times of suffering. But what might happen if we reached out and touched Jesus first? Just like this woman with her terminal illness, if we choose to reach out and touch Jesus in our suffering, we will see that faith heals.
While we must work towards living our lives in likeness with Christ, we will never be able to achieve the perfect lifestyle Jesus lived. Despite our best efforts, we will be tripped up by the enemy's temptations at one point or another. As a result, we may fall victim to sin. It's so important that we choose to let these moments of weakness strengthen our faith, instead of destroy it. Jesus died for sinners and understands what we're going through because He too was tempted by the enemy. I hope that this episode encourages you to turn from your sin and to Jesus. Repent of your sins and be saved because He gets it.
When we're faced with problems, trials, adversities, you name it, we immediately choose to worry and stress about what we're going to do next. In Jesus' sermon on the Mount, he suggests a different approach; A more logical approach that would make our lives a million times easier. However, there's a catch. While this new approach may make our lives easier, in the long run, we've got to first tackle an issue that we as Christians wrestle with every single day. That issue is our trust in God.
In Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians, he expresses to the people the importance of living a quiet lifestyle. Not only does living a quieter lifestyle help keep you from being tripped up by the snares of sin, but it also earns you the respect of others and brings glory to God. In this episode, Pastor Taylor Thompson explains what it means to live a more quiet lifestyle in this noisy world we live in.