7/05/2026 Greater Centennial's Worship Experience: "It Won't Work

Jul 05, 2026

Devotional

Day 1: Mountains May Depart, But Love Stands Firm

When life’s foundations shake—relationships crumble, health fails, or plans collapse—God’s love remains unshaken. Isaiah paints a cosmic image: even if mountains vanish and hills dissolve, God’s steadfast love outlasts every instability. This love isn’t conditional on our perfection but rooted in His compassion. It holds us through self-inflicted storms and seasons of wandering. No failure, no detour, no rebellion can make Him love us less. His commitment isn’t a fleeting emotion but a covenant etched in eternity. [57:05]

“For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you.” (Isaiah 54:10, ESV)

Reflection: When have you felt God’s love persist despite your mistakes? How does His unchanging love reshape how you face today’s uncertainties?

Day 2: Peace That Outlasts the Storm’s Roar

Peace isn’t the absence of chaos but the presence of a promise. God’s covenant of peace isn’t a temporary truce but an unbreakable vow. Like a house anchored on bedrock, this peace stabilizes when winds rage and floods rise. It’s not about understanding the storm but trusting the One who walks on water to calm it. This peace guards hearts not because circumstances improve, but because the Keeper never sleeps. [01:00:20]

“You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you.” (Isaiah 54:14, ESV)

Reflection: Where do you need to trade anxiety for God’s peace today? What would it look like to let His promise, not your panic, dictate your response?

Day 3: Storms Don’t Break You—They Build You

God doesn’t waste your pain. He uses trials like a refiner’s fire, forging unshakable strength. The same storms that bend you backward are the ones that teach you to stand taller. Sapphire foundations and agate pinnacles (Isaiah 54:11-12) aren’t built in calm weather but in hurricanes. Every past struggle has prepared you for this moment. You’re not fragile—you’re tempered by grace. [01:04:07]

“I will set your stones in antimony, and lay your foundations with sapphires. I will make your pinnacles of agate, your gates of carbuncles, and all your wall of precious stones.” (Isaiah 54:11-12, ESV)

Reflection: What past storm has made you stronger? How does that strength equip you for what you’re facing now?

Day 4: The Enemy’s Blueprint Always Fails

Weapons crafted in secret aren’t hidden from God. Every plot, lie, or attack is under His jurisdiction. The smith who forges the weapon and the ravager who wields it? God created both—and He’s already disarmed them. No scheme survives His sovereignty. When tongues rise in judgment, God silences them with vindication. Victory isn’t a maybe; it’s the inheritance of His people. [01:14:56]

“No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord.” (Isaiah 54:17, ESV)

Reflection: What “weapon” have you feared lately? How does God’s promise to disarm it change your posture?

Day 5: Unbothered in the Enemy’s Crosshairs

Like the girl surrounded yet unmoved, God’s children thrive under siege. Oppression’s shadow can’t dim the light of those rooted in righteousness. Fear loses its grip when you know the battle isn’t yours. Walk unshaken, not because threats aren’t real, but because your Defender is closer than their daggers. Your calm isn’t naivety—it’s prophecy. [01:18:35]

“In righteousness you shall be established; you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you.” (Isaiah 54:14, ESV)

Reflection: Where is God inviting you to replace panic with His presence? How does His nearness rewrite the story of your struggle?

Sermon Summary

Isaiah declares that even if the mountains depart and the hills are removed, the Lord’s steadfast love will not depart and his covenant of peace will not be removed. God speaks straight to the afflicted, storm tossed, and not comforted, and promises to reset a life on gemstones, to mortar down the soul on an unbreakable foundation. The text names the season as a fixed fight for God’s people, not because they are strong, but because God is on their side and there is no failure in God. The refrain lands simple and sure: it will not work.

God’s love in this passage is stubborn love. It is not weather based. Whether God’s people did right or did wrong, God keeps on loving and keeps on covering. That unfailing love shows up as peace right in the storm, a covenant peace that steadies the mind when the mouth wants to run and the heart wants to quit. When that peace walks with a believer, a funny feeling and a sneaky suspicion rises that everything is going to be alright, not by guesswork but by promise.

The gemstones preach. Sapphires, agate, carbuncle, and precious walls picture people who may bend but shall not break. Strength in the present stands on storms survived in the past, because God used yesterday’s hits to build today’s core. The promise stretches to the next generation as well. All children shall be taught by the Lord and great shall be their peace, so the same shalom resting on parents is handed down as covering for sons and daughters who face pressures their elders never knew.

Righteousness in the text establishes God’s people far from oppression, fear, and terror. If anyone stirs up strife, the Lord says it did not come from him, and whoever stirs it up will fall because of the very trap they set. God even claims the forge and the furnace. The smith who blows the fire and the ravager who destroys both belong to the Lord, so even custom made weapons stay on a leash. No weapon fashioned against God’s servants shall succeed, and every tongue rising in judgment gets shut down before the rumor can run. Surrounded or singled out, the called are free to be unbothered and keep moving toward their destination, because the heritage of the servants of the Lord is vindication from him.

