Jesus Talks Podcast w/ Benji and Amy Kimbrough

Jesus Talks is back—and something new is coming.In this short bonus episode, we’re sharing a quick update and a big vision for Season Two. We’re preparing a new season filled with honest conversations about faith, doubt, burnout, mental health, church hurt, calling, and what it really looks like to follow Jesus in everyday life.But this next season isn’t just about new episodes—it’s about building community.We want to hear from you. What conversations do you feel the church needs to be having? What questions have you wrestled with? What stories need to be told?Season Two is on the way, and we can’t wait to continue the conversation with you.If Jesus Talks has encouraged you, help us spread the word by sharing the podcast, leaving a review, and inviting a friend to listen. Make sure to follow the show so you don’t miss what’s coming next.Season Two is coming soon. Stay tuned.

Benjamin and Amy are getting ready to hit the road for Winter Conference with Youth group and have a conversation discussing the struggles, the benefits, and the scriptural evidence of the benefits of all followers participating in community in the church through avenues in addition to weekly services. The discipleship moments, the relationship and benefits of doing it together! Check it out

Benji and Amy are back to Kick of the New Year, and New Season of Jesus Talks. As we have turned the page of the new year, many contemplate what went well and what didn't and it is a popular idea to make resolutions going into the new year. Things like losing weight, working less or more, eating healthier, saving money and many other things. As Christians some wander should we make resolutions. Benji and Amy explore the concepts of making resolutions and include some scripture that helps us to evaluate biblical guidance when working toward making improvements. Improvements are not a bad thing but what we need to remember is Jesus never asked up to make improvements; he asked us to surrender fully. That is where it needs to start.

Short episode saying thank you for listening, sharing, following, encouraging. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and look forward to seeing what’s to come in the new year for Jesus Talk Podcast.

Benji and Amy dive into the barriers that often stand in the way of loving others, the way we have been called to love. Cultural polarization, that seems to promote a division, ego and personal securities, lostness and the lack of knowing true love in Jesus Christ. Scriptures tell us and the life of Jesus demonstrates for us that God is Love. We are not just asked to love God does not just make it a suggestion, it is a command. We have to find ways to work through the human nature challenges that we face so that we can love the way we have been called. This is how people come to know Jesus, and Christians are able to advance in their daily walk when they can see the love of Christ manifest through his disciples.

Benji and Amy discuss a question that seems to be common among us in that Why would God want a Relationship with someone like me? Why would the creator of the universe and all things be interested in my life and knowing me. They explore that we are created for relationship. Because the God of the universe who created us loved us so much that the purpose of our existence is to know and love God and walk in relationship with him. Often times our life struggles, examples we have had, situations and circumstances we encounter hinder our ability to realize that a Great God would be interested in us. The more we dig into spiritual disciplines of prayers, bible study and fellowship with likeminded believers the more his love and desire to know us intimately is realized.

In this special episode, Benji and Amy share the heart and vision behind the transition from 1The Real Talk Podcast to the newly renamed Jesus Talks Podcast. They open up about why the change matters, what it represents, and how this new season reflects their mission to be salt and light in a world searching for truth and hope.Benji introduces Amy as the new full-time cohost, and together they talk about their shared desire to see people grow in Christ, discover salvation, and walk faithfully with Jesus. They dive into essential spiritual disciplines—reading Scripture, building a real prayer life, and surrounding yourself with like-minded believers who help strengthen your faith.You’ll also get a sneak peek into what’s coming: deeper questions, more in-depth study, real conversations about faith and eternity, and future guests including pastor friends, worship leaders, and others who will help unpack big topics with grace and honesty.A new name. A new season. The same mission—helping people find and follow Jesus.

Pastor Benji brings in a special guest Parker Kimbrough. Parker is his son, his friend, his brother in Christ and currently walking through ministry training with the Strength to Stand Institute a part of the Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association. Currently in his second year Parker is a Pastoral Intern at Lindsey Lane Baptist Church in Athens Alabama. In this conversation Parker shares some of the challenges of wrestling with the call, the importance of good support, how STS Institute has helped prepare him, he gives a glance at his salvation experience and testimony and much more.

