What Everyone Should Bring To Church (2)

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

BRING THE RIGHT SPIRIT

A. read verse one

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 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

V. 3 BRING THE RIGHT SUBMISSION

A 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,

V. 4–5 BRING THE RIGHT SACRIFICE

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