What is the Secret to Praise and Worship?

Psalm 111:1-10

1- Praise the Lord. God is the object of our praise.

2-5: We are to praise Him

6-8: God is a revealing God

9 - Holy and revered is His name

10- The fear of the Lord - this is the reason we praise Him
Fear is a good thing when it drives you to God.
Fear is a bad thing when it drives you away from God.

Genesis - Abraham feared God.
Isaiah - King Uzziah feared God

Am I Growing in the Lord?

Psalm 108:1-13
1: David’s heart is not fixed on the loss, the loneliness
2-3: He praises the Lord publicly.
4: God’s mercy is great.
5-6: If you are God’s child, you are His beloved.
7-13: Vain is the help of man.
Through God we shall do valiantly.
He is the One that treads down our enemies.

How Do God's People Respond to His Faithfulness?

Psalm 1-25

1: God has not dealt with us as He could

2: We can never exhaust the praise that God is due

3: There needs to be a dealing with wrong - do right!

4: Remember me Lord

5: Remember Israel, your people, your chosen

6-7: We have sinned

8: God saved them for His name’s sake

9: He led them through the Red Sea on dry land

10-11: He saved them from their enemies

12: They sang His praise

13: They forgot His works

14: They wanted more

15: Be careful what you ask for

16-18: Disregard for biblical authority

19-20: Their worship was for self

21-22: They forgot their Savior

23-25: Murmurings and Complainings

Why is God Faithful to His People? Part Three

Psalm 105: 26-45

26: God describes Moses as His servant
27: The Lord of Ham (Gen. 10:6)
28-38: The Plagues - God breaks down the Egyptians one by one
37: No one stumbled coming out, none were feeble
38: Egypt glad they left
39: God spreads His hand of protection over them
40: God satisfies the hunger of His people
41: God gave them water for two half million people
42: God is faithful to remember His promises
43: God desires that we draw nigh to him
44: He gave them the lands of the heathen
45: Trust and obey

What is our Daily Witness of God?

Psalm 104:1-35

1- Jehovah my Elohim

2 - God is light.

3 - God is big

4 - Angels were created during Creation

5 - God is the Creator and He sustains the earth

6-9 - God made the seas and oceans and He controls them.

10-12- He made the springs and streams and rivers

13-14 - He makes things grow for us

15- God made wine and oil

16 - 18 - God makes the habitats for the animals

19- He makes the seasons

20-22 - He makes the animals go their den

23-27 - God feeds this world

28-29 - God sustains

30-35 - God is greater than His Creation

Who's Running the Show?

Psalm 103:19-22

Sovereignty : Complete authority in His kingdom

Psalm 93: The Lord reigneth “eth” means now and forever
God’s kingdom is everlasting

Daniel 2:36-38, 44-45, God’s kingdom is forever
4:17: God sets up who will rule and reign

Matthew 6:9-10: Pray for the kingdom to come
vs. 33: Seek first His kingdom

Luke 17:20-21: The kingdom of God is now in you
He reigns in us

II Kings 6:8-23: Elisha defeats Syria with God’s help

Luke 21:9,28,31: God’s got everything under control

How Do Difficulties and Uncertainties Change You

Psalm 102: 1-28

1-2: Difficulties should drive us to ask the Lord for help

3-11: The vivid pictures that are used to describe His suffering

12: God is eternal and His people are still here

13: There is a set time for His promises

14: All the world’s wealth is nothing compared to God’s city

15: We are living in the days like Noah

16: God will appear in His glory

17-18: It’s written for you and me

19-20: Lord, you are the Deliverer

21-22: One day, all will go to Jerusalem and bow down to King Jesus

23: Jesus is the only Eternal One

24: We aren’t to waste one day

25-27: Hebrews 10:1 - Jesus is the Creator. The glory to come is amazing

28: Pray for the young people