Connect Church Global Podcast

Connect Church Global
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At Connect Church, we do life together. Join Pastor Ken each Monday for the previous Sunday's sermon, exploring how faith intersects with everyday life and what it means to truly belong. Whether you're discovering God for the first time, finding your way back after time away, or seeking genuine community where you can grow and serve, these biblical messages remind you that you belong, you're valued, and you're not alone in this journey. Come as you are. #doinglifetogether

Episodes

  1. SANE-ity // Week 4: A Storm Is Coming

    Feb 17

    SANE-ity // Week 4: A Storm Is Coming

    What do you do when Jesus leads you exactly where you least expected to go? Apostle Ken Bennett brings a word he did not plan from a pulpit but received in the middle of an actual storm. While traveling on business in St. Martin, the entire island was shut down under hurricane watch. And in that hotel room, with luggage packed for sunshine and a forecast full of chaos, the Lord whispered the foundation for this message: a storm is coming. Not as a threat. As a warning. Drawing from Matthew 8:18-24, we revisit the moment Jesus led his disciples directly into a seismos, a violent, earthquake-like storm at sea. Their seamanship was not the problem. Their theology was. Because you can follow Jesus into a boat and still not fully trust the one steering it. 🔥 "The storm may have had permission to form, but it did not have the authority to finish." This is not a message about avoiding storms. It is about surviving them with your worship and your sanity intact. God sometimes allows a storm not to show us what is wrong with the weather, but to reveal what is missing in our worship. If your faith is built on circumstances instead of God's character, the storm will steal your sanity, threaten your faith, and shipwreck your soul. But when you have survived enough storms, you stop panicking over the forecast. And what He said on the shore still stands in the storm. Three things to do while the rain comes: expect delays, pack light, and hold on to your faith. 📍 Join us in person: Sundays at 8:25 AM, 9:55 AM, or 11:55 AM and Wednesdays at 7:15 PM 📱 Download our app to stay connected. Apple Store | Google Play 🔔 Like and Subscribe for more life-giving sermons from Connect Church Plano 💬 Continue the conversation: Share how this message impacted you using #SaneIty #AStormIsComing #SaneIty #AStormIsComing #ConnectChurchPlano #DoingLifeTogether #ApostleKenBennett #Matthew8 #StormSurvival #RadicalFaith #TheOtherSide #WhatISaidOnTheShore #PackLight #ExpectDelays #HoldOnToYourFaith #BiblicalTeaching #ChristianLiving #Theology #FaithInTheStorm

    55 min
  2. SANE-ity // Week 2: Do You Know Why You Exist, Part 2

    Feb 17

    SANE-ity // Week 2: Do You Know Why You Exist, Part 2

    What happens when you've been a hammer living in a kitchen your whole life? Apostle Ken Bennett picks up where Week 1 left off, digging deeper into existential malpractice: living beneath your divine design while convincing yourself you're living the life Christ died for. The world has headlines. The enemy has altars. And if you're not careful, what you fear becomes what you revere, and what you revere becomes what you reflect. Drawing from Genesis 1:27-28 and Romans 1, Apostle Bennett reveals that you were never designed to define yourself. God already did that. You are not your struggle. You are not your trauma. You are not your crash. You are an image reflector, created to bear the invisible attributes of God in a world that is desperate to see what He looks like. 🔥 "When people want to know what God is really like, they ought to be able to look into your life and see His invisible attributes." This isn't about perfecting your image. It's about returning to your original design. The enemy is using headlines as competing altars, bending hearts toward fear, politics, identity, and individuality until worship gets redirected away from God entirely. But worship is not a form, a fashion, or a show. It is a posture of the heart. And if worship is the pathway to sanity, then unprocessed sin is the detour to insanity. It is time to come back to Eden. 📍 Join us in person: Sundays at 8:25 AM, 9:55 AM, or 11:55 AM and Wednesdays at 7:15 PM 📱 Download our app to stay connected. Apple Store | Google Play 🔔 Like and Subscribe for more life-giving sermons from Connect Church Plano 💬 Continue the conversation: Share how this message impacted you using #SaneIty #ImageReflector #SaneIty #DoYouKnowWhyYouExist #ConnectChurchPlano #DoingLifeTogether #ApostleKenBennett #Genesis1 #Romans1 #ImageReflector #DivineDesign #TrueWorship #ExistentialMalpractice #IdentityInChrist #CompetingAltars #YouAreWhatYouWorship #BiblicalTeaching #ChristianLiving #RevivalFire

