Message Notes

SSS 4 24 December 2023
Book 4
Psalms 90-106

Text: Psalm 100

1Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands!

2 Serve the LORD with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.

3 Know that the LORD, He 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 into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

5 For the LORD is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.

Psalm 100:1-5

A RECURRENT THEME

1. To make “a joyful shout” to the LORD

a) Psalm 98:4

b) Psalm 100:1

2. It represents

a) Gladness

b) Great rejoicing

AN ADDED THOUGHT

1. Not just Israel

2. But all the lands Psalm 100:1

3. This is a reference to Gentile nations

APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO THE LORD

1. To Serve Psalm 100:2a

a) Spirit of service

b) “With gladness” Psalm 100:2

2. To come to God Psalm 100:2b

a) To enter into His presence with gladness

b) “With singing” Psalm 100:2

3. To know the LORD Psalm 100:3

a) To know Him better

b) To know Him more deeply

c) To know that the LORD is indeed God!

d) The LORD is our Creator-God

i) He made us

ii) We are not “self-made”

iii) We are His people

iv) We are the sheep of His pasture

4. Entering into the House of the LORD Psalm 100:4

a) Gates
“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving”

b) Courts
“And into His courts with praise”

5. Checking our hearts

a) Deep Gratitude

“Be thankful to Him”

b) Extolling God

“And bless His name” Psalm 100:4

6. A Confirming Meditation Psalm 100:5

a) The Goodness of God

“For the LORD is good”

b) The Mercy of God

“His mercy is everlasting”

c) The Truth that comes from God

“And His truth endures to all generations”