Endless Praise, The Joy, Infinitely Glorious, 10,000 Reasons, Worthy of It All

What are the top three issues facing you and your family today?

Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And all that is within me, bless His holy name.
² Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget none of His benefits;
³ Who pardons all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases;
⁴ Who redeems your life from the pit,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;
⁵ Who satisfies your years with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle.

⁶ The Lord performs righteous deeds
And judgments for all who are oppressed.

INTRO: Psalm 145:1-2

1. INWARD: Recall what God has done (Psalm 103:1-5, 2 Samuel 12:20-23)

2. UPWARD: Reflect on who God is (Psalm 103:6-19, Romans 8:1, Ephesians 3:14-19, Romans 5:8)

3. OUTWARD: Radiate worship (Psalm 103:20-22, Revelation 5:13)

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 “BLESS THE LORD ALWAYS!”, 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 more people to experience God’s lovingkindness and all His attributes that makes Him worthy of all our worship.

Let your worship of Jesus radiate outward to impact others.

Share the gospel every day in some way as you bless the Lord always!

• 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.

1 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.