Serve the Lord with Gladness

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Serve the Lord with Gladness

• Psalm 100

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Make a joyful noise (1)

• We must praise God with joy
• All you lands God rules over all nations!Phil.
  29-11, Psa. 478-9

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Serve with gladness (2)

• Serve Him Rom. 121, Heb. 1228
• But do we do so with gladness and joy? Phil. 44,
  Rom. 1212, 51-2, 1 Thess. 516
• Come with singing Jas. 513

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Know that He is God (3)

• Know to be aware of, acquainted. More than
  His existence!
• We must not only believe in God, we must believe
  God!
• HOW do we know Him? Keep His commandments 1
  John 23-6, Titus 115-16, 1 Jn. 47-8

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Know that He is God (3)

• He who made us, and not we ourselves
• We are His creation Gen. 126-27, Eph. 210,
  Col. 115-16

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Know that He is God (3)

• We are His people and the sheep of His pasture
• MORE than mere creation 2 Cor. 57, John 1014,
  27 Psalm 23

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Enter into His gates (4)

• Gates and courts probably, the temple where
  Jews entered to worship

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Enter into His gates (4)

• Gates we enter
• Kingdom Jesus door to sheepfold, John 107-9, 1
  Pet. 225

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Enter into His gates (4)

• Gates we enter
• Worship the church is the temple 1 Cor. 316,
  Eph. 221-22, 1 Pet. 25
• WE come together to worship 1 Cor. 1118,
  1423, etc.He is here! Do we magnify Him?

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Enter into His gates (4)

• Gates we enter
• Heaven our hope Matt. 713-14, 21-23, John 35

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Enter into His gates (4)

• Our attitude as we enter to worship!
• Thanksgiving Col. 316,17 42. Not grudgingly
• Praise in His courts Heb. 1315, 1 Pet. 29
• Bless His name cf. Psa. 1119, 1451-2

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For the Lord is Good (5)

• He is good and merciful Rom. 23-4
• His truth endures to all generations
  (faithfulness) James 117, Mal. 36
• His word does NOT change1 Pet. 124-25, Matt.
  2435Psalm 11989

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• How are we entering into His presence?