“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” – Philippians 4:4, NIV
Rejoice
God did not create you to live depressed, stressed out, worried, or frustrated. He intends for you to be joyful, peaceful, contented, and happy. Take an honest look at your life. Is there joy deep down inside? Do you get up in the morning excited about your future? Are you enjoying your family and friends? If not, what is stealing your joy and causing you to live upset?
Joy does not depend on your circumstances; it depends on your will. To “rejoice in the Lord always” is a choice that you make. It’s a decision that you’re going to enjoy each day whether your plans work out, or whether they don’t. Sometimes, everything that can go wrong will. When you have one of those days, dig your heels in and just go with the flow, knowing that God is working all things out for your good. Refuse to let the negative thoughts play in your mind and tune in to thoughts of joy, peace, faith, hope, and victory. Believe that God is in control and always choose to be joyful.
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that no matter what my circumstances are, I don’t have to live stressed and frustrated and discontent. Thank You that You have made this day and I can rejoice and be glad in it. I will choose joy because I know You are in control. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
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COMEDY CATCH AT THE CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO (Chattanooga TN) – Rob Ward
FOOD CITY CENTER (Knoxville TN) – Tim McGraw: Standing Room Only Tour 2024, 7pm
MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM – ROBERT KIRK WALKER COMMUNITY THEATRE (Chattanooga TN) – Danae Hays
THE LOUISVILLE PALACE (Louisville KY) – Israel Houghton – Israel & New Breed x Friends- Decades Tour, 8pm
SATURDAY – APRIL 27
ACKERMAN AUDITORIUM (Collegedale TN) – Southern Adventist University’s School of Music Presents Jazz Ensemble Concert Honoring Duke Ellington – “Happy Birthday, Duke”, directed by Ken Parsons, 9pm. This free event also will be livestreamed. For additional details, visit www.southern.edu/musicevents or call 423.236.2880.
BARKING LEGS THEATER (Chattanooga TN 37404) – Improv Chattanooga
COLLEGEDALE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH (Collegedale TN 37315), 4829 College Drive East, Southern Adventist University’s Choirs Present Sacred Concert as Year-end Finale. Choirs from the School of Music at Southern Adventist University — including Bel Canto (women’s chorus), Die Meistersinger (men’s chorus), and I Cantori conducted by Gennevieve Brown-Kibble. 4pm. This free event also will be livestreamed. For additional details, visit www.southern.edu/musicevents or call 423.236.2880.
COMEDY CATCH AT THE CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO (Chattanooga TN) – Rob Ward
CREATIVE ARTS GUILD (Dalton GA) – Art and Soul with a Sculpture Garden Stroll with live music by Soul Candy, 11am to 2pm. $60
MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM – ROBERT KIRK WALKER COMMUNITY THEATRE (Chattanooga TN) – Ali Siddiq: I Got A Story To tell
ROME CITY AUDITORIUM (Rome GA) – Atlanta Rhythm Section
SUNDAY – APRIL 28
BARKING LEGS THEATER (Chattanooga TN 37404) – New Works in Process: BLT Artists in Residency Performances
VOLKSWAGEN CONFERENCE CENTER (Chattanooga TN) – The Mid-South Symphonic Band, 3pm. The concert is free and open to all ages of music fans.
WEDNESDAY – MAY 1
BARKING LEGS THEATER (Chattanooga TN 37404) – “Wednesday Night Jazz in the Lounge” with Alan Wyatt Quartet, 7pm
THURSDAY – MAY 2
BARKING LEGS THEATER (Chattanooga TN 37404) – An Evening with the Ballroom Thieves
BARKING LEGS THEATER (Chattanooga TN 37404) – AMBUSH Improv
CHATTANOOGA GREEN (Chattanooga TN), 120 Chestnut Street. We Make Festival with individual students, school theater groups, choirs, ensembles, and arts organizations with in-school programming. 11am to 4pm
COMEDY CATCH AT THE CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO (Chattanooga TN) – Jeff Allen
MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM (Chattanooga TN) – Mean Girls (Touring)
ACKERMAN AUDITORIUM (Collegedale TN) – Southern Adventist University’s School of Music Presents Jazz Ensemble Concert Honoring Duke Ellington – “Happy Birthday, Duke”, directed by Ken Parsons, 9pm. This free event also will be livestreamed. For additional details, visit www.southern.edu/musicevents or call 423.236.2880.
BARTLEBAUGH BAPTIST CHURCH (Chattanooga TN), 6129 Champion Road, “Spring Block Party” with Cross Canaan, 2-6pm
CALVARY TEMPLE CHURCH (Murray KY 42071), 2685 Highway 641 South, Childress Family, 6pm, 270-753-7389
CLOVERLEAF BAPTIST CHURCH (Cleveland TN 37311), 2290 Waterlevel Highway, “Benefit Singing” with The Carters, 6pm, 423-339-3617
COLLEGEDALE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH (Collegedale TN 37315), 4829 College Drive East, Southern Adventist University’s Choirs Present Sacred Concert as Year-end Finale. Choirs from the School of Music at Southern Adventist University — including Bel Canto (women’s chorus), Die Meistersinger (men’s chorus), and I Cantori conducted by Gennevieve Brown-Kibble. 4pm. This free event also will be livestreamed. For additional details, visit www.southern.edu/musicevents or call 423.236.2880.
KRYSTAL RESTAURANT (Decherd TN 37324), 2540 Decherd Blvd., Gospel singing every Saturday night. 6pm CST. Call Brian Hill if you’d like to sing – 931.287.5265.
