We Give Thanks, The Joy, Love of God, Goodness of God, Shout to the Lord

What are you most excited about in your season of life today? Why is that so?

Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.

² Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before Him with joyful singing.

³ Know that the Lord Himself 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 His gates with thanksgiving
And His courts with praise.
Give thanks to Him, bless His name.

⁵ For the Lord is good;
His lovingkindness is everlasting
And His faithfulness to all generations.

INTRO (Exodus 20:3-5, Ezekiel 14:3, 2 Kings 17:15-17, 33, John 4:23-24, Mark 7:6-8, Isaiah 1:13,15)

1. RECOGNIZE WHO GOD IS AND RESPOND WHOLEHEARTEDLY (2 Samuel 6:12-16, 20-23, Acts 3:8)

2. EXPRESSED IN SERVICE (Psalm 100:2, Romans 12:1, Colossians 3:23-24, Joshua 24:15)

3. ANCHORED IN GOD’S WORD (Psalm 100:3, John 10:11,14, John 10:27-28)

4. LIVE IN THANKSGIVING (Psalm 100:4-5, Psalm 105:1, Acts 2:46-47)

Restate the verse in your own words.

• What did you like about these verses?
• What did you learn about God?
• What did you learn about people?
• What did you learn about true worship?
• What did you learn about following Jesus?

Based on this lesson on “TRUE WORSHIP: GET R.E.A.L.”, write down your action point to apply what you learned. Make it your “I Will…” statement and follow the S.M.A.R.T guideline to come up with a do-able action point.

Simple

Measurable

Appropriate

Realistic

Time-bound

“I Will _____________________________”

Who will you share these truths to this week?

Pray for the Lord to raise up multitudes of new worshippers who will worship Him in Spirit and truth.

Practice R.E.A.L worship every day.

Share about God’s goodness in your life and tell others about Jesus!

• Worship God for who He is, what He has done, and what He will do in our lives.

• Upright and moral governance of public servants; repentance and salvation for government leaders and citizens for a Christ-centered Philippines.

• For legislators to promote and support bills and laws aligned with God’s Word.

• War in Ukraine to end, loss of lives prevented.

• For the rest of the Israeli hostages to be restored to their families safely. For Israel’s war with terrorists to end according to God’s purpose and for His glory.

• For the civil war in Syria to end peacefully, protection for Christians and other minorities; that there will be freedom from oppression for Syrians. Pray for the gospel to spread rapidly throughout the country.

• Pray for Nigeria and persecuted Christians there; earnestly seek God’s intervention to stop the bloodshed. Pray for freedom from oppression, that God’s word and His people bring them comfort and hope.

• That CCF Members would honor and love God and make disciples.

• Elders, pastors, dleaders, and families (holy, humble, harmonious, happy, heart-working).

• Ministries and churches expand worldwide.

• Worship and Training Center

• Prayer Mountain

• Deeper intimate relationship with God.

• Righteous living.

• Salvation of family and friends.

4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. 5 For the Lord is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting And His faithfulness to all generations