The Marben Bland Podcast

Send us Fan Mail After more than 400 years in bondage God delivered the Israelites to freedom.  In Number 1:1-3 God spoke to Moses telling him to take a census of the people enrolling the one who are willing and able to join God’s army.   Christians should be counted in, so that we can be counted on. That’s what the local church is all about, God’s people spreading the gospel, God’s people helping...

Send us Fan Mail On October 1st, 2024, James Earl Cater, Jr.  the 39th President of the United States celebrated his 100th birthday.    No greater evidence of Jimmy Carter’s faith can be found in his 1977 Presidential inaugural address.   In the third sentence of the address the new President said:  Here before me is the Bible used in the inauguration of our first President, in 1789, and I have ju...

Send us Fan Mail The death of baseball’s Pete Rose the holder of the game’s all-time hits record provokes thoughts of confession, repentance, and forgiveness.   New York Times writer Daniel J. Wakin said Rose’s fame rested equally in being one of baseball’s greatest players and one of its most disgraced.   Barred for life from the game in 1989 for regularly betting on baseball, including on his ow...

Send us Fan Mail Jimmy Carter – Meeting The Requirements Of God’s Leadership Test    I am Marben Bland, Pastor Of Greater Bethel AME Athens, Georgia with a Living The Word Moment.   Today, October 1st, 2024, is the 100th Birthday of Jimmy Carter. In his 1977 inaugural address the new President quoted Micah 6:8 declaring that the Lord requires of us to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly wit...

Send us Fan Mail As we grow older, you might be wondering how you can maintain your physical and mental health. Both are equally important but seem to decline as you age. However, there are things you can do to help maintain good physical and mental health.   Physiologist Hilton Ferguson joins Dr. Veita Bland with tips for keeping you healthy as you age.    For More Great Content Go To  Marben Bla...

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Send us Fan Mail Muhammad Ali was so physically gifted when he prepared for a fight his legendary trainer Angelo Dundee would say he simply put the champ’s reflexes in the proper direction.   In Exodus 4:18-31, God is preparing Moses for a heavyweight fight with Pharaoh.  The Lord prepares Moses who did not consider himself gifted by putting his reflexes in the proper direction. Moses was prepared...

Send us Fan Mail Violence has come to the Middle East   After almost a year of war against Hamas in Gaza on its southern border, Israel is shifting its focus to the northern frontier, where Hezbollah has been firing rockets into Israel in support of Hamas, which is also backed by Iran. The Middle East is no stranger to violence  There is the divine violence of the Old Testament which includes God’...

Send us Fan Mail Research from the American Institute For Boys and Men reveals that too many boys and men are struggling – at school, at work, and in their families and communities. Something’s not working for boys. In a sermon from Psalm 1:1-6 and Exodus chapter 4, Pastor Marben Bland presents God’s plan for men.   For More Great Content Go To  Marben Bland.com 

Send us Fan Mail An estimated 68% of U.S. households have a pet.  Studies show that having a pets can reduce loneliness, increase feelings of social support, and boost your mood. Dr. Alexandria Farris, DVM an associate veterinarian with Southeast Community Animal Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD with tips and advice for keeping your pets healthy.   For More Great Co...

Send us Fan Mail 2nd Kings 18:3 describesHezekiah as a model King. Who did what was right in the sight of the Lord, just as his ancestor David had done. However, like David, Hezekiah did not always lead with God.  Under threat of attack from the King of Assyria, Hezekiah gave away the gold and other treasures of the temple.  Allowing the ungodly to plunder the things of God.   In our modern world...

Send us Fan Mail According to the American Psychological Association’s latest Stress in America report, Generation Z—young adults born in the mid-1990s and early 2000s experienced a dramatic rise in psychological distress and depressive symptoms. In fact, researchers found that increases in Gen Z depression are more significant than in any other age group. The report concludes that Gen Z adults an...

Send us Fan Mail In the Parable Of The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) Jesus engages in a debate with an expert in the Law about what it means to inherit eternal life.  Eternal life is obtained when we love the Lord God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and your neighbor as yourself.” Jesus illustrates that everyone is our neighbor by telli...

