What Everyone Should Bring To Church

Psalm 100:1–5

Introduction is a Psalm of the future millennial kingdom it describes what worship will be like in the day when the Lord Jesus Christ reigns in glory and power upon the earth. We are not in that glorious day right now, but we are in the family of God and we are commanded to gather ourselves together and worship Him in His church With that in mind, let it be said that this Psalm tells us exactly what everyone ought to bring to church when they come. Let’s look at that together this morning.

BRING THE RIGHT SPIRIT

A. V. 1 A Shouting Spirit—we are told to “Make a joyful noise unto the LORD.” Let’s break this down and see what He is commanding us to do.

1. First, there is the word “Make”—this word means to “Make music” It is used to refer to singing and to the Psalms.

2. Then,there is the word “Joyful”. This word means “to give a public confession of the attributes and works of God.”

3. Thirdly,there is the word “Noise”. This word means “to raise a shout.” It refers to a “ringing cry” A cry that pierces the eardrum!

When all these things are put together, we can see that the Psalmist is calling on the people of the Lord to raise an anthem of praise from their hearts to the Lord.

These verses tell us that He put “a new song in my mouth.” The right spirit is a spirit of shouting! Remember, genuine praise is always vocal, visible and public! He gets no glory when we hold it in!

B. V. 2a A Serving Spirit—the word “serve”, means “to be in bondage to”. It refers to doing whatever the master tells the slave to do. It means “to be at his beck and call.” When we got saved, we became the Lord’s property Therefore, we are to do what He tells us to do without question or hesitation

That word “gladness” is an interesting word. It carries with the meaning of being “wide-eyed with a big grin”. It brings to mind the unvarnished joy of a child. When something happens that they like, it affects the whole body! The mouth flies open, the eyes get wide, the face lights up, the heart lifts and the soul rejoices. Such should be the delight for us as we come to serve the Lord our God who has redeemed us from death and Hell by His precious blood!)

C. V. 2b A Singing Spirit—here, we are told to approach the Lord our God with “singing”. This little word refers again to “the ringing cry, the shout of joy.” Our hearts should be so filled with the wonder of Who He is and what He has done for us that we allow His praises to burst forth from our inner being.

These first two verses tell us that when God is in your life, you will not be able to hide Him! You will not keep Him a secret for very long! You can’t have someone the size of God in your heart without Him getting out now and them! Ill. Sometimes He’ll run out your eyes. Sometimes, He will show up in your raised hands. Sometimes, He’ll run up your throat and over your vocal cords and make you shout. The fact is, you will not be able to hide Him.)

I. Bring the Right Spirit

V. 3 BRING THE RIGHT SUBMISSION

A. Submit to The Person of God—we are told to “know” that the Lord is God. This word means “to make a distinction” We are to know that He and He alone is God! Ill. Friend, do you have it nailed down this morning who your God is?

B. Submit to The Purpose of God—next, we are reminded that we are what we are because He has “made” us. This word simply means “to take some material and fashion something new out of it!” You see, God took the clay that was us and formed a new creature out of it by His power. Regardless of what we are this morning, we are what we are by the power of God,

C. Submit to The Promise of God—we are “the sheep of His pasture”. This statement simply reminds us that we belong to Him and just as a shepherd looks after the welfare of his so, so our Lord looks after us with infinite care. David had this nailed down in his own life, Psa. 23. You and I need to get it nailed down in our lives also.

If we ever grasped the truth that “The LORD is my Shepherd.” it would forever transform us. We would realize that we never have to worry about a need being met. We never have to fear anything that arises in life. We are His promises and His guarantee that all is in His control,

Bring the Right Spirit

Bring the Right Submission

V. 4–5 BRING THE RIGHT SACRIFICE

There is just one sacrifice the Lord expects every saint to bring to church when they come and it is revealed in these last 2 verses of Psalm 100. We are told to bring the sacrifice of “praise.”)

4. This verse tells us that we are to “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him and bless His Name

6. Verse 5 gives us three reasons for praising His Name.

A. Praise God For His Goodness—we are told that the Lord is “good.” This seems like a limited description for God, but the words means “good, pleasant, beautiful, delightful, glad, joyful, precious, correct and righteous. It can also mean, expensive.” Everything God does is an expression of His goodness! We can praise our God because He is good! Regardless of what happens in life, God is good! No matter how things turn out, God is still good! Therefore, praise Him for His goodness!

B. Praise God For His Grace—Next we are told that God’s “mercy is everlasting.” We can praise God because He is constantly extending His mercy to us as we go through life. As you know mercy is defined as “not getting what you deserve God extinguished His wrath toward us and now, I enjoy mercy! And, His mercy will never be exhausted, Lam. 3:22–23. We will never use it up! He makes a fresh batch every day! That is a good reason to praise the Lord!

C. Praise God For His Guarantee—we are told that God’s “truth endured to all generations