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When The Praise Goes Up, The Glory Comes Down | Pastor Ron Johnson

1 month ago

Ever wonder why worship feels so powerful? Pastor Ron reveals the secret: your praise isn't just pretty songs—it's spiritual warfare that literally silences your enemies and invites God's supernatural intervention. Drawing from the story of Jehoshaphat's victory through worship, he shows how joyful celebration becomes the platform where God manifests His presence and fights our battles. Here's your takeaway: next time you're overwhelmed, don't just pray harder—worship louder, because when you sing with faith, God sets ambushes for your enemies. Ready to turn your living room into a war room through praise? Hit play and discover why the "shouting church" might just be exactly what your breakthrough needs!

Launching in 1981 as just 30 people in a living room in Northwest Indiana, Living Stones has grown into a vibrant multi-generational church family. Stones are a product of God the Creator — formed in nature and no two are alike. As we come to faith in Jesus Christ, scripture tells us that we are like living stones in the hand of God and He is using us to build up a spiritual house. Our foundation was built on the work of nurturing and restoring healthy, biblical marriages. In continuing that mission, everything we do here at Living Stones is centered around loving, healing, and equipping individuals and families to grow into a greater likeness of Christ Jesus! By the Holy Spirit, we exist today to Renew Hearts, Restore Homes, Reform Culture and Reach the Nations with the gospel of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 2:4-5 ”As you come to him who is the Living Stone — he was rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious — you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house.” We are a family — misfits, hypocrites, creatives, addicts, reformers, over-churched, unchurched, wanderers — each of us a stone, uniquely crafted by the hand of God, made alive through Jesus, and now living by the power of the Holy Spirit. Together, we are Living Stones.