Thanks and Praise
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19 Thanks and Praise
Psalm 100:1–5
I. The Praise—v. 1
I. The Praise—v. 1
A. Thanks—“Make a joyful noise unto the Lord.” We should thank God without being forced or even reminded.
A. Thanks—“Make a joyful noise unto the Lord.” We should thank God without being forced or even reminded.
B. Thoughtfulness—“All ye lands.” Many people are inconsiderate or unthoughtful. Stop and think of all God’s blessings to you, then give thanks unto Him.
B. Thoughtfulness—“All ye lands.” Many people are inconsiderate or unthoughtful. Stop and think of all God’s blessings to you, then give thanks unto Him.
If you don’t thank the Lord, you will complain. Complaining brings sadness. Sadness, bitterness.
II. The psalms—v. 2
II. The psalms—v. 2
A. Serving—“Serve the Lord with gladness.” Some people endure salvation while others enjoy it. Serving the Lord is not a duty but a delight.
A. Serving—“Serve the Lord with gladness.” Some people endure salvation while others enjoy it. Serving the Lord is not a duty but a delight.
B. Singing—“Come before his presence with singing.” When we know the Lord personally, we sing and rejoice in the Lord. Paul tells of singing praise unto the Lord—Eph. 5:19. So does Ps. 95:1.
B. Singing—“Come before his presence with singing.” When we know the Lord personally, we sing and rejoice in the Lord. Paul tells of singing praise unto the Lord—Eph. 5:19. So does Ps. 95:1.
III. The people—v. 3
III. The people—v. 3
A. Personality—“Know ye that the Lord is good.” God is a good God! All things in the Christian’s life work together for good—Rom. 8:28.
A. Personality—“Know ye that the Lord is good.” God is a good God! All things in the Christian’s life work together for good—Rom. 8:28.
B. Purpose—“He hath made us and not we ourselves.” We were made in the image of God—Gen. 1:26. Therefore we should show the image of God in our daily lives.
B. Purpose—“He hath made us and not we ourselves.” We were made in the image of God—Gen. 1:26. Therefore we should show the image of God in our daily lives.
C. People—“We are his people.” We are God’s people when we accept the Son of God—John 1:12.
C. People—“We are his people.” We are God’s people when we accept the Son of God—John 1:12.
IV. The pattern—v. 4
IV. The pattern—v. 4
Note the pattern for praising God:
A. Thanksgiving—“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving.”
A. Thanksgiving—“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving.”
B. Praise—“And into his courts with praise.”
B. Praise—“And into his courts with praise.”
C. Blessing—“Bless his name.” His name above all names!
C. Blessing—“Bless his name.” His name above all names!
V. The person—v. 5
V. The person—v. 5
A. God—“For the Lord is good.” God is good, and He expects us to be good.
A. God—“For the Lord is good.” God is good, and He expects us to be good.
B. Goodness—“his mercy is everlasting.” His patience is endless!
B. Goodness—“his mercy is everlasting.” His patience is endless!
C. Greatness—“his truth endureth to all generations.” He is the Truth.
C. Greatness—“his truth endureth to all generations.” He is the Truth.
Croft M. Pentz, Sermon Outlines from the Psalms, Dollar Sermon Library Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1974), 31.