Psalm 100 ~ A psalm. For giving thanks. Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 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. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Psalm 100 ~ A psalm. For giving thanks. Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. ~~~~~~~~~~ Shout Shout ~ literally: to mar; figuratively: to split the ears with sound in the context of joy or alarm It is a pretty loud shout, seeing that it is supposed to be heard by all the earth...

Psalm 100 ~ A psalm. For giving thanks. Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. ~~~~~~~~~~ Shout ~ literally: to mar; figuratively: to split the ears with sound in the context of joy or alarm We don’t do this very often... (not that is should be normative).

Psalm 100 ~ A psalm. For giving thanks. Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. ~~~~~~~~~~ Shout ~ literally: to mar; figuratively: to split the ears with sound in the context of joy or alarm Worship ~ literally: serve ~ an event and a lifestyle Romans 12:1-2

Psalm 100 ~ A psalm. For giving thanks. Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. ~~~~~~~~~~ Shout ~ literally: to mar; figuratively: to split the ears with sound in the context of joy or alarm Worship ~ literally: serve gladness ~ rejoicing Why rejoice or be glad? Any suggestions?

Psalm 100 ~ A psalm. For giving thanks. Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. ~~~~~~~~~~ Shout ~ literally: to mar; figuratively: to split the ears with sound in the context of joy or alarm Worship ~ literally: serve gladness ~ rejoicing joyful songs ~ sounds of triumph Sort of sounds like a party...

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Psalm 100 ~ A psalm. For giving thanks. Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 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. ~~~~~~~~~~ Have your theology straight In Jewish theology, God is described by what he does and who else has followed him. Rahab’s testimony “I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” “Our God is the God who brought us out of Egypt.” “For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do?” Deuteronomy 10:14-22 / Psalm 136

Psalm 100 ~ A psalm. For giving thanks. Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 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. ~~~~~~~~~~ Have your theology straight If we were to define God in terms of what he has done, how would we define him?

Psalm 100 ~ A psalm. For giving thanks. Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 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. ~~~~~~~~~~ Have your theology straight There is but one true God, YHWH. All others are pathetic falsehoods. Serve the only real one with all you are and have!

Psalm 100 ~ A psalm. For giving thanks. Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 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. ~~~~~~~~~~ Have your theology straight Have you anthropology straight We are created to be like him on the earth. (Accountability) We aren’t measuring up... We aren’t measuring up... As sheep belong to the shepherd, so we belong to God We are to serve him, not visa-versa. We are to be set apart, to exemplify his love and mercy.

Psalm 100 ~ A psalm. For giving thanks. Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 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. ~~~~~~~~~~ Have your theology straight Have you anthropology straight Walk in tight relationship to him Like sheep need a shepherd, we need him. Like sheep need a shepherd, we need him. We are incapable of self sufficiency We are incapable of self sufficiency Psalm 23; John 10 Psalm 23; John 10

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Psalm 100 ~ A psalm. For giving thanks. Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 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. ~~~~~~~~~~ This speaks of the extension of the hands, singing and kneeling. Our bodies are to be involved in praise and worship at his place. “Holy rolling” might be a bit over the edge... Baptists aren’t usually very good at this...

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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Psalm 100 ~ A psalm. For giving thanks. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. ~~~~~~~~~~ “love” here includes the idea of faithfulness “forever” is the idea of “vanishing point” (Romans 8) Think in terms of time, immensity and durability.  __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __              

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Psalm 100 ~ A psalm. For giving thanks. Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 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. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Celebrate!Celebrate! UnderstandUnderstand Show Gratitude RememberRemember