PSALM 100
4 Outlines
Psalm 100
WORSHIP YOUR GOD
WORSHIP IS DIRECTED
(unto the Lord) Vs. 1
WORSHIP IS ACTIVE Vss.
1-2
WORSHIP IS KNOWLEDGEABLE
Vs. 3
WORSHIP IS THANKFUL Vs.
4
WORSHIP IS JUSTIFIED Vs.
5
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Psalm 100
THE WAYS OF WORSHIP
WHAT TO DO - Vss. 1-2
Make a joyful noise
Serve the Lord with
gladness
Come before His presence
with singing
WHERE TO GO - Vs. 4
Into His presence with
thanksgiving and praise
WHAT DO KNOW - Vss. 3, 5
(What we know helps us
to worship.)
The Lord is God
He has made us
We are his people
We are his sheep
The Lord is good
His mercy is everlasting
His truth endures to all
generations
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Psalm 100
VERBS FOR WORSHIP
Worship is an activity.
It requires action! This psalm provides us with action words, or verbs that
tell us how to worship!
MAKE! -
"A joyful noise unto the Lord." Vs. 1
SERVE! - "The Lord with gladness." Vs. 2
COME! -
"Before His presence with singing." Vs. 2
ENTER! - "Into His gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with
praise." Vs. 4
KNOW! - Vss. 3,5
The Lord is God.
He is our maker.
"We are His
people."
We are the sheep of His
pasture.
"The Lord is
good."
"His mercy is
everlasting."
"His truth endures
to all generations."
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Psalm 100:3, 5
SEVEN CERTAINTIES FOR
THE SAINTS
We leave in a world of
constant change and upheaval.
We cannot count on
things being the same, because they won't stay the same. In this time of
difficulty, it's nice to know that God never changes.
Psalm 100:3,5 lists seven of these unchangeable truths.
1. THE LORD IS GOD
2. THE LORD IS CREATOR
3. WE ARE THE LORD'S
PEOPLE (If we are saved.)
4. WE ARE THE LORD'S
SHEEP (Again, if we are saved.)
5. THE LORD IS GOOD
6. HIS MERCY IS
EVERLASTING
7. HIS TRUTH ENDURES TO
ALL GENERATIONS
Or, use this
outline which is very similar:
Psalm 100
TRULY THANKFUL
Perhaps you have become too
accustomed to your blessings.
Perhaps you need to be reminded
as we approach Thanksgiving Day that there are some things for which you need
to be truly thankful.
Psalm 100 is a Psalm of praise
and Thanksgiving. (READ PSALM 100 IN
UNISON)
I find seven things in verses
three and five for which we as Christians should truly be thankful.
THE LORD IS GOD – Vs. 3
In other lands and even here in
the
Idols are dead. Those that
worship them are spiritually dead!
However, our God, the true and
living God is very much alive! Psalm 115:3, Isaiah 42:8, Isaiah 6:1-4,
Revelation 1:8
Why should we be thankful that
the Lord is God?
It is He that answers prayer.
It is He that protects.
It is He that forgives and gives
eternal life through His Son.
It is He that says “I will never
leave thee nor forsake thee.”
No matter what goes wrong in
your life today, the Lord is God!
No matter who is in the White
House, the Kremlin, or
No matter how you feel the Lord
is God!
He is always in control.
He is sovereign.
Nothing gets by Him.
Nothing takes Him by surprise!
THE LORD IS CREATOR – Vs. 3
it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;
My life is full of obligations.
But my biggest obligation is to
God. One of the reasons that I am
obligated to give thanks to God is because He is the one who has given me
life. He is my creator.
I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t
for my wonderful God who created me.
And the human body is a
marvelous creation. Psalm 139:14
GOD IS OUR FATHER – Vs. 3
We are his people…
When this Psalm was written it
was the children of
Today God’s people are those who
are His children.
Because of sin mankind is
alienated from God. Isaiah 64:6,
Romans 3:10
But God in His love sent His
Son, the Lord Jesus Christ to earth to pay for our sins. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
Jesus had told a man named
Nicodemus in John 3:3, Verily, verily, I
say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot
see the
You were born the first time
into an earthly family.
You need to born again a second
time into the Heavenly family.
You are born into the family of
God when you place your full faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. John 1:12-13, Romans 8:15-16
Christian, your Heavenly Father
loves you.
Christian, your Heavenly Father
hears your prayers.
Christian, your Heavenly Father
corrects you.
Christian, your Heavenly Father
protects you.
Christian, your Heavenly Father
is looking out for you.
Of course, this is another
reason to be truly thankful!
JESUS IS OUR SHEPHERD – Vs. 3
We are his people
and the sheep of His pasture.
Remember, our God is a triune
God, the Trinity.
God is our Father. God the Son, is our
Savior. When we accept Jesus as our
Savior, He also becomes our shepherd. John 10:11
What is the job of a
shepherd? The job of the shepherd is to
take care of the sheep. That is exactly
what Jesus, the Good Shepherd does. John
10:27-28
I feel that the best description
of Jesus’ activity as the Good Shepherd is found in the 23rd Psalm.
THE LORD IS GOOD – Vs. 5
·
You have a home in Heaven. The
Lord is good.
·
You receive an answer to prayer.
The Lord is good.
·
You get a raise in pay. The Lord is good.
·
A friend finds Christ as Savior.
The Lord is good.
·
You have a faithful and loving
husband or wife. The Lord is good.
·
You have great parents and/or
kids and grandkids. The Lord is good.
·
You lose your job. The Lord is
good.
·
You are sick. The Lord is good.
·
You lose a loved one. The Lord
is good.
·
Your spouse divorces you, your
parents and children despise you. The
Lord is good.
The Lord is good no matter what
happens to you.
He does not stop being good.
And He does not stop working all
things together for good in our lives, even the bad things!
Romans 8:28
THE LORD’S MERCY IS EVERLASTING
– Vs. 5
When it comes to God’s mercy,
His loving kindness, there is no limit.
God’s mercy or loving-kindness
is at work in my life. I have seen it a
lot lately in my own life.
·
When potential problems are
solved God shows his loving-kindness.
·
When He provides guidance God
shows his loving-kindness.
·
When He provides His peace God
shows his loving-kindness.
·
When He gives us insights into
problems or into His word God shows us his loving-kindness.
And it excites me to think that
this loving-kindness to me is everlasting.
Many of us have lost Christian loved ones this year. God is still
showing them loving-kindness in Heaven. 2 Corinthians 5:8
We too, who know the Lord will
experience is mercy throughout all eternity.
Revelation 21:3-4
THE LORD’S TRUTH (FAITHFULNESS)
ENDURES TO EVERY GENERATION
The word translated “truth” here
has also been translated as faithfulness.
The word carries the idea of steadiness of firmness.
God is faithful to every
generation of those who trust Him. Exodus 34:6-7, Lamentations 3:22-23
Sometimes we get concerned for
our children and our grandchildren because of the increase in wickedness and
danger in our society. But God has given us His promise that He will be
faithful to the next generation of believers as he has been to this generation
and all generations in the past.
Psalm 100 has given us 7 reasons
to be truly thankful:
THE LORD IS GOD – Vs. 3
THE LORD IS CREATOR – Vs. 3
GOD IS OUR FATHER – Vs. 3
JESUS IS OUR SHEPHERD – Vs. 3
THE LORD IS GOOD – Vs. 5
THE LORD’S MERCY IS EVERLASTING
– Vs. 5
THE LORD’S TRUTH (FAITHFULNESS)
ENDURES TO EVERY GENERATION – Vs. 5