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SANCTUSSTRENGTH

Bending Bars · Breaking Chains & Making Gains

A podcast with Shawn Cheek and Arik Smith. Faith, iron and brotherhood, and a weekly beatdown on the powers of darkness. Spotters for the soul.

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SPOTTING YOU THROUGH THE DARK

Nobody lifts alone, and nobody fights the dark alone either. On Sanctus Strength, Shawn Cheek and Arik Smith are your spotters for the soul, cheering every rep, calling out every lie, and racking the weight on whatever's been sitting on your chest.

PLATES UP. PRAYERS UP. CHAINS DOWN.

18YEARS ARIK HAS CARRIED THE CROSS
7TRASH BAGS OF WITCHCRAFT, GONE
1WAY TO GET FREE: JESUS
0CHAINS HE CAN'T BREAK

LATEST EPISODE

EPISODE 1 Episode 1 thumbnail: Real witches. Real chains. Set free.
45 MIN · OCTOBER 2026 · SHAWN CHEEK & ARIK SMITH

WITCHES ARE REAL. JESUS SETS THEM FREE.

Witches are real, and witchcraft is growing fast, especially among Gen Z. We talk about how people get pulled in, what's really on the other end of the Ouija board, and how Jesus sets people free.

Arik tells the story of the man who walked out of a ritual with blood running down his shirt, a former head witch in Léogâne, Haiti, and "Beth," the practicing witch who had a dream of Jesus. It took seven trash bags to haul off her altars.

If you're a witch, you're welcome here. We're not here to bash anybody. We're here to bring some light.

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0:00Witches are real
2:07How people get pulled in: curiosity, Wicca, Gen Z
3:32Tarot, Ouija boards and lying spirits
6:15How psychics and mediums really work
12:37Belonging, covens and the man with blood on his shirt
15:06The contract: dark powers always demand payment
17:19The head witch of Léogâne, Haiti
21:31Ephesians 6:12, the scary Bible verse
23:10Arik at 21: Beth, the practicing witch
32:16How to get free
37:42Deliverance ministry, burning the stuff, fasting and prayer
43:22Free indeed, plus a closing prayer
Comic storm panel with the words of Ephesians 6:12 and the shield of faith

THE SCARY BIBLE VERSE

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
EPHESIANS 6:12 KJV
HEAR ARIK READ IT OVER THE STORM · 0:22

YOUR SPOTTERS

Shawn Cheek

SHAWN CHEEK

HOST · SANCTUS STRENGTH

Shawn keeps the conversation moving and asks the questions you're thinking. Waco-area musician and teacher, lifter, and a man who knows what it is to be set free and walk it out with his brothers.

Arik Smith

ARIK SMITH

CO-HOST · CARRIES THE CROSS · WACO, TX

For 18 years Arik has carried a cross through the streets of Waco and around the world, from Haiti to the prison yard. He's seen people meet the lover of their soul, and he wants you to know God is not your enemy.

SET FREE! A woman kneeling in prayer, set free

NEED HELP GETTING FREE?

If you've opened a door you can't close (sleepless nights, fear, voices, things you can't explain), you don't have to fight this alone. Here's where to start:

  1. Go to Jesus. Just say, "Help, Lord." You don't have to convince Him. He already wants to help you.
  2. Renounce it out loud. You gave yourself to it; now you take it back. The blood of Jesus breaks every contract.
  3. Clean house. Throw away or burn the stuff. Get a friend to do it with you.
  4. Find a deliverance ministry. Call Bible-teaching churches near you and ask, "Do you have a deliverance team?" Keep calling until one says yes.
  5. Don't walk it alone. Fast, pray every day, and link arms with people who know Him.

"IF THE SON SETS YOU FREE, YOU WILL BE FREE INDEED."JOHN 8:36

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