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
507 episodes
Making It Count
I am Marben Bland, Pastor Of Greater Bethel AME in Athens, Georgia with a Living The Word Moment. On most Sundays, I wind down by watching an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show on MeTV. The one I watched recently w...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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Three Faith Lessons From Juneteenth
Three Faith Lessons From Juneteenth I am Marben Bland, Pastor of Greater Bethel AME Church In Athens, Georgia with a Living The Word Moment. “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free...” – Galatian...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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1:00
Calm In The Storm
I am Marben Bland, Pastor Of The Greater Bethel AME Church In Athens, Georgia with a Living The Word Moment In Mark 4:35-41, Jesus speaks to the raging sea: “Peace! Be still!” And suddenly, the wind ceased, and the s...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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1:00
Knowing Before Asking
I am Marben Bland, Pastor of the Greater Bethel AME Church In Athens Georgia with a living the Word Moment. Have you ever heard the praise “What would Jesus do?” So, the question is “how can I ask what Jesus would...
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Season 5
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Episode 80
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1:02
Devotional Ministry In Strange Place
Ministry In Strange Places: I am Marben Bland Pastor of Greater Bethe AME in Athens Georgia with a living the word moment In Acts 16:9-15 Paul had a vision of a man from Macedonia pleading for help. Thou...
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Season 5
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Episode 79
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1:01
When a Great People Lift Up a Great God, Everything Becomes Greater
When a Great People Lift Up a Great God, Everything Becomes Greater" is now streaming!Recorded live at Greater Bethel AME Church, Pastor Marben Bland takes us on a powerful journey of faith, remembrance, and celebration. From hono...
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Season 5
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Episode 78
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21:00
“God Is Still There” – Women’s Day 2025 at Greater Bethel AME Athens
On Sunday, May 18, 2025, Rev. Rosalind Turner, pastor of Ebenezer AME Church in Greensboro, GA, delivered a soul-stirring message from Genesis 21:14–19. Through the story of Hagar, Rev. Turner reminded us that even in the wilderness seas...
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Season 5
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Episode 77
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25:02
He Has Gone to a New Neighborhood 🕊️ A Eulogy for Donarell Green III
He Has Gone to a New Neighborhood 🕊️ A Eulogy for Donarell Green III 📍 Greater Bethel AME – Athens, GA | 🗓️ May 15, 2025 🎤 Delivered by Rev. Marben BlandBrother Donarell Green III lived a life shaped by ...
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Season 5
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Episode 77
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9:17
A Mother’s Legacy: A Faith That Lives On
Recorded live at Greater Bethel AME Church, Athens, GA🎙 Sermon by Pastor Marben BlandThis Mother’s Day, we honored not just motherhood, but the spiritual legacy passed through generations—from Lois and Eunice ...
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Season 5
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Episode 76
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Devotional The Joy Of The Lord Will Meet You Again
I am Marben Bland, Pastor of the Greater Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church In Athens, Georgia with a living the word moment Pain has a way of convincing us that the night will never end. Tears fall, hearts break, and...
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Season 5
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Episode 74
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1:01
Real ID
The Real ID Act of 2005 is a federal law that sets security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards. Beginning May 7, a Real ID will be required to board domestic flights and enter certain federal facilities.
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Season 5
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Episode 73
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2:52
Medicine For The Soul
I am Marben Bland, pastor of the Greater Bethel AME Church in Athens, Georgia with a Living The Word Moment. Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, has died at age 88. In high school the future pope demonstrated...
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Season 5
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Episode 72
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2:05
🚫 Business As Usual Is Not Being Practiced 🙌🏾
This Easter, Pastor Marben Bland reminds us that the tomb was empty, the stone was rolled away, and the Good News was first preached by women society tried to silence. In a time when injustice feels normal, God calls us to disrupt the usua...
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Season 5
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Episode 71
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Devotional:Forgiveness Is For Winners
Luke 23:32 tells us after Pilate had delivered Jesus to be crucified, he was led to a place called the Skull. A great multitude watched as he was nailed to the cross it was there amidst his pain and suffering with criminals on his right a...
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Season 5
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Episode 70
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7:13
Devotional: From Bedrock To The Upper Room
I am Marben Bland Pastor Of The Greater Bethel AME Church in Athens, Georgia with a living the word moment. Fred Flintstone’s dusty, barefoot treks through Bedrock offer more than a laugh—they mirror life in Jesus’ time, when...
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Season 5
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Episode 69
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Sermon Jesus Is My Ride Or Die
Jesus Is My Ride or Die Sermon # 28 2024-2025 Conference Year Delivered April 13, 2025 at Greater Bethel AME Church – Athens, Georgia Scripture Reference: John 12:12–19 (The Message)In this bold and time...
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Season 5
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Episode 68
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28:55
Jesus Is Our Ride Or Die
I am Marben Bland, Pastor Of The Greater Bethel AME Church In Athens Georgia with a living the Word moment. The term "ride or die" originally comes from biker culture, where it described someone who would ride with you no mat...
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Season 5
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Episode 68
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1:00
Devotional: Jesus wept—and so should we
I am Marben Bland, Pastor Of The Greater Bethel AME Church In Athens, Georgia with a living the Word Moment CBS News reports that President Trump has fired around 200,000 federal employees across more than a dozen agencies. While so...
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Season 5
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Episode 67
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1:04
Sermon Keep Your Eyes On The Prize
This powerful Lenten message from Pastor Marben Bland, explores what it truly means to keep our eyes on the prize—not temporary success, but a deep, enduring relationship with Christ.🏀 From March Madness to spiritual endurance, ...
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Season 5
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Episode 66
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24:39
Keeping Your Eyes On The Prize
"But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."I am Marben Bland, Pastor of The Greater Bethel AME Church in Athens, Georgia with a Living The Word Moment.Life is full...
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Season 5
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Episode 65
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1:00
Finding Abundance In Surrender
As we enter this 40-day journey of Lent, Ash Wednesday reminds us of the paradox of faith: when we give to God, we receive more than we could ever imagine. Jesus tells us, "Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, sh...
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Season 5
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Episode 64
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1:00
A Mountain Top Experience For Valley Service
This weekend at the St. Julian of Norwich Episcopal Church Men's Retreat in Austin, Texas, Rev. Marben Bland, Pastor of Greater Bethel AME Church in Athens, Georgia, delivered a powerful message on the Transfiguration of Jesus<...
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Season 5
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Episode 63
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7:39
Finding Your Spiritual Why: Lessons From David and Bathsheba
I am Marben Bland Pastor of the Greater Bethel AME Church In Athens, Georgia with a Living The Word Moment A spiritual why is the deeper purpose that fuels our faith, keeping us aligned with God’s will even in moments of we...
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Season 5
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Episode 62
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1:00
A Faith Worth Fighting For
In Pastor Marben Bland’s sermon “A Faith Worth Fighting For,” we’re challenged to actively defend our salvation—as 1 Timothy 6:12 urges us to “fight the good fight of faith.” Pastor Bland reminds us that faith isn’t passive—it demand...
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Season 5
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Episode 61
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Living with Urgency: A Call to Spiritual Readiness
I have reached the age where people my age are passing away. Since August 2024, four contemporaries who have gone home to be with the Lord.The thought of my own death does not trouble me, but the idea of leaving this world without bei...
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Season 5
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Episode 60
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