BroKen & Believing | Rev. Kenn Blanchard

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 just a singer; he was a leader, a writer, and a visionary. Like Asaph, we can worship God in everything we do by using the unique ways He has wired us and the opportunities He has given us to honor Him and make Him known.

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 is that good men rarely talk about it.

They keep mowing the lawn. They go to church. They smile when people ask, 'How are you?' They tell everyone they're doing fine.

But in the quiet moments, they wonder, 'Does anyone still need me? Does my life still matter? Has God forgotten me?'

If that's you today, or if you love someone who quietly carries that burden, I want you to hear this before we go any further:

Your loneliness may be real, but it is not the final word. God has not abandoned you. The same God who walked with you through your strongest years will walk with you through your quietest ones.

Today, we're going to talk about The Loneliness of Good Men—and the God who never leaves an empty chair unoccupied.

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 🌐 More episodes: kennspodcast.com

"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