    51 min
  3. SANE-ity // Week 1: Do You Know Why You Exist, Part 1

    Feb 17

    SANE-ity // Week 1: Do You Know Why You Exist, Part 1

    Do you know why you exist? Apostle Ken Bennett launches a brand new teaching series right after revival week with a question that cuts straight to the core: In a culture that has lost its mind, where do we find ours? The answer is in His presence. And the threat to staying there is something the church has quietly perfected: spiritual Bella Figura. Drawing from 1 Peter 1:13 and 1 Peter 2:1, Apostle Bennett introduces the concept of existential malpractice: using your life for something it was never designed for and calling it spiritual. Like a hammer trying to function in a kitchen, there's nothing wrong with you. The problem is you're out of place. 🔥 "Sophistication without surrender is just confusion dressed up in designer clothes." This isn't just a post-revival pep talk. It's a warning and an invitation. Three levels of existential confusion threaten every believer: temporal confusion (living for the moment instead of eternity), identity confusion (letting culture define you, trauma name you, and success measure you), and purpose confusion (where insanity takes up residence and your worship gets redirected). Because here's the thing: you are what you worship. And whatever you behold, you begin to become. If you don't like who you are, you don't have a hater problem. You have a worship problem. 📍 Join us in person: Sundays at 8:25 AM, 9:55 AM, or 11:55 AM and Wednesdays at 7:15 PM 📱 Download our app to stay connected. Apple Store | Google Play 🔔 Like and Subscribe for more life-giving sermons from Connect Church Plano 💬 Continue the conversation: Share how this message impacted you using #SaneIty #ExistentialMalpractice #SaneIty #DoYouKnowWhyYouExist #ConnectChurchPlano #DoingLifeTogether #ApostleKenBennett #1Peter #TrueWorship #IdentityInChrist #ExistentialMalpractice #BellaFigura #YouAreWhatYouWorship #SpiritualHealth #Revival #BiblicalTeaching #ChristianLiving #Sanity

    49 min
  4. Flourish // Week 4: Flourishing Trust

    Feb 17

    Flourish // Week 4: Flourishing Trust

    What if your worry is actually a tax on a future you can't control? Apostle Ken Bennett brings a prophetic word in Week 4 of the "Flourish" series, tackling the third dimension of a whole believer: trust. This isn't a message about tithing or financial planning. This is about who you really believe your source is. Drawing from Matthew 6:25-33, we examine the difference between a worrier and a warrior. A worrier is constantly calculating, constantly striving, and constantly losing sleep. A warrior rests in God's confidence and moves with the assurance that provision is not the reward for your hustle. It is the response to your alignment. 🔥 "You've been worrying like it's your job. God is inviting you to rest like it's His." This isn't just encouragement. It's a rewiring. When the kingdom of God becomes your pursuit, provision becomes His responsibility. Seek first the Kingdom and watch what gets added. In a season of rising costs, job insecurity, and economic uncertainty, Jesus isn't asking you to ignore reality. He's inviting you into something radical: trust that doesn't panic when the numbers don't add up and faith that sends the Word to every bill, every diagnosis, and every unstable part of your life. Your hustling days are over. God owns it all. 📍 Join us in person: Sundays at 8:25 AM, 9:55 AM, or 11:55 AM and Wednesdays at 7:15 PM 📱 Download our app to stay connected. Apple Store | Google Play 🔔 Like and Subscribe for more life-giving sermons from Connect Church Plano 💬 Continue the conversation: Share how this message impacted you using #FlourishSeries #FlourishingTrust #FlourishSeries #FlourishingTrust #ConnectChurchPlano #DoingLifeTogether #ApostleKenBennett #Matthew6 #SermonOnTheMount #RadicalTrust #RadicalProvision #WorrierToWarrior #SendTheWord #KingdomFirst #NotByWorry #TrustGod #BiblicalTeaching #ChristianLiving #NotableProvision

