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Redeeming September: How God Turned My Mourning Into Dancing

Uncategorized Sep 08, 2025

Redeeming September: How God Turned My Mourning Into Dancing 🌈✨

Worship Wednesday • A testimony of grief to glory

This week is extra special for me…my little miracle baby turns ONE. 🕊️💕

Her name is Elena Joy — “Shining Light, Delight.” She’s our double rainbow baby, born after two back-to-back miscarriages in September.

From Waiting & Loss to Worship

For two Septembers in a row, I carried a grief deeper than words. Month after month of waiting, then two losses that broke my heart. I struggled to understand. Wasn’t this God’s will? Why would He speak a promise and then allow it to feel delayed?

I’ll be honest — one day I couldn’t even sing. The worship songs I normally leaned on felt heavy. Until a song about God’s holiness came on.

That’s when it clicked: my circumstances weren’t good, but my God was still holy. And right there, His presence rushed in. My song shifted. Worship pulled me back into alignment with His character, not my pain.

God Redeemed September

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Sing a New Song: How Your Testimony Unlocks Authentic Worship

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Sing a New Song: Worship that Flows from Your Testimony

When God brings you through a battle, He doesn’t just rescue you—
He puts a new song in your mouth. 🎶

Psalm 40:3: "He has put a new song in my mouth—Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, and will trust in the Lord."

This isn’t just poetry. It’s a spiritual blueprint for authentic worship.

🕊 The Sound of Deliverance

When David sang about his "new song," he wasn’t talking about a catchy melody. He was singing out of his experience—out of the pit he had been pulled from.

His new song wasn’t manufactured.
It was birthed through deliverance, freedom, and victory.

Every battle you survive becomes a fresh sound in Heaven.
Every breakthrough you experience is another verse in your personal anthem of praise.

This is what the Bible calls Tehillah—a spontaneous, unrehearsed, authentic song of praise flowing from your relationship with God.

🎶 Why You Must Sing YOUR Song

Here’s the truth:
Nobody else can sing the song God...

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Why Lifting Your Hands in Worship Is Spiritual Warfare

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Why Lifting Your Hands in Worship Is Spiritual Warfare

“Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.” — Psalm 134:2

Have you ever been in a worship service where you wanted to lift your hands… but something held you back?

Maybe it was fear. Insecurity. Or just not understanding why it even mattered.

But, can I tell you something?

There is supernatural power in the simple act of lifting your hands to God.

Your Hands Are a Weapon

In Exodus 17, Moses stood on a hill as the Israelites fought the Amalekites. And scripture says that as long as his hands were raised, Israel was winning.

But when his hands dropped… the enemy started to win.

Your worship posture is connected to your spiritual victory.

Lifting your hands—what the Bible calls “Yadah” praise—isn’t just symbolic. It’s strategic.

It’s surrender, yes. But it’s also warfare.

When you raise your hands, you’re declaring:

I trust You, Lord.
This battle is Yours.
I am choosing praise instead of fear.

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4 Powerful Prayers for Embracing Simplicity in a Distracted World

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4 Powerful Prayers for Embracing Simplicity in a Distracted World

In a world constantly shouting do more, be more, buy more, our souls are aching for less. But not just less noise—they’re craving more of Jesus. The spiritual discipline of simplicity is about living with an undivided heart, choosing what matters most, and surrendering the distractions that pull us away from God’s presence.

If you’ve felt overwhelmed, spiritually cluttered, or disconnected, these 4 prayer points will help you realign with the peace and purpose found only in Christ.

1. Lord, give me an undivided heart.

“Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.” — Psalm 86:11

The root of spiritual simplicity is singular focus. When our hearts are divided—half for God, half for everything else—our worship suffers. Pray for a heart that chases only Him.

Prayer:
Father, I confess that my heart has been distracted and divided. I’ve been pulled in so many directions, and...

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Planting Seeds of Faith: A Spring Adventure for Families! 🌱🌸

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Spring is here!

The birds are singing, flowers are blooming, and it’s the perfect time to teach our little ones about faith, worship, and the beauty of God’s creation. 🌿✨

But how can we take advantage of this season to help our kids grow spiritually? That’s exactly why we created the NEW PraiseKids SPRING into Praise - The Power of Sound digital download! 🎉

This 35+ page resource is packed with faith-filled activities, a hands-on gardening project, and a powerful devotional that will bring your family closer to God—all for just $7!

Why This Year’s SPRING into Praise is Extra Special!

🌼 Totally Revamped & Full of New Content!
This isn’t just another devotional—it’s an interactive experience designed to engage your kids in creative ways! From learning about the power of sound in worship to getting their hands dirty in the garden, this download is unlike any we’ve ever created before!

🌱 A Hands-On Gardening Project to Teach Faith!
Children will plant real seeds while learning how fa...

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2025 - New Bible Study Series! DEEPLY ROOTED

Uncategorized Jan 03, 2025

The wait is over!

Announcing our new online Bible study: DEEPLY ROOTED 🌳

Starting Monday, January 6, 2025, learn how to be disciplined to seek God & stay planted in every season.

