“Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations” (Ps 100:1-5).
An exhortation to PRAISE - to lay everything aside that hinders us and make a joyful noise unto the Lord. God is concerned with is the attitude of our hearts when we come to Him. He wants us to serve Him with gladness – not manipulation or obligation. He wants voluntary lovers who choose Him.
He made us – He created us. (verse 3) He takes ownership of our lives –We are His people. We can rest in the fact that we are His. (verse 3) The Lord is good. (verse 5) Goodness is in His character – it is who He is, like love. It pours out of him. His mercy is everlasting. (verse 5) He never gives up on us. He continues to cover us. His truth endures to all generations. (verse 5) His truth is relevant to every person no matter their age, culture, or background.
“O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD. I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people, In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD” (Ps 116:16-190).
“I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD” (Ps 122:1-4).
WORSHIP IN SONG: BRO JASON MCNABB
WE HAVE COME INTO THIS HOUSE
WE BRING THE SACRIFICE
SING UNTO GOD
GLORY TO HIS NAME 89
DEEPER DEEPER 322
HE KEEPS ME SINGING 453
I’M SO GLAD JESUS SET ME FREE
PRAYER REQUEST: Candace Hensel’s heart problem, Yolanda Garcia, Tim Allen, Judith Weir family, Christine Elisabeth, Jim Partain’s Mother, Nola NZ. Kimberly Palmer, Jim Ludwig an aneurism in his head, Pastor Yaqub Sadiq, for the youth of this generation,
WORSHIP IN OFFERING: GIVE THANKS
SPECIAL SONG:
SERMON: BRO DAVID MCNABB