The Truth Will Set You Free: Exposing the Lies That Keep Believers Bound ft. Tara Oldridge

About this episode

Emily Ford and Tara Oldridge discuss the lies that keep believers bound and how to achieve true freedom through spiritual awakening.

Have you ever felt like you’re walking with God, yet you’re still battling depression, insecurity, or cycles you can’t seem to break? Meet Tara Oldridge. She’s an ordained minister, CEO of Lighthouse Global Ekklesia, founder of The Academy, and the author of The Truth Will Set You Free: Exposing the Lies That Shape Your Identity. For over 32 years, she’s freed people from shame, addiction, broken marriages, and quiet bondage that many believers don’t even notice. In this episode, Emily and Tara unpack why so many Christians are calling themselves free while still living bound. They go deep into the lies that keep women passive, anxious, and operating far beneath the authority God gave them. This conversation will challenge you. It will confront comfortable Christianity. And it will call you higher than where you’ve been sitting. Whether you’re in a season of awakening or a season where you’ve settled for less than what God promised, this episode is your invitation to get free and stay free. What You’ll Learn: • What real deliverance looks like • How hidden lies keep believers in cycles of fear, unworthiness, and oppression • Practical steps to identify and break generational…

People in this episode

Host: Emily Ford

Guest: Tara Oldridge

Topics covered

• spiritual freedom
• mental health
• Christian identity
• overcoming lies
• personal responsibility
• Holy Spirit partnership

Keywords

• depression
• insecurity
• deliverance
• generational cycles
• truth
• Christianity
• freedom
• bondage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lighthouse Global Ekklesia

Books & works: The Truth Will Set You Free: Exposing the Lies That Shape Your Identity

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