COME BEFORE GOD WITH THANKSGIVING

Introduction:

A. Why Do We Come Together?

1. To worship and praise the Lord?

2. To uplift and edify one another?

3. Because it's a habit?

4. In order to gossip and catch up on "the news?"

B. How Have We Come Before Him?

Body: Psalm 95: 1 - 11

I. A Call To Worship.

A. Let us sing to the Lord.

1. Shout joyfully.

2. He is the Rock of our salvation.

B. Come before Him with thanksgiving.

C. We have reason to worship Him.

1. He is the great God.

2. He is the great King above all gods.

3. Everything is His.

a. He holds the deep places.

b. The heights of the hills are His.

c. He made the sea.

d. He formed the dry land.

II. A Call To Obedience.

A. Acknowledge God's position.

1. Come and worship Him.

2. He is our Maker.

3. He is our God.

B. Acknowledge our position.

1. We are in His pasture.

2. We are His sheep.

3. We must hear His voice.

C. Learn from the past.

1. Do not harden our hearts.

2. Do not test and try the Lord's patience.

3. Do not lose your rest from the Lord.

Conclusion:

A. How Have You Come Before God?

1. With thanks and gratefulness.

2. With gripes, complaints, and selfish requests.

B. Why Do We Worship Him?