5- Why are we never satisfied?
Faith Journey | Rev. Kenn Blanchard
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit Ecc 6:9 KJV It is better to be happy with what you have than to always want more and more. Always wanting more and more is useless. It is like trying to catch the wind. Ecclesiastes 6:9 Proverbs 13:25 The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul, But the stomach of the wicked shall be in want. Proverbs 27:20 Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied. What's the deal on the quesiton of the week? ...
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Christmas is Forgiving
Faith Journey | Rev. Kenn Blanchard
Please forgive the audio on this episode. Colossians 3:13 "Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive". For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” For God so loved the world that He gave His only...
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Testimony and Trust
Faith Journey | Rev. Kenn Blanchard
Answer for last week['s quesiton of the week: John 3. This week the question of the week is: What is the relationship between Paul's teaching and James' teaching about faith and works? This week, I want to help the helpers. You that have a testimony. You that have worked in ministry and you that has a desire to do so. Take it from me, sometimes we fail as disciples of Christ because even though our hearts are in the right place, our mouth is not connected. We say the wrong thing. I am just trying to help someone on your faith...
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What Did Jonah Learn? Episode 2
Faith Journey | Rev. Kenn Blanchard
Mother Teresa said, be faithful in small things because it is in that your strength lies. You are listening to Faith Journey and I am your host Kenn Blanchard. I hope I didn’t shock you too much with our change last week. It was all of a sudden for some. Missed a few episodes and then BAM what happened? I know. Its like that sometimes. What did you miss? If you don’t know I can’t call it. This week, I want to talk about the journey of a prophet that didn’t want to go to a big city and give bad news. It was kinda like when you are doing the right...
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Changing the podcast name and more to Faith Journey Podcast
Faith Journey | Rev. Kenn Blanchard
the answer to last weeks question of the week was John 2. This weeks question is :where would you find the story of Nicodemus? Faith Journey Podcast A faith journey can involve: Connecting with God: Some say that scripture is a place to encounter God and grow your faith. Defining faith: Some say that you must walk your own path to determine what faith means to you. Expressing faith: Some say that faith can be expressed in many different ways. Learning about faith: Some say that it's important to understand the multiple meanings of faith,...
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Don’t quit till you win.
Faith Journey | Rev. Kenn Blanchard
Frederick Douglass is quoted as saying without struggle there is no progress. Question of the Week: Where would you find the story of Jesus turning water into wine? You know that to get muscles you have to stress out the muscles so that they grow. Our faith is like that too. You will not know that you have any faith until you have been tested with the portion God has given you. As your faith grows, so does your work outs. Or trials. We would like to stay as kids with a Childs problems and concerns but we all have to adult, we all have to grow. We all have to...
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Hope in God is Different
Faith Journey | Rev. Kenn Blanchard
What is hope? What is it not, biblically. Real hope. “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful” (Heb. 10:23). 2 Corinthians 3:12 Psalm 46:10 Proverbs 13:12 1 Thessalonians 4:13 1 Corinthians 13:13 Ephesians 2:12 Romans 15: 13 Thank you for your prayers. Praying for you too. We are going to make it. Kenn
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“Be careful how you are talking to yourself because you are listening.” ― Lisa M. Hayes
Faith Journey | Rev. Kenn Blanchard
A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. “Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles” (Proverbs 21:23). Most of our slanderous remarks are not made to others’ faces but rather behind their backs. We need to set guiding principles in our life so we can guard our self from being unkind to others, even when speaking about them in private conversation. The Bible tells us, “Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, Him I will destroy; The one who has a haughty look and a proud heart, Him I will not endure…. Let not a...
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Meditate on the Words of God. - Episode 365
Faith Journey | Rev. Kenn Blanchard
What is the Bible? Are you Praying? Meditation (God’s way) The shell game of life today. Psalm 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
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Forgiving Yourself Starts Now
Faith Journey | Rev. Kenn Blanchard
Here are a few Bible verses about forgiveness that might resonate with you: Ephesians 4:32: “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Matthew 6:14-15: “For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Colossians 3:13: “Bear with each other and forgive one another...
info_outlineMy brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. James 1:2-4
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Philippians 4:4
Last week I say Romans 8:28 sucked - 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
This week the Lord told me something about that. He gave me clarity.