Key Takeaways

1. Steadfast love will not depart [57:24] God ties love to his name, not to anyone’s performance. The mountains can walk off and the hills can disappear, but his love does not budge. This frees a believer to repent honestly without bargaining for affection. The constancy of God’s love becomes the floor that will not give way. [57:24]
2. Covenant peace steadies the mind [01:00:20] Peace here is not a mood but a covenant that God refuses to remove. That kind of peace does not deny the storm, it disarms it, guarding thoughts and tongue when pressure peaks. When the future is unclear, covenant peace keeps a saint from making panic decisions that mortgage tomorrow. [60:20]
3. God sets unbreakable foundations [01:03:20] Gemstones signal durability, weight, and beauty under pressure. God is mortaring lives into something that can carry load without cracking, and that takes time, heat, and history. Yesterday’s hard seasons become today’s hidden steel, so present resilience is not accidental but crafted. [63:20]
4. Strife against you will fall [01:11:37] Not every conflict is a divine test, and this text grants clean discernment. In this season, the strife others stir is not from God, and the trap they set collapses under their own feet. This frees the faithful from chasing rumors and answering every poke, because God handles exposure. [71:37]
5. No custom weapon will prosper [01:14:56] The enemy may tailor attacks to a person’s profile, but God owns the forge and the forger. Sovereignty at the source means control over outcome, so formation does not equal success. Even the tongue weapon gets silenced, as God kills the storyline before it spreads. [74:56]

Youtube Chapters

[00:00] - Welcome
[46:39] - Isaiah 54:10-17 read
[49:45] - It won’t work
[50:30] - Summer of Victory vision
[51:37] - Faith, prayer, and a fixed fight
[53:10] - Owning self-made trouble
[55:06] - Through it all God loves
[60:20] - Covenant of peace stands
[63:20] - Set in unbreakable stones
[66:02] - Children taught by the Lord
[69:38] - Far from oppression and terror
[71:37] - Strife backfires and falls
[74:56] - No weapon shall succeed
[81:14] - Victory only in Jesus

Bible Study Guide

Bible Reading
Isaiah 54:10-17 (ESV)
“For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you. “O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in antimony, and lay your foundations with sapphires. I will make your pinnacles of agate, your gates of carbuncles, and all your wall of precious stones. All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children. In righteousness you shall be established; you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you. If anyone stirs up strife, it is not from me; whoever stirs up strife with you shall fall because of you. Behold, I have created the smith who blows the fire of coals and produces a weapon for its purpose. I have also created the ravager to destroy; no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord.”

Observation Questions

What specific imagery does God use in Isaiah 54:11-12 to describe how He will rebuild His people, and what might these materials symbolize? [47:24]
According to the passage, what two things does God explicitly claim to control in Isaiah 54:16, and how does this relate to His promise about weapons formed against His people? [14:23]
The text says, “All your children shall be taught by the Lord” (v. 13). What does this imply about how future generations experience God’s promises? [06:02]

Interpretation Questions

Why does God compare His steadfast love to unshakable mountains and hills in Isaiah 54:10? How does this contrast with human experiences of instability? [57:24]
The passage states that “covenant peace” steadies the mind. How might this kind of peace differ from temporary emotional calmness, and why is it tied to God’s character rather than circumstances? [01:00:20]
God says strife stirred against His people “is not from me” (v. 15). What does this reveal about discerning the source of conflict in our lives, and how might this truth free believers from fear? [01:11:37]

Application Questions

When have you experienced a situation where God’s love felt more like a “stubborn” commitment than a fleeting emotion? How might remembering His unchanging love change how you respond to failure or guilt? [58:09]
The sermon describes peace as a covenant that “disarms the storm.” What practical step could you take this week to actively rely on this peace instead of reacting in panic when pressure rises? [01:01:04]
The text says God uses “yesterday’s hits to build today’s core.” Reflect on a past trial. How has it strengthened your resilience, and how can you lean on that strength in current challenges? [01:04:07]
If “no weapon formed against you shall succeed” (v. 17), how might this truth shift your response to criticism, gossip, or attacks tailored to your weaknesses? What would it look like to walk “unbothered” in this confidence? [01:18:35]
The passage promises God’s peace extends to future generations. How could you intentionally model or teach this covenantal peace to younger people in your life who face pressures you never experienced? [01:08:25]

Sermon Clips

60s

#NoWeaponWillSucceed

“``He said and because I control it, I know where it's going. And because I control it, you won't have to worry about it. That's why the next verse says, and no weapon. No weapon. That is fashioned against you shall succeed. In other words, it ain't gonna work that no weapon that is ever formed against you in this summer of victory is going to work and not only will the weapon not work every tongue that rises in judgement against you God said I'm going to condemn it even at the point of it that I'm not going to let the rumor spread. God said, Imma kill it before it gets started. I wish I had somebody in here today that can shout it won't work. I don't know what the enemy is up to but it won't work. I don't know what the enemy is going to try but in this season, it won't work.”

