Sing And Be Happy
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Introduction
Introduction
Greetings…
In the song “Sing and Be Happy” which we just sang, this is a familiar song to us all.
Kyle leads it most often on our singing night, as it is his favorite song.
In the song we see the concept of singing to “make one happy” as a Christian.
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What should make a Christian, one adopted into the family of God, happy and thus desiring to sing God’s praises?
God’s Word & Obeying It
God’s Word & Obeying It
We Are Blessed When We Know God
We Are Blessed When We Know God
True happiness comes for humanity when they get to know God.
23 Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, 24 but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”
3 And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
True happiness comes for the child of God when they get to know God, and that happiness only grows when we mature to understand that…
We Are Blessed When We Obey God
We Are Blessed When We Obey God
True happiness for the child of God comes from not just getting to know God, but by meditating upon his “living word” and “obeying it.”
1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.
1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! 2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,
25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
7 The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; 8 the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
9 the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb. 11 Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
24 Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.
Summary
Summary
What should make a child of God, a faithful Christian, happy enough to sing all the day long in praising their God?
It is getting to know God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit while listening to the saving word and obeying it’s message of life.
What else should make a child of God happy enough to sing all day long…
Trusting & Taking Refuge In God
Trusting & Taking Refuge In God
We Are Blessed When We Have Faith In God
We Are Blessed When We Have Faith In God
True happiness comes within the child of God when they learn to put their complete and utter trust or faith in God’s faithfulness.
5 Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
4 For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. 4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.
20 Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.
4 Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!
True happiness comes within the child of God when they learn to put their complete faith and trust in God’s faithfulness.
This joy that comes from our trust in God, is fully recognized when we understand…
We Are Blessed When We Take Sanctuary In God
We Are Blessed When We Take Sanctuary In God
True happiness is possible in this old sinful world because we know that no matter what goes on around us we can find refuge or sanctuary in God.
8 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man. 9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.
1 O Lord my God, in you do I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me
11 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you. 12 For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover him with favor as with a shield.
Summary
Summary
What should make a child of God, a faithful Christian, happy enough to sing all the day long in praising their God?
It is understanding that we are blessed when we trust and take refuge in our trustworthy God.
Lastly, as Christians, we can wake up every morning and sing with joy until we lay our heads down because we understand the reality of…
Fearing With Reverence & Awe
Fearing With Reverence & Awe
We Are Blessed When We Are Devoted To God
We Are Blessed When We Are Devoted To God
We are truly blessed when we have a respectful fear of God, which means we are whole heartily devoted to our God in every aspect of our life.
27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
15 And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.”
When we are blessed by our reverence for God, we will then understand that…
We Are Blessed When We Venerate God
We Are Blessed When We Venerate God
To venerate one means to be awe inspired by one’s dignity, wisdom and dedication.
One of the blessings of being a faithful child of God is we know our God, his word, thus why he can be trusted.
We venerate God because God is dignified.
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty
6 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
We venerate God because God is wise.
20 Daniel answered and said: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and might. 21 He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding”
13 With God are wisdom and might; he has counsel and understanding.
5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.
We venerate God because God is can be trusted.
10 And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
Summary
Summary
What should make a child of God, a faithful Christian, happy enough to sing all the day long in praising their God?
Fearing with reverence and awe our great and wonderful God.
Conclusion
Conclusion
Sing and Be Happy
“ If the skies above you are gray, You are feeling so blue, If your cares and burdens seem great All the whole day thru, There’s a silver lining that shines In the heavenly land, Look by faith and see it my friend, Trust in His promises grand.”
Invitation
1 Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; 2 but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.
17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent
33 So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.
32 Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. 33 But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.
8 in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
1 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures
3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
