Methodist Temple UMC

Methodist Temple Youth Director Ryan Buxton joins us this week. Ryan  talks about how he found himself in a spiritual wilderness during COVID and  how he emerged from it. 
 
The Pastor Podcast with Randy and Andy
Episode 126: Spiritual Wilderness
Pastor Randy Moore, Pastor Andy Payton & Special Guest Ryan Buxton
Recorded March 10th, 2026
 
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When the early church thought of Noah, they did not think of an ark, they thought of Jesus. What does it mean for us to be an ark in the midst of a fearful world.
 
The Pastor Podcast with Randy and Andy
Episode 125: Build Your Ark
Pastor Randy Moore & Pastor Andy Payton
Recorded March 3rd, 2026
 
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It was the Spirit who led Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. The devil! What's up with that? Pastors Randy and Andy talk about how the testing of Jesus is the model for our own Lenten Journey.
 
The Pastor Podcast with Randy and Andy
Episode 124: Temptation and the Lenten Journey
Pastor Randy Moore & Pastor Andy Payton
Recorded February 24th, 2026
 
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The gospel in a word is love. And that love certainly includes the way we love God and neighbor. But make no mistake. It begins with God's love for us. Without that there would be no love at all.
 
The Pastor Podcast with Randy and Andy
Episode 123: First Love
Pastor Randy Moore & Pastor Andy Payton
Recorded February 17th, 2026
 
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Pastors Randy and Andy talk about how racism is not something that is up for political or religious debate. It is wrong across the spectrum. Furthermore, at their baptism, Christians promise, with God's help, to resist evil, injustice and oppression in whatever forms they present themselves.
 
The Pastor Podcast with Randy and Andy
Episode 122: Love Kindness
Pastor Randy Moore & Pastor Andy Payton
Recorded February 10th, 2026
 
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What would it look like if we took the Gospel seriously? Pastors Randy and Andy talk about the prophet Micah who stressed God's desire for justice. In short, we can't be right with God if we are wrong with our neighbors.
 
The Pastor Podcast with Randy and Andy
Episode 121: Do Justice
Pastor Randy Moore & Pastor Andy Payton
Recorded February 3rd, 2026
 
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God is still speaking. Are we still listening? Pastors Randy and Andy talk about how we break down internally when we refuse to hear the voice of Jesus commanding us to love God and neighbor.
 
The Pastor Podcast with Randy and Andy
Episode 120: Are We Still Listening
Pastor Randy Moore & Pastor Andy Payton
Recorded January 14th, 2026
 
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At the Methodist Temple in Evansville Indiana, the pastors look out over the congregation every Sunday morning and say, "I see Christ in you!" And the people respond, "And also in you!" But why do they say this? That's the topic of this week's episode.
 
The Pastor Podcast with Randy and Andy
Episode 119: I See Christ In You
Pastor Randy Moore & Pastor Andy Payton
Recorded January 6th, 2026
 
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