Psalm 100
Shout for joy
to the Lord, all the earth. 2
Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are
his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to
him and praise his name. 5 For the
Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through
all generations.
Psalm 34:3 Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his
name together.
The old city of Jerusalem to this day has the
archways called gates. The city was
created as a fortress to keep unwanted invaders out. This was particularly true just out side the
temple. Each progression closer to the
holy of holies (the seat of God) had a gate to go through to enter the next
court (court of the gentiles, the women, Israel/men, Priests). You can still see this separation today at
the Wailing Wall 3/4 men 1/4 women.
Do you pray when you are in the presence of God or do
you send him tweets, posts, texts, emails, or leave voice messages? What do I mean? You can get right into the holy of holies if
you are a disciple of Jesus – but there is a prescribed way to get through the
gates found in Psalm 100 vs 4 - Enter
his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give
thanks to him and praise his name.
We don’t come to God like a whinny ungrateful self
centered child – we come as mature Christ followers who first recognize the one
to whom we are approaching – The living God.
We begin by reminding ourselves that he alone is worthy of our praise
and thanksgiving. We begin by offering
him the gift of our praise and thanksgiving.
We begin at the beginning – giving him the praise and thanksgiving he is
due.
The only time to deviate from Psalm 100 praising is
in our SOS prayers – during an emergency 911 situation where we need God to act
NOW. What about when I am in a
non-emergency situation but I am down in the dumps and life looks bleak – then
remember Rom 8:28-29 And we know that in all things God
works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his
purpose. This doesn’t mean all
things are good but that in all things God is working for our good. Even in the most tragic times, God is still
present working on our behalf. That is
reason to give thanks – not for the tragic thing happening but for the God who
is carrying you through that circumstance.
Look at Phil 4:4-7 Rejoice
in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The
Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer
and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the
peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and
your minds in Christ Jesus.
1 Thess 5:18 give
thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ
Jesus. “In all circumstances” not
FOR all circumstances.
Ps 43:5 Why
are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
RETELL the story of the Philippian Jail Praise Acts 16:16-34
Once when we
were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a
spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for
her owners by fortune-telling. 17
This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, "These men are
servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved." 18 She kept this up for many days. Finally
Paul became so troubled that he turned around and said to the spirit, "In
the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!" At that moment
the spirit left her.
19 When the
owners of the slave girl realized that their hope of making money was gone,
they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the
authorities. 20 They brought them
before the magistrates and said, "These men are Jews, and are throwing our
city into an uproar 21 by advocating
customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice." 22 The crowd joined in the attack against
Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten.
23 After they
had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was
commanded to guard them carefully. 24 Upon receiving such orders, he put them in the inner cell and
fastened their feet in the stocks. 25 About midnight
Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners
were listening to them. 26
Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison
were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody's chains
came loose. 27 The jailer woke up,
and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill
himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul shouted, "Don't harm
yourself! We are all here!" 29
The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and
Silas. 30 He then brought them out
and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" 31 They replied, "Believe in the Lord
Jesus, and you will be saved — you and your household." 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to
him and to all the others in his house. 33 At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their
wounds; then immediately he and all his family were baptized. 34 The jailer brought them into his house and
set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe
in God — he and his whole family.
What words of
praise do we use?
Ex 15:2 The Lord is my strength and my song; he has
become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and
I will exalt him.
Isa 25:1 O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you
and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous
things, things planned long ago.
KINDLE BOOK: 99c To him who sits on the throne: Praising God with the scriptures
HALLELUJAH! YES, PRAISE THE LORD!
Based on Psalm
150 Liv Bib: song written by Jeff Cooper 1988
Praise
Him in his temple
and in
the heavens He made with His mighty power,
His
mighty power.
Praise
Him for his mighty works,
and His
unequaled greatness.
Praise
the Lord!
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Praise Him with the trumpet,
And with the lute and the harp,
Lute and the harp.
Praise Him with the tambourines,
And with the processional.
Praise the Lord!
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Praise
Him with stringed instruments,
And
with the horns,
With
the horns.
Praise
Him with the cymbals,
Yes,
loud clanging cymbals.
Praise
the Lord!
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Let everything alive
Give praise to the Lord,
To the Lord.
You---praise---Him.
Hallelujah!
Praise the Lord!
Psalm
136
Give thanks to the Lord, for he
is good. Your love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of
gods. Your love endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord of
lords: Your love endures forever.
to him who alone does great
wonders, Your love endures forever.
who by his understanding made
the heavens, Your love endures
forever.
who spread out the earth upon
the waters, Your love endures
forever.
who made the great lights — Your love endures forever.
the sun to govern the day, Your love endures forever.
the moon and stars to govern the
night; Your love endures forever.
to him who struck down the
firstborn of Egypt Your love endures
forever.
and brought Israel out from
among them Your love endures forever.
with a mighty hand and
outstretched arm; Your love endures
forever.
to him who divided the Red Sea
asunder Your love endures forever.
and brought Israel through the
midst of it, Your love endures
forever.
but swept Pharaoh and his army
into the Red Sea; Your love endures
forever.
to him who led his people
through the desert, Your love
endures forever.
who struck down great
kings, Your love endures forever.
and killed mighty kings — Your love endures forever.
Sihon king of the Amorites Your love endures forever.
and Og king of Bashan — Your love endures forever.
and gave their land as an
inheritance, Your love endures
forever.
an inheritance to his servant
Israel; Your love endures forever.
to the One who remembered us in
our low estate Your love endures
forever.
and freed us from our
enemies, Your love endures forever.
and who gives food to every
creature. Your love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of
heaven. Your love endures forever.
Rev
22:12-16 "Behold
Jesus! You am coming soon! Your reward is with you, and you will give to
everyone according to what he has done. You am the Alpha and the Omega, the
First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. "Blessed are those who wash
their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go
through the gates into the city. "You, Jesus, have sent your angel to give
us this testimony for the churches. You are the Root and the Offspring of
David, and the bright Morning Star."
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