This Redeemed Life with Marian Jordan Ellis

As Christians, we’ve often heard the call to “renew our minds” and to “take our thoughts captive.” While most of us are aware of the power of our thoughts, many of us still feel defeated when it comes to battling temptation, anxiety, fear, and runaway imaginations. Most of us don’t know how to win the battle for our minds. In this new teaching series, Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life, Bible...

The Bible is full of promises from God. In this teaching by Marian Jordan Ellis, she unpacks the treasures of God's promises in Scripture. In this teaching, we dive into John 14:1-6 and Revelation 21 examine the eternal of God to make "all things new!" This study will explore the Bible from the Garden of Eden to the eternal Garden Paradise revealed in Revelation and see how the redemption story th...

As Christians, we’ve often heard the call to “renew our minds” and to “take our thoughts captive.” While most of us are aware of the power of our thoughts, many of us still feel defeated when it comes to battling temptation, anxiety, fear, and runaway imaginations. Most of us don’t know how to win the battle for our minds. In this new teaching series, Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life, Bible...

The Bible is full of promises from God. We learn to stand on these promises and access God's resources by faith. In this teaching by Marian Jordan Ellis, she unpacks the meaning of God's promises in Scripture, the blessing of faith, and Jesus' promise to give us the Holy Spirit as our Helper. In this teaching we learn to lean into God's promise to help us in our weakness. Isaiah 41:10 Psalm 54:4 H...

Because of Jesus’ resurrection, we can know with confidence that what God says is true. Maybe you are a skeptic and want to know, "Can I really trust God and believe what the Bible says? Is Jesus really the Son of God who died for our sins?" Or, perhaps you are a Christian and want to know: "What does the resurrection mean for us as Believers?"  In uncertain and chaotic times, maybe you find yours...

The Bible is full of promises from God. In Amos 5:4, God invites us to seek Him and live. This invitation proves the pathway to life, joy, and freedom. But how do wee seek God? In this teaching by Marian Jordan Ellis, she dives into Matthew 6:33 and Proverbs 3:5-6 to discover how we seek and follow God.

What is worship? It is the human response to who God is. There is a reason our souls come alive when we engage in worship of the living God because we are wired to worship.   In this teaching by Marian Jordan Ellis, we look at the call to worship God “even though” life is difficult, “even if” our culture mocks our faith, and “even when” we don’t feel like worshiping. Through looking at the life of...

Grace is a word that many people use but few understand the depths of it. Many people believe God’s love must be earned with good works or achieved with a perfect performance. The Wonder of God is revealed in His mercy and grace given to us… when we don’t deserve it.  Just as Jesus took the place of a convicted criminal when He died on the cross, so Jesus takes our place, a sheer act of grace, tha...

Is the Bible truly the Word of God? How can we trust the Bible over other sacred books? Are the teachings in the Bible relevant today? These are questions you may have asked yourself or questions you are battling right now. In the Wonders of God series, Marian Jordan Ellis teaches a powerful message about the Wonders of the Word. This teaching will strengthen your faith, provide you with reasons t...

What is the glory of God? The glory of God is the magnificence, worth, loveliness, and grandeur of his many perfections, which He displays in His creative and redemptive acts in order to make His glory known to those in His presence.   Our very existence is intended for the purpose of bringing glory to God. Jesus taught and modeled that we, the children of God, are carriers of this glory. But how...

Why pray? Does prayer make a difference? The Bible reveals that God works wonders when we pray. Matthew 7:7 says, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”  Prayer is a privilege that allows us to connect with God. When we approach Him with faith and anticipation, we can ask for His help, knowing that He is mighty and capable.  In this teachi...

We believe God works wonders when we surrender our lives to His will and listen to His divine promptings. By aligning ourselves with His will, we open the door to experiencing the transforming power of God.. In this teaching by Marian Jordan Ellis, we dive into the story of Joshua who led the people of God into the Promise Land and discover how the miracles God worked in their midst occurred after...

Do you believe God still works wonders? Do you expect God to show up and show off in your life? Psalm 77:14 tells us, “You are the God who works wonders; you have made known your might among the peoples”  The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ is the same today, tomorrow, and forever. He is the same God who worked miracles in the past and we can expect Him to move in our world today.  However, the p...

