I Am Not Ashamed to Enjoy Worship Psalm

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