76s

#NotFromGodNoStrife

“It may happen to others but it's not going to happen to you because in this season of a summer of victory I'm not worried about terror or oppression because god is with me Can I tell you how much I know that god is with me and it won't work look at verse 15 it says if anybody stirs up strife I want you to know that it's not from me? Listen. Listen. Listen to me. God said, because sometimes, I'll send a stone. Yes. But in the summer of victory Yeah. Hear me. If somebody stirs up strife. Yes. It's not for me. Wow. Right. Whoo. Wow. God said, I'm not trying to send you a sign. I'm not trying to I'm telling you, the only sign you need is this is the summer of victory. So if anybody stirs up strife, it's not from me. Matter of fact, god said, whoever stirs up strife with you is gonna fall because of you.”

74s

#UnbotheredCourage

“Yesterday, yesterday, I saw this picture. It blew me away, messed me up because it reminded me of what the enemy does. The enemy tries to intimidate us to get us to quit. Yeah. But god said, watch this pastor Poe. I'm a show you something then it's gonna bless your life. There was this little girl on the bus in DC. A little black girl. She's sitting on the bus, and she's surrounded by white nationalists. Oh god. But she is unbothered. all I came to tell somebody is that when the enemy surrounds you, you need to be unbothered like this little girl. She knew that god is covering me. God is keeping me. God is blessing me and all I'm trying to do is get to my destination but I'm surrounded by the enemy. All I came to tell somebody today is it won't work. Imma get to my destination. The enemy can surround me all they want but I'm on my way to my destiny and I'm not bothered because I know who's with me.”

79s

#GodControlsTheWeapons

“Here's what god says. Listen. He said the person, excuse me, or the persons that now try to create something against you. God said, I created the smith Uh-huh. Who fashions the weapon. Yeah. Come on. Yes. Okay. I created the ravager Uh-huh. That destroys. And because I created it, I control it. He said and because I control it, I know where it's going. And because I control it, you won't have to worry about it. That's why the next verse says, and no weapon. No weapon. That is fashioned against you shall succeed. In other words, it ain't gonna work that no weapon that is ever formed against you in this summer of victory is going to work and not only will the weapon not work every tongue that rises in judgement against you God said I'm going to condemn it even at the point of it that I'm not going to let the rumor spread.”

77s

#FormedAgainstYouFail

“Sometimes, sometimes I read too fast. Listen. It says, no weapon fashioned or formed or made against you. It doesn't say no weapon formed against us. It says the enemy is so crafty that he understands that god is gonna do something great in your life that the enemy has to form a weapon just for you. My god. My god. My god. And the weapon that is a formed against you, it ain't gonna work. And every tongue that rises in judgment against you. Right. Right. Right. Because there's some people not talking about la de da de and everybody. They talking about you. Because the enemy understands that if you get to your destination, you're gonna be dangerous. The enemy understands that you are a threat to his kingdom. If you go, if he doesn't stop you now, you're to kill his kingdom and that's why he has to form weapons just for you.”

68s

#LovedInEverySeason

“He loves you. Money in your pocket. He loves you. Broke is a joke. He loves you. Busted from the floor up. He loves you. On the bus or the train He still loves you In the hoopty or in the coop He still loves you And I'm so glad at every season of my life. loves This is what it says. He said the mountains can go. The hills can go. But my steadfast love for you is not going anywhere. So I know in the summer of victory, I'm gonna win because God loves me. And because he loves me, he covers me and because he covers me, he keeps me.”

73s

#SteadfastUnconditionalLove

“So, god said, through it all That means from the beginning to the end I'm going to be with you through it all I don't care how many mess ups you have I'm still going to love you I don't care how many times you slip and fall I'm still going to love you I don't care who walked away from you I'm still Gonna love you Listen to the text. He says, my steadfast love for you In other words, god said, this type of love that I have for you is not based on weather conditions. Whether you do right or whether you do wrong. God said, whether you do right or whether you do wrong, I still love you and I'm so grateful that I have a god that can look beyond my faults and still love me I'm so grateful that I have a god that loves me in spite of me is there anybody here that can say I know myself enough to give god glory for loving me”

73s

#HeStopsItBeforeItStarts

“God said, Imma kill it before it gets started. I wish I had somebody in here today that can shout it won't work. I don't know what the enemy is up to but it won't work. I don't know what the enemy is going to try but in this season, it won't work. Good morning, Greater Centennial. I'm so glad that you came by this morning but I came to tell you Keep on praying. Keep on trusting Keep on believing Because god will Yes, he will He'll work it out for you and no matter what the plan of the enemy is for your life It won't work because I hear god say I know the plans that I have for you Plans to prosper you Plans to give you a hope and a future and my plans always come to pass is there is there is there is there anybody that can give god some glory because you know it won't work god already has Victory over my life.”

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7/05/2026 Greater Centennial's Worship Experience: "It Won't Work

Devotional

Day 1: Mountains May Depart, But Love Stands Firm

Day 2: Peace That Outlasts the Storm’s Roar

Day 3: Storms Don’t Break You—They Build You

Day 4: The Enemy’s Blueprint Always Fails

Day 5: Unbothered in the Enemy’s Crosshairs

Sermon Summary

Key Takeaways

Youtube Chapters

Bible Study Guide

Sermon Clips

7/05/2026 Greater Centennial's Worship Experience: "It Won't Work

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