Episodes 174
Avg. Duration 14m
Activity Sporadic
Since May 2019
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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About This Podcast

Life is filled with messages. At best, most of them are forgettable. Plenty of them are confusing and anxiety-inducing. Filled With Messages are the sermons of Ruth Farrell, the lead pastor of a church in Chicagoland. If you want to fill your life with encouraging, transforming messages, listen in.

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Recent Episodes

When You're Afraid, Make Room for God to Break In

Dec 15, 2025 15m

When we're struggling, afraid, hurting, it can be hard to make room for hope and joy (gifts of God). Doing so, though, can strengthen our resilience and help us find our way in the darkness. Listen…

How We Talk to Others Matters

Oct 27, 2024 16m

We all know that how we talk to others matters. But how often do we think about how we talk to Jesus and God. Listen in to explore how to expand and improve our conversations with God.

Choose Life

Aug 29, 2024 14m

There are a plethora of stories that tell us who we are. Much of the time, we choose to focus on the negative stories. But God wants us to lean into the stories that lead us to life.

Courage, Dear Heart

Aug 21, 2024 15m

Life is filled with scary situations, proverbial lions’ dens. Although it may seem that we are all alone, God is always with us, filling us with the courage to persevere.

The Importance of Being a Hype Man

Aug 14, 2024 11m

All humans need encouragement to survive and thrive. Christians are repeatedly called throughout scripture to be the hype men of our family, friends, neighbors, schoolmates, co-workers, even…

Passing the Baton

Aug 07, 2024 13m

Life is better when we’re part of a team, but being part of a team can be a challenge. Today’s scripture shares some wisdom about best practices for teams.

The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeats

Jul 31, 2024 12m

When life is hard, it’s easy to feel defeated. Reframing difficult seasons as having work to do can help us give ourselves a little more grace as we journey through them.

Training for the Games

Jul 24, 2024 14m

Olympic athletes have incredible training regimens. While we might not need to be so intense, training and being goal oriented is a wise way to live. In today’s scripture passages, we’re encouraged…

Joyful Vibes

Jul 17, 2024 14m

Joy can be so allusive some days. Life can be filled with so much tragedy and trouble that joy can seem inappropriate or inauthentic. But God gave us the gift of joy to help us through the stresses…

Being a Ferris Bueller Friend

Jul 03, 2024 15m

In the movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, one of Ferris’s goals is to help a friend who’s struggling. In today’s scripture passage, we hear the story of three different people who in their own unique…

Discerning a Person’s Heart

Jun 26, 2024 13m

How do we know someone’s character? How can we discern who to let into our hearts and lives? A story from 1 Samuel can give us some ideas.

When to Get out of the Way

Jun 12, 2024 14m

It’s so hard to know when it’s time to get out of the way. In this message, we hear the story of someone from the Bible who struggled with doing just that. Hopefully by listening to his story, we can…

Be Curious Not Judgmental

Jun 05, 2024 14m

Most of us have a judgmental attitude at least from time to time. Today’s scripture text reminds us to be curious, not judgmental. In doing so, we follow in Christ’s footsteps.

Quotidian Grace

May 29, 2024 11m

Life is filled with boring, mundane, ordinary moments, even seasons. God’s grace is with us in those times as well as the extraordinary ones. How can we learn to be more attuned to God’s grace in all…

In the Bulb There Is a Flower

May 22, 2024 13m

When we are experiencing ends in our lives, it’s normal to struggle, to find it hard to be hopeful. Jesus’ promise is that God will not leave us in the ends of our lives, but will bring beautiful new…

We’re All in This Together

May 08, 2024 17m

How we live and move and have our being in this world effects not just us and those closest to us. It affects the whole world. As Christians, we’re invited to follow Jesus’ model of being full of…

Walk in Love

Apr 24, 2024 13m

In scripture, we are repeatedly encouraged to walk in God’s love. What are some practices that help us do so?

The Complexities of Forgiveness

Apr 17, 2024 14m

Forgiveness is often hard and complex. At the same time, it’s something Christians think they should be able to do easily. How can we give ourselves grace when we are struggling to forgive?

Coming Alive Again

Apr 03, 2024 16m

One of the things Christians celebrate at Easter is that God is all about resurrection. Not only did God bring Jesus back to life, but God brings us back to life, too. Listen in to hear how God does…

Jesus Suffered

Mar 27, 2024 14m

Just like us, Jesus had good days and bad days. The ways Jesus approached the hard days can help us better navigate them when they come our way.

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Filled With Messages has published 174 episodes since May 2019, covering topics in Christianity, Religion & Spirituality.

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