Justin "Stu" Stewart on Sobriety, Service and Answering the Knock

Update: 2025-10-01

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This week on The Knock, Justin "Stu" Stewart—police officer, coach, and founder of The Guild Fellowship (executive-level coaching camps for first responders and veterans at no cost)—shares how God met him in the darkest place and rewrote his life. From touring in metal bands and owning a tattoo shop to battling alcoholism, isolation, and suicidal thoughts while living in the back of his studio, Stu describes the moment his wife said, "Let's go to church," and how a single line—"Peace is not the absence of calamity"—broke through his pride and opened the door to Jesus.

Now nine years sober and praying over a future in church planting, Stu explains what it truly means to live on mission. He reminds us that you didn't create you, so your purpose isn't yours to define, and shares how God used even a 22-mile ruck to teach him humility, dependence, and surrender. His story reveals the reality that the Church is not a hotel for saints, but a hospital for sinners—and that real discipleship means moving beyond belief into obedience and service.

This conversation is raw, powerful, and filled with hard-won wisdom about identity, purpose, and the eternal value of living a life surrendered to Christ. Stu's story is a reminder that no matter how far you've fallen, God is still knocking—and when you answer, everything changes.

If this story stirs something in you—pray on it.

If you're searching for more—lean in.

Because God is always knocking. The question is: will you answer?

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