    1h 9m
  5. Flourish // Week 3: Flourishing Character, Part 2

    Feb 17

    Flourish // Week 3: Flourishing Character, Part 2

    How do you measure character? Apostle Ken Bennett gives us one of the most memorable measurements for spiritual growth you'll ever hear: 12 to 14 inches. That's the distance from your head to your heart. This is where transformation either happens or fails to happen. Drawing from Galatians 5:22-23, we examine the fruit of the Spirit and discover that you can know all about love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control without actually living them out. The journey from knowing to becoming is the most important journey you'll ever take, because character is the only possession you'll take to eternity. 🔥 "I've been focused on getting fit to be attractive to the world when I should be focused on getting fit to be attractive when I meet You." This isn't just head knowledge. It's heart transformation. And it requires both grace (the Holy Spirit's power) and effort (your cooperation). Your family is the most accurate measurement of your spiritual health. They see you when you're tired, stressed, and frustrated. What does your family say about your character? 📍 Join us in person: Sundays at 8:25 AM, 9:55 AM, or 11:55 AM and Wednesdays at 7:15 PM 📱 Download our app to stay connected. Apple Store | Google Play 🔔 Like and Subscribe for more life-giving sermons from Connect Church Plano 💬 Continue the conversation: Share how this message impacted you using #FlourishSeries #12to14Inches #FlourishSeries #12to14Inches #ConnectChurchPlano #DoingLifeTogether #ApostleKenBennett #Galatians5 #FruitOfTheSpirit #HeadToHeart #CharacterDevelopment #SpiritualGrowth #GracePlusEffort #FamilyEvidence #ContactHigh #StayConnected #AbideInChrist #Transformation #ChristianLiving #BiblicalTeaching

    56 min
  6. Flourish // Week 2: Flourishing Character, Part 1

    Feb 16

    Flourish // Week 2: Flourishing Character, Part 1

    What if everything you're building stays behind except one thing? Apostle Ken Bennett delivers a convicting truth in Week 2 of the "Flourish" series: Character is the only possession you will take to eternity. Your bank account, your house, your career accomplishments, your reputation... all of it stays here when you die. Character alone goes with you. Drawing from Psalm 1:1-6, we uncover the dangerous three-stage progression of compromise. First comes walking in the counsel of the wicked (casual exposure). Then standing in the way of sinners (lingering in compromise). Finally, sitting in the seat of scoffers (settled in rebellion). Destruction doesn't happen overnight. It's a progression. 🔥 "Character is who you are when no one is looking and who you become when everyone is looking." This isn't just about being a good person. It's about the difference between cultural character (shaped by society) and kingdom character (shaped by God's Word). The righteous are like trees planted by streams of water: rooted, substantial, fruitful. The wicked are like chaff: weightless, temporary, blown away by the slightest wind. The question is: Are you a tree or chaff? If character is your only eternal possession, how are you investing in it today? 📍 Join us in person: Sundays at 8:25 AM, 9:55 AM, or 11:55 AM and Wednesdays at 7:15 PM 📱 Download our app to stay connected. Apple Store | Google Play 🔔 Like and Subscribe for more life-giving sermons from Connect Church Plano 💬 Continue the conversation: Share how this message impacted you using #FlourishSeries #FlourishingCharacter #FlourishSeries #FlourishingCharacter #ConnectChurchPlano #DoingLifeTogether #ApostleKenBennett #Psalm1 #EternalCharacter #KingdomCharacter #TreesNotChaff #SpiritualGrowth #ChristianLiving #BiblicalTeaching #CharacterDevelopment #Transformation #OnMission #RighteousLiving #FruitOfTheSpirit