Send us Fan Mail The CDC reports that COVID-19 infections are on the rise.  Dr. Cynthia Snider, MD, MPH the medical director of infection prevention at Cone Health in Greensboro, NC joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD to discuss, COVID and other infectious diseases.  For More Great Content Go To  Marben Bland.com 

Send us Fan Mail The plague of gun violence kills more kids   in America, die than anything else in our land.  God sends a series of ten plagues to pressure Pharoah to let the enslaved Israelites go free.  Pharaoh mostly dismisses them until the plague that kills the firstborn claims his son.  The Passover is celebrated and remembered as God’s compassion to the faithful as he saves the firstborn o...

Send us Fan Mail With the presidential election only a few months away many Christians question if they should be involved in politics.    Scriptures like Titus 3:1 calling on us to be submissive and obedient to rules and authorities are often cited as reasons for Christians to not get involved.  Jesus himself in Matthew 6:24 said that we cannot serve two masters and that we would have to make a c...

Send us Fan Mail “He Ready” is our teaching this week from Exodus 3 and Pastor Marben Bland. In celebration of our new Bishop The Right Reverend Doctor Michael Leon Mitchell and the launch of our Exodus and Numbers Bible Study on Thursday, September 5, 7:00 PM ET we will discover how God does not underestimate us despite how we may underestimate ourselves.  For More Great Content Go To  Marben Bla...

Send us Fan Mail Selecting A Leader, I am Marben Bland, and this is a Living The Word Moment. Early in person voting in Georgia starts on October 15th, ending on November 1st.  So, in a bit more than a month we will be selecting a leader.  When God called Moses to lead, he worried that the things he was asked to do were beyond his capabilities.  We may have those same feelings when the Lord calls...

Send us Fan Mail It’s the start of new football season and hope abounds.  For top teams like Georgia there is the hope that comes from being again in the National Championship hunt.    Hope is even present for lesser teams as they measure success by the progress made from game to game.  In the mist of all of this hopefulness there is despair. The despair that comes in loneness, the despair that is...

Send us Fan Mail So as disciples of Christ what are we doing with the authority?   Are we using the authority to share the gospel with the ones we love?  Are using the authority to help those who have fallen on hard times?  Are we using the authority to right injustices, are using the authority, are we using the authority are we using the authority?   In the secular world when authority is not use...

Send us Fan Mail God is in the blessings business, in all things and in all times The Lord is giving us all we need so that we can abound in every good work.   While it is true that God’s blessings are too numerous to count, in a sermon recorded on Sunday, August 18, 2024, Pastor Marben Bland focuses on four blessings that we often take for granted but truly have a profound impact on our lives.  ...

Send us Fan Mail Jesus in the Parable of the Good Samaritan remind us of three important truths first, to Love God with our heart, second to Love your neighbor as yourself and third, that everyone is our neighbor, who are all worthy of our love.     When Jesus told the parable there was mutual haltered between Samaritans and Jews.  However, in telling the story of a Samaritan going out of his way...

Send us Fan Mail Misogyny is defined as a hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women or girls. It is a form of sexism that can keep women at a lower social status than men, thus maintaining male supremacy.  Misogyny has been widely practiced for thousands of years.  God dislikes misogyny, evidenced by the misdeeds of David told in 2nd Samuel 11 and 12.  While God dislikes misogyny, he lov...

Send us Fan Mail Misogyny is hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women or girls. It is a form of sexism that can keep women at a lower social status than men, thus maintaining male supremacy.  Misogyny has been widely practiced for thousands of years. God dislikes misogyny, evidenced by the misdeeds of David told in 2nd Samuel 11 and 12.   As his army was engaged in battle King David sta...

Send us Fan Mail Jane Fonda, the famed 85 -year-old actor Academy Award winning actor said that life is lived in three acts 0-30, 30-60, 60 and beyond.  In a sermon from Philippians 2:1-8 and Matthew 22:36-40, Pastor Marben Bland leads a discussion on how Jesus wants us to live those years.    For More Great Content Go To  Marben Bland.com