O Worship The King

Anyone can sing, shout, testify and give God fleshly worship, but only a believer who is in a vital, love relationship with Jesus can give Him pure, perfect worship — one who obeys His Word. 

Psalm 135:1-3 Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord. 

[2] Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God, 

[3] Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.

As you find yourself drawn deeper into His worship, you will find that He will become more real to you. 

His presence will become more precious. 

His Word will become more powerful. 

His house will become a greater source of joy. 

As you worship Him, He will respond by speaking to your heart in new and deeper ways.

“O worship the King all glorious above! — O gratefully sing his power and his love! — Our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days, — pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise.

O tell of his might! O sing of his grace! — Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space. — His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form, — and dark is his path on the wings of the storm.”  — Penned by Sir Robert H. Grant

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Jesus Loves Me

My inbox and two phones have been rudely invaded by telemarketers, advertising merchandise or opinions I don’t want to hear. Seems everyone gets them. 

But there is one message you and I should never reject. It’s an important message from God.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

People around you may question your worth, but God declares you to be worth His Son. 

Unlike human love, God’s love is never ending - Jer. 31:3. His love is always given first, 1 John 4:19. His love is precious beyond words. 

“Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so.”

I praise the Lord that I did not hang up the day He called me. I believed. How about you? 

Ideas for this unprofitable blog are taken from The Sermon Notebook—Biblical resources for preachers and teachers of the word of God. They allow these sermons to be used as the Lord leads but not for profit without their permission. 

God Is Good

Nahum 1:7 The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him

When the storms of life rise against you, you will discover that there is a place of refuge for the child of God. 

You will discover that there is peace in the midst of the storm. 

You will discover that God is directing your paths for his glory, Proverbs 3:5-6. 

Job understood this truth, Job 23:10 and so did David, Psalm 37:23. 

We need to learn the truth that even when we can’t see the way, the Lord is the way.

God is good! Trust Him. 

Ideas for this unprofitable blog are taken from The Sermon Notebook—Biblical resources for preachers and teachers of the word of God. They allow these sermons to be used as the Lord leads but not for profit without their permission. 

Hopeless Cases

The Bible is filled with impossible, hopeless cases — storms, needs, deaths, sicknesses — yet they are handled with ease by the power of a sovereign God.

Mark’s Gospel tells us about a raging storm, a man filled with demons, a dead little girl, the woman with an issue of blood crawling through a crowd to touch the hem of Jesus’ garment, and others. 

Mark 5:34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

Jesus steps into each one of these assumed impossible situations and proves that He is more than capable of handling whatever happens in our lives. .

Do you have a need? There are no impossible situations with God. Take your problems to Jesus and leave them there. 

Ideas for this unprofitable blog are taken from The Sermon Notebook—Biblical resources for preachers and teachers of the word of God. They allow these sermons to be used as the Lord leads but not for profit without their permission. 

Praise God!

Our praise says a lot about how much we value the Lord. If He is valuable to us, we will find ways to praise Him.

Psalm 106:1 Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

What motivates us to praise God?

— Fixing our hearts on Him, Ps 57:7; 108:1.  

— Meditating on His works and ways, Ps 77:11 ff.

— Recalling His benefits, Ps 103:2.

— Dwelling on His unspeakable gift, 2 Cor 9:15; 2 Cor. 8:9

— Praise God because He is good 
— For His mercy endures forever. 

Worship and praise are a personal gift from us to the Lord. 

Do you ever wonder what you can give to God? Give Him your praises, and give them to Him all the time.

Ideas for this unprofitable blog are taken from The Sermon Notebook—Biblical resources for preachers and teachers of the word of God. They allow these sermons to be used as the Lord leads but not for profit without their permission. 

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Jeremiah learned that whether things went well or things fell apart, God was still God and eternally faithful to His people, Lam. 3:21. 

Because he believed in the faithfulness of His great God, he found hope in hopeless situations. 

Lamentations 3:24-25 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

Jeremiah is saying, “In the battle of life, God is my reward and my portion.”  

When the Lord is viewed in this light, He will be all that we need to satisfy our soul, Psa. 103:5; Psa. 107:9. 

Thankfully, the Bible gives overwhelming evidence that God is faithful. 

Seek Him. Wait for Him. He will answer in time. 

Ideas for this unprofitable blog are taken from The Sermon Notebook—Biblical resources for preachers and teachers of the word of God. They allow these sermons to be used as the Lord leads but not for profit without their permission. 

Closer To Thee, Lord

David wants to spend his entire life in the house of the Lord.  He wants to be in that place where the Lord dwells and where the Lord’s presence is real. 

Psalm 27:4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.

We need that same passion to be where the Lord is honored and where He is worshiped.  

Of course, we have the church and we are commanded to be in attendance, Heb. 10:25.  

But there ought to be a desire to find that place of closeness and intimacy with the Lord, that place where we can linger in His presence all the days of our lives. 

If there is a genuine desire to be near Him, there will be a commitment to prayer and to the study of the Word of God.  

There will be a commitment to public and private worship. Those who want to linger near the Lord will find a way.  When we make a move toward Him, He will make a move toward us, James 4:8.

Ideas for this unprofitable blog are taken from The Sermon Notebook—Biblical resources for preachers and teachers of the word of God. They allow these sermons to be used as the Lord leads but not for profit without their permission.