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City of Light Church

Sermon Notes: 8.9.2026 God Is Not Joining My Side
Speaker: May Mireles
Ort & Zeit
City of Light Church
6725 W Burleigh St, Milwaukee, WI 53210, USA
Sonntag 9:00 AM
1. Joshua Asked The Wrong Question
HEBREW WORD: צָבָא
The term translated as host is “ṣāḇā'” in the Hebrew language. It means “armies” and often refers to the angelic armies of heaven (1 Samuel 1:3).
The term translated as host is “ṣāḇā'” in the Hebrew language. It means “armies” and often refers to the angelic armies of heaven (1 Samuel 1:3).
Joshua's options were too limited.
God hadn't come to pick a side.
God had come to LEAD.
God had come to LEAD.
THE BIG IDEA
• Prayer is not asking God whose side He's on.
• Prayer is discovering whether we are on His side.
• Prayer is not asking God whose side He's on.
• Prayer is discovering whether we are on His side.
2. Worship Comes Before Strategy
Before God changes your strategy, He usually changes your posture.
Remember WHO put his face down.
Remember WHO put his face down.
Joshua 5:15 NKJV
“And Joshua did so.”
“And Joshua did so.”
• God tested Joshua's obedience with a sandal before He trusted him with a city.
• Small obedience is the training ground for large obedience.
• The man who won't take off his shoes when God says so will never march silently around a wall for 7 days.
• Small obedience is the training ground for large obedience.
• The man who won't take off his shoes when God says so will never march silently around a wall for 7 days.
Next Step:
What has God told you to do that doesn't make sense, but you have not yet obeyed?
What has God told you to do that doesn't make sense, but you have not yet obeyed?