    37 min
  7. Flourish // Week 1: Flourishing Faith

    Feb 16

    Flourish // Week 1: Flourishing Faith

    How do you measure character? Apostle Ken Bennett gives us one of the most memorable measurements for spiritual growth you'll ever hear: 12 to 14 inches—the distance from your head to your heart. This is where transformation either happens or fails to happen. Drawing from Galatians 5:22-23, we examine the fruit of the Spirit and discover that you can know all about love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control without actually living them out. The journey from knowing to becoming is the most important journey you'll ever take because character is the only possession you'll take to eternity. 🔥 "I've been focused on getting fit to be attractive to the world when I should be focused on getting fit to be attractive when I meet You." This isn't just head knowledge. This is heart transformation. And it requires both grace (the Holy Spirit's power) and effort (your cooperation). 📍 Join us in person: Sundays at 8:25 AM, 9:55 AM, or 11:55 AM and Wednesdays at 7:15 PM 📱 Download our app to stay connected. Apple Store | Google Play 🔔 Like and Subscribe for more life-giving sermons from Connect Church Plano 💬 Continue the conversation: Share how this message impacted you using #FlourishSeries #12to14Inches #FlourishSeries #12to14Inches #ConnectChurchPlano #DoingLifeTogether #ApostleKenBennett #Galatians5 #FruitOfTheSpirit #HeadToHeart #CharacterDevelopment #SpiritualGrowth #GracePlusEffort #FamilyEvidence #ContactHigh #StayConnected #AbideInChrist #Transformation #ChristianLiving #BiblicalTeaching

    33 min
  8. Love Life Skills // Week 4: Catching Feelings

    Jan 20

    Love Life Skills // Week 4: Catching Feelings

    What happens when you're in the right place at the wrong time? Apostle Ken Bennett shares a powerful message about the dangerous space between a glance and a gateway where catching feelings becomes spiritual entanglement. Drawing from 2 Samuel 11:1-5, we examine King David's devastating fall: a man after God's own heart who was physically in the right place (Jerusalem) but spiritually in the wrong posture (idle). His glance at Bathsheba became a gaze, his gaze became a gateway, and his gateway led to adultery, deception, and murder. 🔥 "The enemy doesn't just want to exploit where you're weak. He wants to exploit where you're idle." This isn't just David's story - it's ours. While some of us are busy catching feelings, the enemy is busy catching footholds. We're dating although we're not delivered. We're engaged but we're not healed. We're married yet we're not submitted. And our feelings have fooled us into thinking we're in control when God's standard is still the standard - even for our love life. 📍 Join us in person: Sundays at 8:25 AM, 9:55 AM, or 11:55 AM and Wednesdays at 7:15 PM 📱 Download our app to stay connected. Apple Store | Google Play 🔔 Like and Subscribe for more life-giving sermons from Connect Church Plano 💬 Continue the conversation: Share how this message impacted you using #LoveLifeSkills #CatchingFeelings #CatchingFeelings #LoveLifeSkills #ConnectChurchPlano #DoingLifeTogether #ApostleKenBennett #PentecostSunday #SpiritualWarfare #RightPlaceWrongTime #2Samuel11 #DavidAndBathsheba #PoliceYourEmotions #ChristianDating #BiblicalMarriage #HolyLiving #Deliverance #Redemption

