A HEART OF GRATITUDE (3)

A CALL TO WORSHIP

TODAY WE WILL BE LOOKING AT PSALM 100. THIS PSALM IS OFTEN THOUGHT OF AS A PSALM OF WORSHIP. TODAY I WANT US TO EXPLORE WHO AND WHERE WE ARE WHEN WE PREPARE TO WORSHIP AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND AS A CORPORATE BODY OF BELIEVERS. ARE WE APPROACHING OUR WORSHIP IN THE CORRECT STATE OF MIND AND THE CORRECT ATTITUDE. THE ATTITUDE FOR WORSHIP SHOULD BE ONE OF JOY, AND PEACE. OUR STATE OF MIND NEEDS TO BE CLEAR OF ALL THE THINGS GOING ON AROUND US BOTH GOOD AND BAD. SO LETS PREPARE OURSELVES FOR WORSHIP.

Psalm 100 NKJV

A Psalm of Thanksgiving. 1 Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! 2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. 3 Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. 4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. 5 For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.

JOYFUL NOISE

THE CALLING FOR US TO COME IN JOY, THIS CALL IS FOR EVERYONE EVERYWHERE TO COME AND WORSHIP THE GOD OF CREATION. WE NEED TO PREPARE OUR MINDS AND OUR HEART TO WORSHIP THE MOST HIGH KING OF KINGS. THERE IS MORE TO WORSHIP THEN JUST ATTENDING CHURCH. WE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR WORSHIP WITH THE CORRECT ATTITUDE FOR WORSHIP AND A CLEAR MIND TO FOCUS ON WHO IT IS YOU HAVE COME TO WORSHIP.

WHEN WE WORSHIP WE SHOULD BE IN A PLACE OF CELEBRATION. IF YOU DANCE DANCE, IF YOU SHOUT SHOUT, IF YOU CRY CRY, HOW EVER YOU EXPRESS YOURSELF IN WORSHIP JUST WORSHIP GOD IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH.

GOD DESIRES OUR JOY.

GLADNESS AND SINGING

WHEN DO WE WANT TO SING A SONG WHAT IS OUR MOOD. MOST PEOPLE SING WHEN THEY ARE IN A PLACE OF HAPPINESS OR GLADNESS.

WORSHIP IS NOT A BURDEN; WORSHIP SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AND IS A PRIVELAGE. WHEN WE WORSHIP WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT OUR WORSHIP MAKES THE DIFFICULT THINGS EASY AND THE UNIMAGINABLE THINGS IMAGINABLE. WE CAN FIND HEALING, WE CAN FIND PEOPLE COMPLETELY CHANGED BONDS BROKEN AND STRONG HOLD THROWN DOWN AND PEOPLE FREED. WE MUST POUR OUT OUR HEARTS WITH PURENESS OF MIND AND DESIRING ONLY TO WORSHIP THE KING.

WHEN WE COME TOGETHER TO WORSHIP WE ARE FROM THERE INVITED INTO HIS PRESENCE AND CAN CELEBRATE WHO HE IS.

BELONGING

WE SHOULD UNDERSTAND AS DR. MOSS TOLD US IN REVIVAL LAST YEAR WE MUST KNOW WHO’S WE ARE, AND KNOW WHO WE ARE IN HIM, SO WE CAN POUR OUT TO OTHERS THE PEACE AND SOVEREIGNITY OF WHO HE IS IN US AND WHO WE TRULY ARE IN HIM.

GOD SAYS THAT THERE ARE MANY MEMBER BUT ONE BODY WE ARE STITCHED TOGETHER WITH INTENTIOALITY, HE THE GOD OF CREATION HAS A PURPOSE FOR US AS A WHOLE AND AS INDIVIDUALS. WHEN WE ARE LINKED TOGETHER AND UNDERSTAND WHO WE ARE IN HIM, THEN WE HAVE HIS CONFIDENCE AND ASSURANCE THAT ALL THINGS ARE ABOUT LOVE AND BEING WORTHY OF LOVE. WE ALL HAVE VALUE

ENTERING THE GATES

YOU KNOW WE CAN NOT ENTER THE SECRET PLACES OF THE MOST HIGH IF WE ARE NOT RIGHT WITH HIM. WE MUST BE CAREFUL WHEN WE ENTER INTO HIS PRESENCE. MOSES WAS FORESHAWODED WITH THE SPIRIT OF GOD AFTER HAVING BEEN IN HIS PRESENCE, THE PREAST HAD TO BE AWARE AND REPENTED OF EVERYTHING BEFORE ENTERING THE HOLY PLACE OF THE MOST HIGH.

WE SHOLD SEEK TO ENTER INTO HIS MOST HOLY PLACE WHEN WE WORSHIP THE LORD.

FAITHFUL

GOD IS GOOD AND HIS MERCIES ARE FOR EVER ENDURING. WHAT WE SEE IN THE FACT THAT THE LORD IS GOOD IS BLESSINGS. HIS ABUNDANCE OF LOVE IS POURED OUT ON US, WE HAVE EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED WHEN HE POURS HIMSELF OUT ON US. YOU MIGHT SAY WELL I, I, NEED IT NOW, HIS TIMING IS PERFECT. GOD IS JUST ALLOWING THE FIRE TO BURN OFF A FEW MORE THINGS WE HAVE NO NEED OF.

THINK AND TALK TO ME THIS MORNING? TELL ME ABOUT HIS FAITHFULNESS TO YOUR AND HOW HE HAS POURED OUR HIS MERCY AND LOVE UPON YOU AND WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR YOU IN THE TIMES.

GOD IS A GOD OF UNWAVERING LOVE AND WITH BE FAITHFUL TO YOU IN YOUR FAITH JOURNEY.

CONCLUSION

REMEMBER THAT IF WE ARE IN THE RIGHT MIND WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF WHO HE IS AND WE ARE IN HIM THEN HE CAN DO THINGS THAT WE CAN NOT EVEN IMAGINE.

CAN YOU COMMIT TO LIVE A LIFE FILLED WITH JOY AND MAKE THE MOST OUR OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE HIM AND TO PRAISE HIM FOR HIS GOODNESS IN OUR LIVES.