What do you do when the God you know can calm the storm…seems to sleep through it instead?

In Matthew 8, the disciples are in a life-threatening storm, waves breaking over the boat, seasoned fishermen convinced, “This is how we die.”

And right in the middle of that chaos, Scripture says: “But He was asleep.”

In this episode, we climb into that boat with them and sit in the tension of crashing waves and a sleeping Savior.

We explore why obedience sometimes leads you into storms, why God’s silence is not His absence, and how Jesus often calms the storm inside us before He ever touches the one around us.

If you’ve ever prayed, “Lord, I know You can do something…so why aren’t You?” — this one is for you.

If you’re drowning in anxiety, bills, grief, or quiet fear — and God feels unusually silent — this episode will help you move from panic to trust as you remember who is with you in the boat.

🎧 Listen now to Ep. 54: When God Sleeps Through Your Storm
…and let Jesus’ peace meet you right in the middle of the waves.

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Worldliness isn’t loud.

It doesn’t knock on the door.

It slowly seeps in—into our thinking, our priorities, our homes, and even our worship.

In this powerful message, Ernest exposes one of the greatest threats to spiritual maturity today: the subtle erosion of holiness through conformity to the world.

Too many believers are trying to follow Jesus while holding on to the world’s values, opinions, and moral frameworks, and it’s leaving them frustrated, inconsistent, and spiritually exhausted.

But God has a better way.

Drawing from Romans 12:1–2 and 1 John 2:15–17, this sermon reveals what it truly means to present your body as a living sacrifice, how to resist the pressure to be shaped by the age, and how the Spirit renews you from the inside out through the Word of God.

This isn’t behavior modification.

This is transformation.

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How do you step into a new season when the old one still has its hands on you?

In Isaiah 43, God speaks straight into the heaviness of His people and into ours:

“Do not remember the former things… Behold, I will do a new thing.”

This episode is a powerful reminder that God’s mercy is stronger than your memory and that He often begins His greatest work long before you feel it.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

✅ Why God tells you to stop replaying what He has already redeemed
✅ How exile isn’t just a place—it’s a spiritual condition God can pull you out of
✅ The surprising way God begins “new things” quietly beneath the surface
✅ How Christ becomes your road in the wilderness and your river in the desert
✅ Simple steps to actually start over with God today

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Guest speaker Hiram Kemp walks us through a clear, hope-filled framework for identity—rooted not in trends or achievements, but in the God who made us in His image.

This message confronts our idol-making hearts, equips us to respond with empathy, and shows how the gospel dismantles false narratives with truth and grace.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

✅ Identity that lasts: Why being made in the image of God is the foundation of your worth
✅ Hidden rivals of the heart: How to spot and starve idols that quietly shape who you think you are
✅ Gospel empathy: How to engage a confused culture without compromise and without contempt
✅ Truth that heals: Using the good news to expose false stories about self and freedom
✅ Living it out: How obedience becomes the expression (not the source) of your identity in Christ

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Sometimes we wonder if God really sees what happens behind church doors — the meetings, the manipulation, the moments when power crushes people instead of protecting them.

Ezekiel 34 answers that question with unmistakable clarity: God sees. God cares. And God will act.

In this powerful episode, Ernest walks us into one of the most sobering scenes in Scripture — a divine courtroom where God Himself takes the stand against corrupt shepherds.

He doesn’t whisper justice. He swears it.

“As I live,” declares the Lord.

Because when those who wear His name misrepresent His heart, heaven responds.

This isn’t the rage of a distant deity — it’s the heartbreak of a protective Father who loves His flock too much to let injustice go unchallenged.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
✅ Why God’s oath — “As I live” — is a divine promise that no injustice escapes His sight
✅ What “My Shepherds” reveals about God’s ownership and His heartbreak over misrepresentation
✅ How church abuse and betrayal wound faith at its deepest level — and why heaven refuses to stay silent
✅ How the failed shepherds of verse 8 give way to the faithful Shepherd of verse 23 — Jesus, who gathers what others scattered.

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Sometimes the deepest wounds don’t come from enemies—they come from leaders.

From people we trusted to guide, protect, and care for us.

In Ezekiel 34, God doesn’t stay silent about failed leadership.

He grieves it.

He exposes the heartbreak of shepherds who stop shepherding, and the devastating impact that neglect has on His people.

This message unpacks God’s heart toward the scattered and the wounded—the ones who still love Him but no longer feel safe among His people.

It’s not a message of condemnation, but compassion.

Because when shepherds fail, God doesn’t abandon His sheep… He goes after them Himself.

In this episode, we'll explore:

✅ Why spiritual neglect breaks God’s heart

✅ How failed leadership leads to “scattered sheep”

✅ What God’s response reveals about His relentless love

✅ How the church can reflect His compassion for the wounded

✅ Why God’s heart for the scattered must become our mission for restoration

If you’ve ever been hurt by leadership, or if you lead in any capacity yourself, this message will meet you where you are—with both grace and truth.

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Let’s talk about the pain no one expects—hurt inside the church.

If you’ve been shamed with Scripture, silenced in the name of “unity,” or dismissed when you spoke up, this episode is for you.

In Ezekiel 34, God doesn’t look away—He confronts corrupt shepherds, defends His flock, and promises to personally rescue the wounded.

This isn’t just history.

It’s God’s heart on display: He’s not loyal to platforms—He’s loyal to His people.

When leaders exploit, He stands against them.

When sheep are scattered, He gathers and heals.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
✅ What “church hurt” is—and why it cuts so deeply
✅ How God Himself speaks against abusive leadership (Ezekiel 34:1–10)
✅ Why silence in the face of corruption isn’t loyalty—it’s complicity
✅ Hope for the wounded: the Good Shepherd still binds up the broken

If you’ve ever thought, “I love God, but I don’t know if I can trust His people…”

God sees what happened.

He does not minimize your pain.

He names it, and He moves toward you to heal.

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Let’s be honest—no one expects to get hurt by the people of God.

That’s what makes church hurt so painful.

It’s not just disappointment—it’s betrayal in the name of God.

In this deeply compassionate episode of Sunday Renewal, Ernest Benjamin speaks directly to the pain so many quietly carry—the pain of being wounded by the very place that was supposed to be safe.

Whether it came through gossip, hypocrisy, abuse of authority, or silence when you needed protection, this message reminds you: God sees. God names it. And God heals it.

Drawing from Psalm 55, Ernest explores the story of David’s betrayal—how the wound from a “familiar friend” mirrors the pain many believers feel today.

Yet even in betrayal, we see a Savior who understands—Jesus, who was betrayed by His own, yet turned pain into redemption.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

✅ What “church hurt” really is and why it cuts so deeply
✅ How Psalm 55 gives biblical language to your pain
✅ The difference between opposition from the world and betrayal from within
✅ Why God never minimizes your wounds but invites you to cast your burdens on Him
✅ How to start healing and rebuilding trust—not in people, but in God

If you’ve ever said, “I love God, but I can’t go back,” this episode is for you.

Because the God who was betrayed Himself is also the God who heals the betrayed.

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