The Renewal Podcast

What do you do when God tells you to wait? In this message from Habakkuk 2:2–20 , BJ explores God's response to Habakkuk's questions and the invitation to trust His timing, live by faith, and rest in His sovereign justice. Even when God's promises seem delayed, His purposes remain certain. This sermon reminds us that faith is not built on having all the answers but on trusting the God...

How do you keep your joy when life refuses to change? In Habakkuk 2:6–20, Adrian Palmer explores the five woes spoken over Babylon and reminds us that while our circumstances may remain the same, our perspective doesn't have to. As Habakkuk's understanding of God deepens, his heart begins to change—even before his situation does. This message invites us to discover a joy that isn't bui...

Sometimes the hardest part of faith isn't God's silence—it's His answer. Continuing our evening journey through Habakkuk, Kevin explores what happens when God's response challenges our expectations. Habakkuk teaches us to remember God's faithfulness, trust His character above our circumstances, and wait with hope even when we don't yet understand what He is doing. Scripture...

What do we do when we don't understand what God is doing? Continuing our journey through Habakkuk, Mwangi explores the prophet's second conversation with God and shows us that faith isn't pretending to have all the answers. Habakkuk begins by remembering God's character, then brings his honest questions, frustrations, and confusion before Him. This message invites us to trust God&#...

Why do we keep making choices that pull us away from the life God calls us to? In this episode of After The Sermon , Mwangi, Debs, and Kamero continue the conversation through the book of James, exploring wisdom, double-mindedness, faith, suffering, and what it means to wholeheartedly follow Jesus. Honest questions. Biblical wisdom. Real conversations.

What do you do with the things that break your heart? In this opening message of our 5PM journey through Habakkuk, Mwangi explores how God meets us in our pain and invites us to bring our grief, frustration, and questions honestly before Him. A conversation about suffering, formation, and the God who is not unmoved by our pain.

Habakkuk asks God to act—and God answers. The problem is that the answer raises even more questions. In this message, Faith explores Habakkuk 1:5–11 and the challenge of trusting God when His plans seem confusing, unexpected, or difficult to understand. A conversation about faith, perspective, and trusting God's bigger story.

Do you have to change before God accepts you? In John 4, Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at the well and offers grace before transformation. Adrian explores the Vineyard value of "Come As You Are," showing how Jesus welcomes people honestly and lovingly, while inviting them into a transformed life with Him.

Many of us have been taught that faith means having the right answers, staying positive, and never questioning God. But the book of Habakkuk begins differently. Faced with violence, injustice, and what feels like God's silence, Habakkuk cries out, "How long, Lord?" In this opening message of our Habakkuk series, Kamero explores how honest faith makes room for lament, questions, and u...

Why does life feel so hard sometimes? In this episode of After The Sermon , members of the Renewal Church Nairobi teaching team respond to questions submitted during our Hard Sayings of Jesus series and explore what it means to carry your cross in everyday life. Together, they discuss suffering, sacrifice, discipleship, and how followers of Jesus can navigate difficult seasons with faith and perse...

Who is Jesus really? In this standalone message, Wazeh explores why our greatest need isn't more information about Jesus but a fresh revelation of who He truly is. Through Scripture, we discover that Christ is not merely useful or helpful—He is the Treasure worth everything. A message about awe, surrender, worship, and beholding the King.

What do you do when life hurts and nothing changes? When the prayer hasn't been answered. When the grief remains. When the questions keep coming. In this standalone message, Steve Beck explores the practice of lament through Psalm 13 and Romans 8. Rather than teaching us to ignore pain or rush past it, Scripture invites us to bring our suffering honestly before God. Because faith isn't pre...

In this message from our Hard Sayings of Jesus series, Adrian explores Jesus' challenging words in Matthew 5:27–30. Jesus doesn't just address outward actions—He goes after the deeper issues of the heart. In a culture focused on appearances and performance, Jesus invites us into a life of integrity, purity, and wholehearted devotion to God. This message challenges us to examine what is sha...

In the final message of our Book of James series, Debz explores James 5:13–18 and the role of prayer in the life of faith. Through James' encouragement to pray in every season and the example of Elijah, we're reminded that God is compassionate, prayer matters, and faith is meant to be lived out daily. A fitting conclusion to a series that has challenged us to develop a faith that is practi...

In this message from our Hard Sayings of Jesus series, Kevin unpacks the story of the rich young ruler and Jesus’ challenging invitation: “Go, sell everything you have, give to the poor, and come follow me.” Why did the man walk away sad? What was Jesus actually confronting in his heart? And what does this passage reveal about surrender, wealth, and discipleship today? A challenging and honest con...

Waiting can feel painful, uncertain and exhausting. In this message from our Forming Faith series through James, Praise explores James 5:7–12 and invites us into a deeper conversation around suffering, perseverance and trusting God while we wait. Looking at the farmer, the prophets and Job, this message reminds us that even in seasons of pain, Jesus is present and our waiting is never wasted. This...

Hezon shares his journey of discovering family wounds he didn’t know he carried, finding healing through God, and encountering the Holy Spirit in a way that changed everything. A conversation about healing, restoration, and a God who meets us in our deepest places.

At the height of His popularity, with crowds growing and people following Him everywhere, Jesus said something that must have stopped people in their tracks: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me." Continuing our Hard Sayings of Jesus series, Mwangi unpacks one of Jesus’ most confronting invitations — the call to die to self, su...

We often live like tomorrow is guaranteed. In this message from James 4, Adrian explores urgency, humility, purpose, and the invitation to stop wasting time on things that don’t ultimately matter. Part of Forming Faith — A Journey Through James .

After Mwangi’s sermon on James 3, a question remained: Is wisdom neutral? Mike and Mwangi sit down to unpack Scripture, wrestle with difficult questions, and explore whether there really are only two kinds of wisdom.

When COVID changed the hospitality industry overnight, Idza Kashero watched countless people lose their jobs and everything that once felt stable suddenly became uncertain. At the time, she was on track toward the career she had always dreamed of. But in the middle of the uncertainty, she felt called to leave security behind and start helping others find work. In this episode of We Testify of the...

Family wounds can shape how we see ourselves, relationships, and even God. In this message from The Hard Sayings of Jesus , Mwende explores healing, forgiveness, trauma, and what it means to follow Jesus through painful family experiences and difficult relationships.

Most people don’t drift overnight. It happens slowly — through pride, comparison, self-reliance, and chasing approval. In this message from James 4, Kamero explores the tension between worldly ambition and true humility, challenging us to ask: What has captured my heart? A confronting and honest conversation about surrender, identity, spiritual drift, and drawing near to God. Part of Forming Faith...

Forgiveness isn’t just a feeling — it’s a decision. In this episode, we explore Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness through Matthew 6 and Matthew 18, and why letting go is essential to freedom. A conversation about grace, release, and what it really means to forgive from the heart. Series: The Hard Sayings of Jesus

What does real wisdom look like? In this episode, we explore the contrast between human wisdom and God’s wisdom through the book of James — and how the kind of wisdom we follow shapes the kind of life we live. A conversation about humility, motives, and the fruit that true wisdom produces. Series: The Book of James