    1h 5m
  9. Love Life Skills // Week 3: Love on the Spectrum

    Jan 20

    Love Life Skills // Week 3: Love on the Spectrum

    What if the tension you feel in your love life isn't a problem but a prerequisite? In this message, Apostle Ken Bennett confronts a truth many of us don't want to hear: You are not in control of your love story. Drawing from Matthew 16:24-28, this powerful sermon challenges us to recognize that whether we're married, single, dating, or healing, we all exist on a spectrum - spiritually, emotionally, and relationally. We're not as whole as we think we are, and we all have special spiritual needs, emotional gaps, and relational scars. 🔥 "Does your love life reflect sacrifice or satisfaction?" The world has taught us to customize our partners and direct our love lives like film directors. But God's call is radically different: Before He calls you to romance, He calls you to repentance. This isn't about dating tips or marriage hacks. It's about understanding that love in God's kingdom demands more than feelings. It requires a faith fueled by surrender. Whether you're dating, healing from heartbreak, wrestling with identity, or trying to save a struggling marriage, this message will challenge you to ask: Is my love life based on what my flesh wants or what my spirit needs? 📝 Download the Love on the Spectrum companion guide here. Connect With Us 📍 Join us in person: Sundays at 8:25 AM, 9:55 AM, or 11:55 AM and Wednesdays at 7:15 PM 📱 Download our app to stay connected. ⁠Apple Store⁠ | Google Play 🔔 Like and Subscribe for more life-giving sermons from Connect Church Plano 💬 Continue the conversation: Share how this message impacted you using #LoveLifeSkills #LoveOnTheSpectrum #LoveOnTheSpectrum #LoveLifeSkills #ConnectChurchPlano #DoingLifeTogether #ApostleKenBennett #RelationshipGoals #KingdomLove #ChristianDating #BiblicalMarriage #HolyLiving #Matthew16 #Surrender #SacrificialLove

    55 min
  10. Love Life Skills // Week 2: Hold the Mustard

    Jan 20

    Love Life Skills // Week 2: Hold the Mustard

    In this second installment of the Love Life Skills series, Apostle Ken Bennett addresses a hard truth: You can't walk in covenant if you keep customizing the commitment. Drawing from Luke 17:1-6, we discover why the apostles - spiritual leaders who had seen miracles and walked in power - were still struggling with faith. They asked Jesus to "increase our faith" because they realized the cost of discipleship was far more expensive than they budgeted for. 🔥 "Love today has been reduced to lifestyle marketing. We've stopped treating love as a covenant and started branding it like a product." Most of us treat our love life like a drive-thru menu at In-N-Out: customizing what we want, removing what's hard, and expecting it to work out. But here's the catch: Godly love requires a faith that will not always feel good. Connect With Us 📍 Join us in person: Sundays at 8:25 AM, 9:55 AM, or 11:55 AM and Wednesdays at 7:15 PM 📱 Download our app to stay connected. ⁠Apple Store⁠ | ⁠Google Play⁠ 🔔 Like and Subscribe for more life-giving sermons from Connect Church Plano 💬 Continue the conversation: Share how this message impacted you using #LoveLifeSkills #HoldTheMustard #ConnectChurchGlobal

    1 hr
  11. Love Life Skills // Week 1: May I Take Your Order

    Jan 16

    Love Life Skills // Week 1: May I Take Your Order

    Are you tired of getting love wrong? In this powerful message, Apostle Ken Bennett kicks off the Love Life Skills series with a question that will change how you approach relationships: Have your desires been discipled by God or by Egypt? Drawing from Leviticus 18, Apostle Bennett reveals why so many of us struggle in love: We've allowed the world to disciple our dating, our sexuality, and our relationship standards. We treat love like a fast-food drive-thru when God is calling us to crucified love that honors Him. Whether you're single, dating, or married, this message confronts a sobering truth: We've learned to carry the cross in our finances and our serving, but the one area most believers refuse to carry the cross is in our love life. Discover three foundational Love Life Skills and take an honest assessment of how you show up in relationships. Because the question isn't "What are you ordering?" The question is: "What are you willing to sacrifice to honor God in your love life?" You become what you worship. Stop dating like Egypt. Start loving like God. CONNECT WITH US 📍 Join us in person: Sundays at 8:25 AM, 9:55 AM, or 11:55 AMWednesdays at 7:15 PM📱 Download our app to stay connected. ⁠Apple Store⁠ | ⁠Google Play 🔔 Like and Subscribe for more life-giving sermons from Connect Church Plano 💬 Continue the conversation: Download the Love Life Skills assessment hereShare how this message impacted you using #LoveLifeSkills

    57 min
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At Connect Church, we do life together. Join Pastor Ken each Monday for the previous Sunday's sermon, exploring how faith intersects with everyday life and what it means to truly belong. Whether you're discovering God for the first time, finding your way back after time away, or seeking genuine community where you can grow and serve, these biblical messages remind you that you belong, you're valued, and you're not alone in this journey. Come as you are. #doinglifetogether

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  • Creator
    Connect Church Global
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    11
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    © Connect Church Global
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