Pastor Benji discusses the difference between practicing Religion and having an authentic relationship with Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Many traditions can be beautiful representations of faith, but the holding of these things above authentic relationship and connection is not the right way to follow Jesus. Religion is about a broken people making an attempt to reach up to a Holy God. Relationship is about a Holy God reaching down to a broken people and and our response to walk alongside him and let him lead and guide as we become more like Jesus.

We have all heard “I don’t go to church cause it is full of hypocrites” But what exactly does that really mean? In this episode Pastor Benji dives deep into the heart behind that statement and together we will unpack why so many people feel this way, how Jesus dealt with hypocrisy and how we can respond with grace, humility, and truth. It isn’t about defending the church but about the church becoming what Jesus intended it to be. Real Talk, Real Truth, No filters. Just an honest look at how we can love better, live authentically, and stop giving the world an excuse to doubt our faith.

Christians are called to reflect the love, grace, and compassion of Jesus. So why do some believers come across as judgmental, harsh, or unkind? In this episode of Real Talk with Pastor Benji, we explore the tension between holding to biblical truth and demonstrating Christlike love. Pastor Benji breaks down how misunderstanding, insecurity, and misplaced priorities can distort the message of the Gospel, and how Scripture guides followers of Jesus toward humility, empathy, and genuine care for others.Together, we will consider the heart of Jesus, who came not to condemn the world, but to save it (John 3:17). If you have ever felt hurt by judgmental attitudes or struggled to show grace in difficult conversations, this episode will help you rediscover what it means to love like Christ.Thanks for joining the conversation. Follow and subscribe so you never miss an episode.

In this episode, Pastor Benji takes on one of the most honest and painful questions many believers wrestle with — “I’ve been hurt by the church, so why should I go back?”Benji breaks down the truth that our hurt often comes from people, not from God. Just as the enemy can use people to wound us, God can use people to heal and restore us. Isolation may feel safe, but it slowly starves our spirit. We need community — not because the church is perfect, but because we’re stronger when we walk together in grace.God can take the pain you’ve walked through and turn it into a testimony that helps others find hope and healing in Jesus. Remember:Bitterness builds walls, but grace builds bridges.

In this episode Pastor Benji goes in to the question of Church attendance and its tie in to Salvation. And how the short answer is church attendance is not essential to salvation. However, there is biblical evidence to point to the face that it is essential to fully become everything God has created and designed you to be. If we want to impact God’s Kingdom with our walk we do so by being a member of the local body. Ultimately those who have experienced heart transformation want to be with their fellow believers for the encouragement, accountability, and fellowship.

In this episode Pastor Benji explores the often Lonely feeling that accompanies accepting Salvation due to being set apart, and our difference from the world and the sanctification process. How Satan will attempt to use our loneliness to keep us isolated and also how that loneliness can help us lean in to God and grow our faith and relationship when we manage it well.. The community of church and like minded believers is an anecdote to loneliness and an important asset in avoiding the trap and lies of Satan that keep isolated.

In the inaugural episode of “The Real Talk with Pastor Benji,” Pastor Benji explores and addresses the challenging question of “If God is so Good Why Do Bad Things Happen?” He discusses the nature of suffering and the role of free will and how God doesn’t waste our pain but uses it for purpose. Pastor Benji emphasizes that questioning and wrestling with faith is natural and can strengthen our belief. He offers encouragement to anyone currently walking through hardship with a reminder that God Sees Them, Loves Them and has a Plan for them. The Real Talk Podcast aims to provide an atmosphere and space for honest conversation and faith based understanding.

An introduction to Pastor Benji and the why and the vision behind The Real Talk Podcast. Following Gods call and the mission to advance the Gospel and make a difference for the Kingdom and in the lives of others.