Sermon Nov of 2007

Those FALLEN angels, those false gods, demons in the spiritual realm.

Forget about them. The Battle is not your, it belongs to the LORD. Remember Your God. Sing to Him. Remember those three lessons that pastor preached on that day. Well...

Confess as you Sing Unto The LORD from Psalm 138:1 (NLT)
" I give you thanks, O LORD, with all my heart; I will sing your praises before the gods."

What next? Apply the following...
The Three lessons: When Singing Before The Gods.

#1.  Sing when the odds are against you. 

       (2 Chronicles 20:20-22 NLT) 
Early the next morning the army of Judah went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. on the way Jehoshaphat stopped and said, "Listen to me, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem!

Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be able to stand firm. Believe in his prophets, and you will succeed.

After consulting the leaders of the people, the king appointed singers to walk ahead of the army, singing to the LORD and praising him for his holy splendor. This what they sang: "Give thanks to the LORD; his faithful love endures forever!"

The lesson: The Atmosphere of praise created by songs releases angels to ambush the enemy.  (I add to my notes: Remember the LORD of Host has His army, His angles.)
#2.  Sing when your life is barren.

      (Isa 54:1)
     "Sing, O childless woman! Break forth into loud and joyful song, O Jerusalem, even though you never gave birth to a child. For the woman who could bear no children now has more than all the other women," says the LORD.

     The Lesson: Sing O barren and create a cradle of hope and God will fill that cradle with a miracle future.
#3.  Sing when your soul is in prison.

     (Act 16:23-26)
They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to to make sure they didn't escape. So he took no chances but put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks.

Around midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening. Suddenly, there was a great earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off!

     The Lesson: If you can sing through the pain in the midnight of the soul--God will not leave your soul in Sheol.   
     Amen!