NOVEMBER THEME — Worship Is Your Most Powerful Weapon
SUNDAY IS TIME CHANGE SUNDAY. SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK AN HOUR BEFORE BED!
SUNDAY’S SERMON SUMMARY
Each day brings a choice: to live by opinion or by revelation.
Opinion speaks first and wants control. Revelation listens and trusts.
Opinion argues; revelation abides. The path we choose decides whether we live in rest or in resistance.
When our opinions are uncrucified, they divide — turning conversations into contests and prayer into performance. But when our minds bow to Christ, His wisdom flows unhindered, His peace takes the lead, and striving gives way to surrender.
We’ve learned to test every thought by three questions:
Is it Scriptural? Is it Spirit-born and peaceable? Is it shepherd-hearted toward people?
Then we live the rhythm of grace: Pause, Pray, Preview, Proceed.
Worship always leads the way. Like Jehoshaphat’s army, we place singers before soldiers — letting praise fight battles reason never could.
This week, pause often, guard your peace, and let the Lord write your next victory story.
For where opinion dies, communion begins — and where His peace reigns, the war within finally ends.
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WORSHIP OVER WORRY
“And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir.” — 2 Chronicles 20:22
Worry is the worship of what might go wrong. It’s giving your energy to fear instead of faith, rehearsing possibilities that God has already promised to handle. When Jehoshaphat stood before a vast army, he didn’t reach for a weapon—he reached for worship. He put the choir in front of the soldiers and the sound of praise before the sound of panic. That’s what faith does: it sings before it sees.
Worship doesn’t always change your circumstance immediately, but it always changes you in the circumstance. When your heart begins to exalt God above your fears, the atmosphere shifts. Anxiety can’t breathe in the same air where praise fills the room. Worship lifts your focus from the weight of the battle to the worthiness of the Lord. It reminds you that you are not fighting for victory—you’re standing in victory that’s already been won.
When you choose worship over worry, you are declaring war on the enemy’s favorite weapon—fear. Fear thrives in silence, but it dies in the presence of praise. When you sing through tears, when you raise your hands in the middle of chaos, Heaven stands at attention. God doesn’t just comfort you in worship—He commands His armies to fight for you. The very song that rises from your weakness becomes the sound that summons divine strength.
Jehoshaphat’s army never swung a sword—God fought for them. Their song confused their enemies and crowned their obedience. What began as a moment of worship ended as a miracle of warfare. Their faith-filled singing didn’t just scatter the enemy; it gathered the spoils of victory. God turned their battlefield into a blessing field because they chose praise before panic.
Prayer: Lord, teach me to sing when I feel surrounded. Remind me that You are greater than what I see and stronger than what I fear. Turn my worry into worship, my fear into faith, and my panic into praise. Let my home become a sanctuary of trust where Your presence dwells and my heart rests secure in You.
Challenge: Play one worship song today and sing along until your heart believes the words you’re saying. Let your praise become your protest against fear. When you feel worry rising, lift your voice and say, “The battle is not mine—it belongs to the Lord.”
WEDNESDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS
Amy Garner’s Dad
Andrea Nix– Friend of the Shelnutt’s
Angela Bryan’s Sister
Ann Stanley
Annette Ford
Betty Hammock
Carol Lawhead – Park Place Rehab in Monroe
Cheryl Knight’s Brother
Danny Jarrard
Darlene Wiggins
Debbie Foskey
Deon Lotter
Doris Loyd
Doris Loyd
Dr. and Mrs. Davis
Eric Magnusson’s Mother
Eric Ward
Friend of Linda Hodge
Gayle Sparks
George & Linda Alexander
James Burnette
Jean Partee’s Sister
Jessica Headrick
John McClain’s Mother
June Cronan’s Sister
June Davis
Kailey Bateman
Kathryn Raines
Kathryn Rains
Kay Woodson
Kim McClain’s Mother
Kim’s Sisters – Ann & Brenda
Lee Cronan
Lillianna Magnusson’s Mom
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Linda Mays
Lonzo Christian
Lori Blount’s Mother
Mary Williams
Mary Williamson – Dana Jackson’s Mom
Mike Bryan
Mrs. Franklin
Nancy Brown
Nora Allison
Ron And Johnnie Barry – Friends Of Ashton & Glenda Bateman
Rose Fuller – Pruitt-Monroe Nursing Home, Forsyth GA
Scott Lanier
Scotty Nix
Sheila Simmons
Stephanie Seivers – Friend of the Shellnutts
Steve Michaels
Tom Witcher