MOUNT OLIVE BIBLE BASED FELLOWSHIP CHURCH (Cullum AL), “Homecoming” with Alliance Quartet, 7pm CST
RANBURNE HIGH SCHOOL (Ranburne AL), “Mrs. Ranburne Pageant” with New Reason Quartet, 1pm CST
RITA’S FRONT PORCH GOSPEL JUBILEE (St. Charles KY), Ben Stone, 7pm CST
WEST GEORGIA OPRY (Waco GA), Zion Trio, 7pm
WILLIAMSBURG GOSPEL BARN (Williamsburg KY), 90 Happy Hollow Road, Gospel singing with Carrico’s, Buddy & Janice Mullins and Dennis Benton. 6pm. Doors open at 5pm with open mic. 606.312.4819 – FREE
SUNDAY – APRIL 28
BOYDS CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH (Sevierville TN 37876), 1110 Boyds Creek Church Road, The Foothills Quartet, 6pm, 865-429-8542
FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH (Rockmart GA 30153), 881 Fairview Road, “Homecoming” with Zion Trio, 10:30am, 770-684-5201
FISH SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH (Hampton TN), The Believers, 6pm
GRACE CONNECTION CHURCH (Tuscaloosa AL), Promised Land, 10:30am CST
BOJANGLES (Athens TN), 1888 Congress S Pkwy., Gospel singing with Meadowfork. 6pm – 7:30pm, for booking, please call Kathy at 423.744.5756
MARYVILLE BAPTIST TABERNACLE (Maryville TN 37801), 1585 Mount Tabor Road, “Revival” with The Watson Brothers Trio, Steve Dagenhart, 7pm
RAFAEL’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT (Soddy Daisy TN), 9607 Dayton Pike, Gospel singing with Mark Spangler, 6 to 8pm. For booking, please call Ethel Linam at 423.356.0525
THURSDAY – MAY 2
BURKS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (Hixson TN), 6433 Hixson Pk., Gospel singing with the Kindred Singing Band, 6-8pm. Call Mike Hixson @ 423.593.7217 for more information.
BATTLEFIELD ASSEMBLY OF MESSIAH (Rossville GA 30741), 195 Ashley Lane, Sabbath service by Pastor Bill Morgan. 2pm. Fellowship meal to follow. 304-890-0949
COLLEGEDALE COMMUNITY CHURCH (Collegedale TN), 9305 Four Corners Place, Sabbath service by Pastor Jerry Arnold, 10 and 11:30am. 423.396.5464.
COLLEGEDALE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH(Collegedale TN), 4829 College Drive East, “Lessons from the Life of David: Giants” by Ron Halvorsen, Jr., 10am, 423.236.7100.
EAST RIDGE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH(East Ridge TN 37412), 2105 Dabney Dr., “The Inferno's Least Likely Resident” by Dr. Ron Clouzet at 11:20am. 423.521.4133
HAMILTON COMMUNITY CHURCH (Chattanooga TN), 7997 Shallowford Rd., “God will Guard Your Heart and Mind!” by Pastor LeClare Litchfield at 10am and 11:30am. Watch our service online athamiltonchurch.com/watch. 423-485-1011.
MIDDLE VALLEY CHURCH OF GOD (Hixson TN), 1703 Thrasher Pike, “There Are Three Of Us” by Pastor Mitch McClure. 10:30am. Prayer Meeting at 5;30pm. 423.843.1539.
POINT CHURCH ONLINE (Red Bank Family Life Center) (Red Bank TN), 4000 Dayton Blvd., online at https://www.pointchurch.org/. 1pm
COLLEGEDALE COMMUNITY CHURCH(Collegedale TN), 9305 Four Corners Place., Community Bible Study: All are welcome to join us for a weekly Bible Study in the Conference Room, #203 with Pastor Jim, currently using Steps to Christ book. Everyone is welcome! 7pm. 423.396.5464.
FIRST CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (Chattanooga), 1505 N. Moore Rd., We are studying the book of Revelation. Everyone is invited to attend. If they wish to come to the meal at 5:30 p.m. the cost is $7 per adult and $3 per child with a family maximum payment of $20. Reservations must be made with the church office by Tuesday at noon.
MIDDLE VALLEY CHURCH OF GOD (Hixson TN), 1703 Thrasher Pike, Pastor Mitch McClure will be leading an interactive Bible study 'AI and the Church' at 7pm. 423.843.1539.
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It’s easy to smile at a cheerful person, but how much greater the blessing to try to cheer up a discouraged or angry person. Joyfulness is contagious! Paul writes in his letter to the Romans (1:1-12), “For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you, that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each others faith, both yours and mine.” Share your joy with others at your house of worship this week; God will smile on you!
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ChattanoogaEntertainers.Com and ChattanoogaAreaChurches.Com are being discontinued – mostly because I can’t keep up with everything that is happening any longer.
At this time, I not really sure what content from the 2 websites that I will continue with. For the time being, I will try to keep the Christian Entertainment Calendar going, The Worship Calendar, as well as the Entertainer’s Prayer List.
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Most of you know that my real passion, and God-given talent, is photography and that is what I am going to concentrate on from now on. Especially Gospel concert photography. I have over 10,000 unedited photos from Gospel concerts that I plan on editing and publishing in the next few months. I also want to publish a book of Gospel Concert Photography.
I really appreciate all of you who supported me by letting me know where and when you were performing and I will try to share your upcoming events on my Facebook page if you will let me know about them.
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