BroKen & Believing | Rev. Kenn Blanchard

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding." — Proverbs 3:5

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." — Psalm 119:105

"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go." — Psalm 32:8

"For I am the Lord, I do not change." — Malachi 3:6

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." — Psalm 46:1

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When God sets you apart, He is not isolating you — He is initiating you.

Scripture shows that God does His deepest work in people when He gets them alone on purpose.

Takeaway: God does not rush His work, and He never abandons His people. The same hand that allows a season of struggle is the hand that lifts you in due time.

• 1 Peter 5:6 — "Humble yourselves… that He may exalt you in due time."

• Galatians 6:9 — "In due time we will reap, if we do not give up."

In the Bible, "other gods" refers to anything—spiritual, cultural, or man‑made—that people treat as divine, trust as ultimate, or obey as if it has the authority of God.

Every generation thinks idolatry is ancient history—stone statues, carved poles, temples in far‑off lands. But the Bible is wiser than we are. It knows the human heart never stops creating gods. Not with chisels and hammers, but with desires, fears, and misplaced trust.

When God says, "You shall have no other gods before Me" (Exodus 20:3), He isn't just talking abou...

The God who sees, slows, redirects, and teaches: 

• Genesis 16:13 — El Roi, the God who sees

• Deuteronomy 8:2 — God leads the long way to teach

• Psalm 23 — He slows you to restore you

• Proverbs 16:9 — God directs your steps

• Psalm 37:23 — Ordered steps, not rushed steps

The World Is Loud, but Grace Is Stronger

Negativity has a way of filling the air like static.

It's on the news, in conversations, in the quiet corners of our own minds.

But the believer's hope is not built on the world's volume —

it's built on God's character.

Staying positive is not pretending everything is fine.

It's remembering Who holds you when everything is shaking.

Grace is not just a doctrine.

Grace is oxygen for the soul.

"My g...

The heart of this message is simple but sharp: the Christ you display publicly must match the Christ you embody privately. Jesus warned that some will say, "But didn't I heal in Your name?" and He will answer, "Away from Me… I never knew you."

The danger isn't in failing publicly — it's in performing publicly while failing privately.

Matthew 7:22–23

Family, if you live long enough, you learn something:

Life does not move in a straight line.

It moves in cycles — emotional cycles, spiritual cycles, generational cycles, historical cycles.

Solomon looked at the world and said:

"Generations come and generations go… the sun rises and the sun sets… the wind blows… the streams flow… what has been will be again." (Ecclesiastes 1:4‑9)

He wasn't being cynical.

He was being honest.

He was telling us that life repeats itself — and if we don't understand the cycles, we will...

Worshipping God the Way You Are Wired

Scripture Focus: 1 Chronicles 16:4–7, Psalm 73

Introducing Asaph

We often think worship only happens when we sing on Sunday mornings. But true worship is much larger than a musical style or a church service. It is a lifestyle of honoring God using exactly how He built you.

In the Old Testament, King David established a massive worship operation for the Ark of the Covenant. He did not just hire random volunteers. He appointed a man named Asaph as the chief worship leader. Asaph was not...

The phrase "God won't put more on you than you can handle" is not Scripture. It's a comforting cliché, but it's not a biblical promise. The Bible teaches something far more honest and far more hopeful: God meets you in the moments that exceed your strength.

Most people are misquoting -  1 Corinthians 10:13 — but that verse is about temptation, not suffering.  God provides a way of escape when you're tempted.

"Your buddy needs your prayers.

Your buddy needs your presence.

Your buddy needs your faith.

And God has placed you in their circle

so His love can reach them through you."

~kenn blanchard 

A message about gratitude, witness, and the courage to live your faith in the open.

"Gratitude Has a Rhythm"

Some people thank God like it's a reaction.

Some thank Him like it's a routine.

But the believer is called to thank Him like it's a lifestyle.

Thanksgiving is not what you do after God blesses you —

it's how you live because He already has.

The power of Psalm 23:4 is not in the valley, not in the shadow, not in the fear — it is in the through. You are not stuck. You are not abandoned. You are not finished. You are walking through with a God who refuses to leave your side.

Psalm 71:9 — "Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone."

"There is a loneliness that doesn't come because you've done anything wrong.

It comes because you've lived long enough.

The children have grown. Friends have moved away—or passed away. Retirement has changed your routine. The house is quieter. The phone rings less often. And somewhere along the way, a man who spent decades taking care of everyone else discovers that he is sitting alone with his thoughts.

The hardest part...

David's family reminds us that even godly people have troubled homes. Our hope is not found in having a perfect family, but in serving a perfect Savior who brings grace, healing, and redemption into broken homes.

That truth is perhaps the greatest lesson from David's house: God's covenant faithfulness outlasted David's family failures. It gives hope to every parent, every spouse, every child, and every believer who has ever wondered whether God can still work through a messy family.

The Weight We Carry

We all carry something—grief, anxiety, regret, fear, or burdens no one else can see. But God never intended for us to carry them alone.

In this episode of Broken & Believing, Rev. Kenn Blanchard explores the powerful promise of 1 Peter 5:7: "Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you." Discover what it truly means to surrender your burdens to Christ and find peace in the God who genuinely cares for you.

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:7
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"I Wanna Praise God Like Caleb"

Because only an old man knows what it really means to see God keep His word.

