NOTES FROM A SERMON PRESENTED BY DR. GREG SLOOP AT THE KANNAPOLIS CHURCH OF GOD ON SUNDAY, August 11th, 2019 IN THE 10:30 am SERVICE. FOR VIDEO OF SERVICES, GO TO THE CHURCH WEBSITE, HTTP://WWW.KCOG.ORG, AND CLICK ON THE LIVESTREAM LINK FOR A REPLAY OF THE SERVICES. FOR AUDIO OF THE SERVICES, GO THE THE WEBSITE AND CLICK ON THE MEDIA PAGE.
1 Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!
Psalm 105 (NKJV)
2 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!
3 Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
4 Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!
5 Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,
6 O seed of Abraham His servant, You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!
Praise the Lord
- 1 Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!
- Thankful
- Praiseful
- Broadly Attested
Sing to the Lord
- 2 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!
- Sing praise songs to Him
- Sing songs that tell of His works
Rejoice in the Lord
- 3 Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
- Let the glory be His
- Rejoice in the goodness of God while you seek Him
Seek the Lord
- 4 Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!
- Be specific and focused on Him
- Seek His Face, not His Hand
Remember the Lord
- 5 Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,
- Remember His works
- Remember His wonders
- Remember His word
Chosen of the Lord
- 6 O seed of Abraham His servant, You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!
- His seed (children)
- His servant
- His chosen
Takeaway Thoughts
- God calls us to a prayerful life
- He longs for praising, singing, rejoicing, seeking, and remembering in our prayer life.
- He wants us to live and pray in recognition of and in light of the fact that we are chosen by Him to serve Him.