Two centuries ago, the most important moment in human history occurred—the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This historic event was a game changer on a global, earth-shaking scale! •          No longer are we enslaved to sin; we now have freedom through Jesus Christ.  •          No longer is death the end of the human story; we now have hope for eternal life.  •          No longer does darkness get t...

We sing songs about the old rugged cross, and we admire paintings of a hill called Calvary. Many of us even adorn our homes with the number one symbol of the Christian faith – the cross of Jesus Christ. But, in reality, a Roman cross was not artistic nor beautiful; it was an instrument of torture and death that was used to kill Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Today on This Redeemed Life Podcast, Mar...

Have you ever truly contemplated the fact that Jesus took on the guilt, punishment and death that you deserved? The Bible describes this as the Great Exchange. In this exchange, Jesus is the righteous and sinless Savior who suffered and died in place of guilty sinners. On a personal level, we see a merciful and loving God offering Himself in our place as a gift of amazing grace. In today's episode...

We learn in the book of Proverbs that pride goes before destruction. If we ever think we’ve arrived spiritually or we are beyond a fall, then that’s the moment we are in trouble. This truth rightly describes the events that led up to the failure of two of Jesus' closest disciples, Judas and Peter, on the night Jesus was sentenced to death. Just as it was prophesied in the Old Testament, Jesus, the...

What would you do if you knew you were about to die? What final words or gestures would you want to leave behind with those you love? The Bible shows us that Jesus was deliberate with His last hours and used that time to teach, train, equip and prepare His followers for life after the resurrection. In this episode, Marian Jordan Ellis walks through Mark 14:1-25. She highlights 7 powerful encounter...

Many people are fascinated with the return of Christ and end-times theology. One of the most explicit teachings on the subject is found in Mark 13, where Jesus Christ answers a question posed by His disciples about the last days. In this episode, Bible teacher Marian Jordan Ellis walks through Jesus’ answer and His call for us to stand firm and keep watch for His return. In this teaching, Marian e...

The Showdown at Mt. Carmel | Yahweh vs. the Prophets of Baal Elijah, the prophet, urged God’s people to choose: to worship the pagan idol Baal or Yahweh, the Lord God Almighty. As Christians today, we are facing the same choice. We live in a day where Christians are under pressure: Will we bow down to the gods of our culture, or will we stand for truth and worship Jesus? The battle for our minds...

The Showdown at Mt. Carmel | Yahweh vs. the Prophets of Baal Elijah, the prophet, urged God’s people to choose: to worship the pagan idol Baal or Yahweh, the Lord God Almighty. As Christians today, we are facing the same choice. We live in a day where Christians are under pressure: Will we bow down to the gods of our culture, or will we stand for truth and worship Jesus? The battle for our minds...

Jesus Teaches Us the Greatest Commandment of all the laws and commandments in Scripture, which is the greatest? This question was posed to Jesus by one of the Jewish religious leaders, and Jesus' brilliant answer sheds light on the ultimate purpose of life and clarifies for us the heart of God’s law. In this episode, Marian Jordan Ellis teaches through the Great Commandment found in Mark 12:28-34....

Prayer moves mountains! This sentiment is often seen on bumper stickers and Christian t-shirts but do we actually believe it? Andrew Murray once said, "Beware in your prayers, above everything else, of limiting God, not only by unbelief, but by fancying that you know what He can do. Expect unexpected things' above all that we ask or think.'" In today's episode of This Redeemed Life, Marian Jordan...

Faith is more than believing the right set of facts about Jesus. Saving faith is putting our hope in Christ alone as our Savior and Redeemer. In Mark chapter 11, we see various responses to Jesus when He entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday riding a donkey. In this episode, Marian Jordan Ellis walks through this significant moment in the life of Jesus that launched the passion week and she explains: W...

Have you ever felt you need to do more or try harder to earn God’s acceptance? In Mark 10:7-31 Jesus is approached by a rich young ruler who desires to know how to enter the Kingdom of God and gain eternal life. After a short conversation, the young man walked away sad and feeling hopeless. Jesus used this encounter to instruct the disciples about the Gospel. In this episode, Marian Jordan Ellis e...