BroKen & Believing | Rev. Kenn Blanchard

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...

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...

"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   God Is James Cleveland & The Southern California Community C...

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 

  https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/92878792-faith-is-not-a-feeling-by-rev-kenn-blanchard   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 glor...

"When Hope Slips Through Your Fingers"   TEXTS:   • Psalm 42:5 • 2 Corinthians 1:8–10 • Lamentations 3:19–24 • Luke 24:13–35   Kenn Blanchard 

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...

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."     https://blusician.substack.com     Kenn 

  • 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 r...

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   https://open.substack.com/pub/blusician/p/the-missed-opportunity?r=5x6a64&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true    

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...

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

Welcome all my new friends here.   https://www.kennspodcast.com   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 rela...

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.