Constantly Praising A Consistent God

Good morning Church!

Announcements:

We have also decided to team up with Lighthouse Christian Camp this winter for their Christmas Missions Project. We will be taking up unwrapped Christmas presents for boys, girls, and even adults. These gifts will all be placed in their gymnasium with price tags. The kids are given so much monopoly money to buy gifts when they arrive, but so much of their money has to be spent on someone else within their family. They are given large trash bags to go around and collect/or buy, the gifts that they want. The kids are also fed in the fellowship hall and then also read the Christmas story by local pastors while there.

All donations are due by Sunday, November 13th. See flyer in foyer for gift ideas.

They also welcome volunteers to help with the children during these events as well, so please let me know if you are interested in serving during this Christmas Missions Project.

12/11/2022

Christmas Play during our Sunday School hour.

There will be a youth party afterwards.

12/18/2022

Thanksgiving/Christmas Dinner after the service.

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This is my Bible. It is God’s Holy Word. It is a lamp unto my feet, a light unto my path, and I will hide its words within my heart that I might not sin against God! Amen!!!

Open Bibles To: Psalm 100

Isn’t God good? God is amazing! He is worthy of our praise!! Can we give God a handclap of praise this morning?

Context

Psalms II: Chapters 42–106 (King James Version) Psalm 100: A Summons to All the Earth: Acknowledge and Receive the Lord, 100:1–5

Psalm 100 is the last in a series of psalms that emphasize the LORD as King (93–100). It describes God’s people going into His house to worship Him, and it spells out what their attitude should be as they go. It also calls out to all the people of the earth, urging them to recognize that the LORD is God and inviting them to receive Him.

In a very practical sense, this psalm teaches us the actual purpose of the church: to joyfully express praise and thanksgiving to God, to present ourselves for God’s service, and to urge all people of the earth to come into a relationship with God through His Son.

Content

We Are To See Him

He Is God (v. 3)

Come into His presence (v. 2)

He made us (v. 3)

We are His people (v. 3)

It is His pasture (v. 3)

His gates and His courts (v. 4)

His name (v. 4)

His mercy & His Truth (v. 5)

He Is Good (v. 5)

His mercy is everlasting (v. 5)

We Are To Seek Him

Come Into His Presence (v. 2) & Enter His Gates (v. 4)

We Are The Sheep of His Pasture (v. 3)

Jeremiah 29:13 NKJV

13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

We Are To Serenade Him

Our Praise Should Be Vocal

Joyful Shout (v. 1)

Singing (v. 2)

Our Praise Should Be Visible

Clapping Hands

Psalm 47:1 NKJV

1 Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph!

Lifting of Hands

Psalm 63:4 NKJV

4 Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.

Psalm 134:2 NKJV

2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless the Lord.

Dancing

2 Samuel 6:14 NKJV

14 Then David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod.

There is nothing wrong with any genuine, visible expression of praise and glory toward the Lord as long as it if from the heart and sincere. We are not here to put on a show, but we are also not here to be sticks in the mud. We are to express our praise to God from the sincerity of our hearts, and if we do not do just that, we are being sinful against God. He deserves our praise and is worthy of it.

Our Praise Should Be Voluntary

Our praise should not be forced. Our praise should be easy. It should stem from point 1, which is that we see Him. Once we see how good God is, there should be no issues with giving Him praise. Lifting our hands, clapping our hands, dancing, swaying, tapping, crying, or any other form of praise should be as easy as breathing.

Sometimes it is good to just close your eyes and imagine there is no one else in the room except for you and God. When you do this, it takes away the pressure of others looking at you. Some people do these things because others are looking and they want some attention. Others do not do these things because others are looking and they do not want any attention. Either way is sinful. Just praise God from your heart and it will be good praise.

We Are To Serve Him

Serve With Gladness (v. 2)

We Are His People (v. 3)

Shout to the Lord (v. 1)

His Truth Endures To All Generations (v. 5)

Commitment

The Sermon Notebook: Old Testament A Call to Thanksgiving (Psa. 100:1–5)

A good example of praise is set forth for us by the prayer of an elderly saint of God at a prayer meeting one evening. He said,”O Lord, we will praise Thee; we will praise Thee with an instrument of ten strings!” People wondered what he meant, but understood when he continued, “We will praise Thee with our two eyes by looking only unto Thee. We will exalt Thee with our two ears by listening only to Thy voice. We will extol Thee with our two hands by working in Thy service. We will honor Thee with our own two feet by walking in the way of Thy statutes. We will magnify Thee with our tongue by bearing testimony to Thy loving kindness. We will worship Thee with our heart by loving only Thee. We thank Thee for this instrument, Lord; keep it in tune. Play upon it as Thou wilt and ring out the melodies of Thy grace! May its harmonies always express Thy glory!”

I love this! Let us use every part of us to praise every trait of Him!