SEEKING TO DEEPLY ROOT YOURSELF IN THE LORD?

🌳 Our study is crafted to guide you through an introspective journey across 12 spiritual disciplines: Bible Study, Meditation, Confession, Worship, Prayer, Fasting, Simplicity, Stillness, Obedience, Giving, Joy, and Fellowship.

🌳 Whatever your current life season, these disciplines are designed to foster growth, instill peace, and breathe life into your spiritual journey.

🌳 The application of these disciplines varies from person to person and from season to season, but their purpose remains the same: to know God more intimately and to be more like Him...HOLY.

Join us weekly beginning, Monday, January 6, 2025 @ 8pm!

Need the Zoom link? Register here: www.soulofworship.com/onlinebiblestudy

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Unlock a Mystery with Your Generosity 🌟

Uncategorized Nov 07, 2024

In the heart of every worshiper lies a desire to connect more deeply with our Savior, Jesus Christ.

At the Soul of Worship Ministry, we strive to create avenues for this profound connection through weekly in-depth online Bible studies, encouraging social media content, and in-person community events. This month, we're inviting you to be a part of something special.

With every donation of $50 or more, we're offering a token of our gratitude: a mystery bag valued at over $75, filled with ministry merchandise designed to inspire and uplift your worship journey.

This is not just a bag of goodies; it's a treasure trove of faith, hope, and love.

Your generous support enables us to continue our work and touch more lives.

Together, we can foster a community of worshipers who are empowered to release an authentic sound of worship that moves mountains and brings heaven down!

Are you ready to discover what mysteries await?

Make your donation today and join us in spreading the joy and po...

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LAUNCHING...🚀 The new Daily Devotions with Soul of Worship Ministry Facebook Group!

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LAUNCHING...🚀
The new Daily Devotions with Soul of Worship Ministry Facebook Group!

For quite some time now, the LORD has been nudging me to start some type of "Daily Devotions" but I have to admit that I was afraid of the daily commitment. After all, I'm a wife, homeschooling mom of 2 and now a puppy mom. Not to mention all of the ministerial responsibilities I hold at our local church.

"Teach them how to worship," I'd hear the Holy Spirit say.

"LORD, I already do a weekly Bible study on worship and work daily on supporting the Soul of Worship Ministry. What else do you want me to do?"

"Show up daily."

After much prayer, and wrestling with the LORD, I feel like I've gotten the download on how to start this Daily Devotions initiative.

In full transparency, I was originally looking at building a networking area within my website. BUT, it was too complicated and I think I was overthinking it. After spending all this time building something new, will people login daily to my website?...

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Why Would We Put New Wine into Old Wineskins?

janice crespo Nov 17, 2023

"And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.”

Mark 2:22

When we think of a grape vine, we know that it bears grapes. And what is the process of the grape? We could eat it as is, off of the vine, or we can press it to make juice, or we can make sweet wine.

To create wine, first you would need to grow the grapes, then harvest, crush, process, ferment, pressurize, filter...it’s a meticulous process!

The best wine is aged so you also need to add patience to the list of steps. Once you are done with this process, wouldn’t you want to protect this wine you just made?

Jesus says that He is the vine and we are the branches (John 15:5).

When we bear fruit, we bear these grapes and God Himself takes the time to process us. Jesus states, "Why would we put new wine into old wineskins?"

Why would we take the chance of losing the wine He worked so pa...

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5 Facts about Psalm 119 that you might not know

Uncategorized Oct 11, 2023

Many of us know that Psalm 119 is the LONGEST psalm in the Bible.

But why is Psalm 119 so long? What makes Psalm 119 so robust and special?

On Monday night during our online Bible study Zoom chat, we began the process of dissecting this skillfully written masterpiece and try to uncover some of its hidden jewels of revelation.

I felt like my head was going to explode even as we talked about just the first 16 verses!

God's Word is so precious.

No wonder this psalmist felt it necessary to write 176 verses that give glory to God for the excellencies of His Word!

Here are some fun facts about Psalm 119 that you might not know.

1. Psalm 119 is written in the style of an acrostic poem.

2. Psalm 119 is divided up into 22 sections, each section representing a letter of the Hebrew Alphabet.

3. Each of the 22 sections of Psalm 119 has exactly 8 verses, and in the Hebrew, each verse starts with the Hebrew letter it is assigned.

4. The Hebrew alphabet is pictographic in nature so each ...

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Sara-Marie Puopolo

Author, Founder of the Soul of Worship Ministry

Sara-Marie Puopolo is a worship leader, Bible study instructor, and founder of the Soul of Worship Ministry. She carries a mission to empower a generation to release an authentic sound of worship that moves mountains and brings Heaven down. Alongside her loving husband Mark, Sara-Marie faithfully serves her local church in Eastern Pennsylvania where they are raising their two young children, Isabelle and Matthew. Please Note: Some blog posts are written by our growing team of ministry leaders! We are blessed to have them share their testimonies with us.

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