I Am Not Ashamed to Enjoy Worship Psalm 100:1-5

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. Psalm 100:1-5

I Am Not Ashamed to Enjoy Worship Misunderstandings about worship Physical presence is worship Participation is optional Participation is primarily external It is a chore, it is a burden, it is boring Understanding God’s plan for worship It obviously involves truth It must involve my spirit and His It is proskuneo—look at the Greek It involves joy!

The Joy of Worshiping God Text of today’s lesson—Psalm 100 Psalm 127:1 & the “Psalms of Ascent” Joy is always found in worship Joy in heaven Joy among the saved, His saints Joy visible to visitors

Enjoying Worship Looking upward—Isaiah 6; Rev. 4-5 = JOY Looking outward = JOY We pray together We sing together We commune together We give together—2 Cor. 9:11 We “Heb. 10:23-25” together Looking inward = JOY He accepts me! -- Luke 18:10-14; James 2:2-6 He accepts my (worthless) worship

Becoming a Child Worshiping God Believe John 3:16 Repent Acts 17:30 Confess Faith Rom. 10:10 Be Baptized Into Him Gal. 3:27 Added to His church, His body, His kingdom Be Faithful until death Rev. 2:10