You know what sucks? Dying and not getting a chance to do ANYTHING. Let alone complain.
If you hear me right now, consider if you couldn’t. Consider where you might be if you were unable to hear this podcast epoisode. Would you be sick, in the hospital, without hearing, ears, dead and waiting judgement?
Let say you woke up from being knocked unconscious like our heroes in the movies. You discovered yourself to be now tied up in a jail, shackled to the floor. When you woke up. You got two choices, say damn this suck or YAY them mofos didn’t kill me yet. Its all perspective. And the latter is best because if GOD didn’t let the enemy take you out, you are still apart of the great plan. You still got work. You are still important. You are still a player in the game.
I was at the traffic light coming to work. and I remembered my Call to ministry. It was to serve. My situation, with my wifes health changed my life. It changed me. I thought I had it going on. I was feeling like a failure in some things in my life. It’s a common thing at certain points in your life, when you feel like you haven’t accomplished what you should have. Or you compare yourself with others. And the result often is, this sucks. But I said all things work together for the good, right. Whose Good? To Them that love God comma and to them to who are called according to his purpose.
What does my wifes situation have to do with you? Because of how I am now, I deliver a message that I would not be saying had my life not being like this. YOU get the benefits of my suffering to remind you of the value of loving and trusting GOD. I am you crash test dummy. Don’t be like me, be better. Serve the Lord with Gladness. Count it all joy when you realize that GOD is with you. You could be going through this crap alone but YOU are not. You have an advocate. You have a savior. You have a counselor. You have a mighty God.
Let me share with you something to illustrate how God let me know he was with me during this time in my life.
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My wife is going back under the knife next week. She is worried about it herself. She hasn’t been feeling well since November. But the way I see things now, I got two choices. Bless God for everything He has already done, Praise Him because He is God and worthy of it. Be stupidly joyful because He is with me?
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Why be sad, depressed, cast down, defeated, and not be grateful for everything He has done for me this far in my six decades of living?
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Philippians 4:4
Thankful for what?
1. Beauty--because it exalts and inspires.
2. Beginnings--because everything has one.
3. Books--because they cultivate your mind.
4. Challenges--because without them there's no achievement.
5. Change--because it's the only way to grow.
6. Connections--because they're the soul of business.
7. Education--because to live fully, you must constantly learn.
8. Experience--because it happens no matter what.
9. Facebook--because... oops, I mean Tumblr.
10. Helping--because it shows that we care.
11. Honesty--because lies are hurtful.
12. Hugs--because they bring people closer.
13. Insight--because it solves problems.
14. Kindness--because it makes the world a nicer place.
15. Language--because grunting only gets you so far.
16. Laughter--because it makes you lighthearted.
17. Laws--because without them there'd be chaos.
18. Life--because the alternative is death.
19. Mistakes--because they're the best way to grow.
20. Opportunities--because that's how you make money.
21. Perspective--because it helps create balance.
22. Possibilities--because they're all around us.
23. Purpose--because without one you're pointless.
24. Relationships--because they're what make us human.
25. Reunions--because they bring past joys to the present.
26. Sewers--because the alternative stinks.
27. Smiles--because they make everyone more attractive.
28. Soap--because everybody used to smell bad.
29. Stars--because they're a billion points of light.
30. Success--because it's why we bother.
31. Sunrises--because they're a new beginning.
32. Sunsets--because they cap a perfect day.
33. Taxes--because they're the price of civilization.
34. Teachers--because if there weren't any you wouldn't be reading this.
35. Technology--because stone axes don't cut it.
36. Transportation--because it's now so easy.
37. Travel--because it broadens your mind.
38. Vision--because it creates innovation.
39. Wealth--because it multiplies itself.
40. Wisdom--because foolishness is so common.
41. Work--because it's how you make a difference.
42. Yourself--because YOU are why you're unique.
Thank God for the trials that make you stronger.
1 Peter 1:6-7 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
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