POINT 1 — PRAISE THAT SURVIVES THE YEARS

POINT 2 — PRAISE THAT OUTLIVES DISAPPOINTMENT

POINT 3 — PRAISE THAT STILL HAS STRENGTH IN IT

POINT 4 — PRAISE THAT KNOWS GOD IS NOT DONE

Numbers 13:6, 13:30, 14:24

Joshua `4:11, 14-15

Count on God

A Sermon from the Valley, for the Valley, by the God Who Never Leaves the Valley

and a Psalm at the end. 

Thank you. 

Kenn 

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A sermon for the days when emotions wobble but God remains steady

Takeaway

The heart of the message: Faith is strongest when it stops depending on how you feel and starts depending on who God is. Feelings shift. God doesn't.

let me know what you think of the Psalm. 

Kenn 

People think pastors, evangelists, and preachers just open the Bible and start talking.

But you and I know better.

There are days I sit with God and say,

"Lord… what do You want me to say to Your people today?"

And sometimes the hardest part isn't writing the sermon —

it's wrestling with the fear that I might say too much,

or not enough,

or something that touches nobody,

or something that glorifies me instead of Him.

And o...

"When Hope Slips Through Your Fingers"

TEXTS:

• Psalm 42:5

• 2 Corinthians 1:8–10

• Lamentations 3:19–24

• Luke 24:13–35

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THE WORSHIP THAT HEALS — PART 4

Psalm 34:18 (NIV), "The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit," is a biblical promise emphasizing divine presence and comfort during times of deep emotional pain, loss, or distress. It reassures that God is near to, rather than distant from, those suffering and actively works to heal and restore them. 

Key Interpretations of Psalm 34:18: 

The Worship of Surrender"

Texts:

• Romans 12:1 — "Present your bodies a living sacrifice…"

• Matthew 11:28–30 — "Come to Me… and I will give you rest."

• 2 Corinthians 12:9 — "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness."

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• Psalm 51:6 — "You desire truth in the inward parts."

• Mark 9:24 — "Lord, I believe; help my unbelief."

• Psalm 34:18 — "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted."

There's a kind of worship that doesn't need a microphone.

It doesn't need a Hammond B3.

It doesn't need a choir or a praise team.

It's the worship that happens when you finally tell God the truth.

Not the church truth.

Not the rehearsed truth.

Not the "I'm blessed and highly favored"...

I decided to interrupt my own series for Holy Week.  He is the reason for the season, right?  Check out this biblical history perspective of the man we know as Jesus of Nazareth.  

Feel free to share and discuss. 

Kenn 

• 1 John 4:19 — We love Him because He first loved us.

• Psalm 46:10 — Be still, and know that I am God.

• Zephaniah 3:17 — He will rejoice over you with singing.

• Romans 5:8 — While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

"THE MISSED OPPORTUNITY"

Scripture: Galatians 6:9–10; John 13:34–35

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Sovereign and Near: The God Who Knows My Situation

Texts: Psalm 139:1–5; Psalm 34:18; Psalm 121:3–5; Hebrews 4:16; Genesis 16:7–13

Don't Walk Away From the Mirror - James 1:23-24 

There's a certain kind of honesty that only shows up when you're standing in front of a mirror. Not the mirror you check before you leave the house. I'm talking about the mirror that tells the truth. The mirror that doesn't care about your title, your age, your résumé, or your excuses. The mirror that shows you you.

James says that hearing God's Word without doing anything about it is like looking in that mirror, seeing something wrong, and then walking away...

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Psalm 90:12 whispers into that space: "Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."

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Psalm 34:18 — "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."

If God is close to the brokenhearted, then being brokenhearted is not a disqualification. It's a location where He meets us.

Shalom baby, 

Kenn 

Psalm 23:4 

Family, everybody loves to talk about worship on the mountaintop.

When the sun is shining, the bills are paid, the body feels strong, and the future looks bright — oh, we know how to worship then.

But the older I get, the more I realize:

the deepest worship doesn't come from the mountain.

It comes from the valley.

Proverbs 19:11 — "A person's wisdom yields patience; it is to one's glory to overlook an offense."

"Written, Chosen, and Still Becoming"

Scripture Reading: Psalm 139:1–16; Romans 7:15–25; Psalm 34:18

"Lessons From the Tight Place: When God Teaches You Through Family Pressure"

Genesis 37 • 1 Samuel 16–19 • Mark 3:21 • 2 Corinthians 4:8

Every one of us knows what it feels like to love people who don't always love us back.

Some of the deepest wounds don't come from strangers — they come from kinfolk.

People who share our blood but not our values.

People who take our time, drain our peace, and expect access without accountability.

The Bible does not hide this reality.

It speaks honestly about takers, users, manipulators, and relatives who bring strife instead of peace.

Today's message is not about bitterness.

It's...

Brothers and sisters, we often hear people say, "Life is good" or "Life is hard." But the truth is—life itself doesn't change. Life is simply life. You either have it, or you don't. The labels we put on it—good, bad, hard, joyful—are shaped by our perspective in the moment. 

"My God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus."

— Philippians 4:19

"Even to your old age, I will be the same… I will carry you."

— Isaiah 46:4

"Forsake me not when my strength faileth."

— Psalm 71