The Marben Bland Podcast
The Marben Bland Podcast is where faith meets real life. Hosted by Pastor Marben Bland, this show features powerful sermons, uplifting devotionals, and engaging interviews with leaders, thinkers, and changemakers. Each episode offers spiritual insight and practical wisdom to help you grow in faith, lead with purpose, and live with impact. Whether you're on your morning walk or your evening drive, tune in for thoughtful content that feeds the soul and inspires action.
Episodes
589 episodes
Sermon: Are You Listening to the Right Voice?
In a world crowded with political messages, advertisements, social media, and fear, we must discern which voice guides our lives. Preaching from Isaiah 30:21, Pastor Marben Bland reminds us that Judah trusted Egypt instead of consult...
Are You Listening to the Right Voice?
Early voting in Georgia begins in 38 days, and many voices are vying for our attention.Judah faced the same struggle. Threatened by Assyria, God’s people trusted Egypt rather than listening to the God who had delivered them. Yet through ...
The Competitive Advantage of Hearing God’s Voice
Jack Welch, the legendary CEO of General Electric, developed different voices for different leadership situations. Despite his stutter and thick Boston accent, he learned how to make himself heard. Communication became his competitiv...
Using Your Greatness to Bless Others
What if the greatness God placed in you was never meant for your own glory, but for someone else's breakthrough? This Sunday's message reminded us that in God's kingdom, greatness is not measured by how many people know your name, but by how ma...
Use Your Gift. Fulfill the Vision
Paul declared in Acts 26:19, “I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.” That vision belongs to every believer. In Matthew 28:16–20, Jesus commands us to go and make disciples of all nations. First Peter 4:10–11 reminds us that God has give...
Your Greatness Is for Others
Your greatness was never meant to end with you. God placed gifts, experiences, influence, and opportunities within you to strengthen someone. In Acts 22:3–15, Saul’s encounter with Jesus redirected his knowledge and passion from persecution to ...
Sermon: Growing the Greatness God Placed Within You
In his sermon, “Growing the Greatness God Placed Within You,” the Reverend Marben Bland reminds us that God has already placed greatness within each of us—but that greatness must be developed. Through Stephen’s courageous witness in Acts 6–7, w...
God Planted Greatness in You
What kind of legacy will your life leave? Join Pastor Marben Bland as he begins the inspiring new sermon series, "Multiplying the Greatness in You." Drawing from Ephesians 2:10, this message reminds us that God has intentio...
Johnnie Lay Burks: God's Workmanship for His Glory
This week, the Athens, Georgia, community paused to celebrate the remarkable life and enduring legacy of Johnnie Lay Burks.Her obituary describes her best: "Mrs. Burks was known throughout Georgia as an educator, trailblaz...
Greatness Beyond Doubt
Paul reminds us in Ephesians 2:10 that we are God's workmanship, intentionally created and uniquely gifted for a purpose He prepared long before we were born. Yet many of us never experience that purpose because, like Thomas, ...
Sermon - A Godly View Of Retirement
Retirement may mark the end of a career, but it is never the end of God's calling. In this encouraging message, Rev. Marben Bland reminds us that God never retires His people. Through the lives of Moses, Caleb, and Anna, we discover that our gr...
A Godly View of Retirement
An estimated four million Americans will celebrate their 65th birthday this year, and more people than ever are entering retirement. Thanks to advances in healthcare, retirement is no longer just a few short years. The Social Securit...
God's Gift, Our Mission
God has always given His people what they need to fulfill His purpose. Ephesians 4 reminds us that Christ gave leaders to equip believers for ministry and build His Church. One expression of that gift is the African Methodist Episcopal Church, ...
Sermon:Love: God's Greatest Revolution
What kind of revolution can truly change the world? Not one fought with bullets or ballots, but one transformed by the love of Jesus Christ. Join Rev. Marben Bland, Pastor of Greater Bethel AME Church, as he explores Jesus' revolutionary...
Love God's Greatest Revolution
As our nation marks the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, remember that the greatest revolution began long before America, in the words of Jesus. In Matthew 5:44, Christ commands, “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute ...
Called To Lead: Rev. Dr. Greta Fowler, Candidate For AME Bishop 2028
Host: Marben Bland Guest: Reverend Dr. Greta Fowler, Candidate for Bishop (2028)What happens when God calls you to something you never planned to pursue? In this inspiring conversation, Reverend Dr. Greta Fowler shares ...
Women Belong
Recently, the Southern Baptist Convention voted to move closer to a permanent ban on women serving in pastoral leadership roles. While I respect each denomination's right to interpret Scripture as it understands it, I reach a different conclusi...
Every Vote Counts: Building Power Through Civic Engagement
Does your vote really matter? According to former Georgia State Representative Karen Bennett, the answer is a resounding yes.In this insightful episode, host Marben Bland sits down with Bennett to discuss the power of voting, the challen...
Is Anything Too Wonderful for the Lord?
When Sarah heard God's promise that she would have a son in her old age, she laughed. The promise seemed impossible. After all, Abraham is ninety-nine years old, and Sarah is nearly ninety.Yet God responded with a question that still cha...
Sermon: Follow Me - The Secret of Great Leadership
What if the greatest leaders are not those who lead first, but those who learn to follow? In this powerful message from Matthew 9:9, Pastor Marben Bland explores Jesus’ call to Matthew the tax collector and reveals a timeless truth: leadership ...
Called To Follow
In Matthew 9:9–13, Jesus does something remarkable—He calls Matthew, a tax collector, to follow Him. Matthew was not considered righteous or respectable by society. Yet Jesus saw beyond his past and into his potential. With two simple words, “F...
Your Best Days Are Still Ahead
These are the five signs that you're aging with power, purpose, and promise. So if you can stillpray like Simon, you're aging with power. If you can still climb mountains like Jacob, you're agingwith purpose.If you can stil...
The Five Signs That You Are Aging With Power, Purpose, and Promise
Are your best days behind you—or could God still have greater things ahead? In this inspiring 28-minute sermon, Pastor Marben Bland explores five biblical signs that reveal whether we are aging with God's power, purpose, and promise....
Devotional: Aging with Power, Purpose, and Promise
Growing older is not about what we lose but about how God continues to shape and use us for His glory. Through the Holy Spirit, we can still pray faithfully, move with purpose, grow in God’s Word, and remain mentally sharp. The Holy...
Receiving and Walking in Power
Jesus commanded His disciples: "Do not leave Jerusalem until you receive power." God never intended His people to live powerless lives. The same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead dwells in you, providing power for identity, discernment, i...
