Sermons

Shout for joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his
praise glorious.
-Psalm 66:1-2

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s
special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called
you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people,
but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but
now you have received mercy.
--1 Peter 2: 9-10

I love you, Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my
deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the
horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

• Psalm 18: 1-2 -

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords: His love endures forever.
-- Psalm 136: 1-3

Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples.
For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures
forever.
-- Psalm 117: 1-2

Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world
know what he has done. Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone
about his wonderful deeds. Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who
worship the Lord. Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually
seek him.
-- Psalm 105:1-4

Come, everyone! Clap your hands! Shout to God with joyful praise!
For the Lord Most High is awesome. He is the great King of all the earth.
-- Psalm 47:1-2

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
-- Psalm 100:1-2

Shout for joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious.
-- Psalm 66 1-2

For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.
-- 1 Chronicles 16:25

For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.
-- Romans 11:36

Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the Lord our God is holy.
-- Psalm 2

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let Israel say: “His love endures forever.” Let the house of Aaron say: “His love endures forever.” Let those who fear the Lord say: His love endures forever.
-- Psalm 118:1-4

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
-- Psalm 100

“This is the word of the Lord: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.
-- Zechariah 4:6

God’s prominent purpose behind creation, salvation, and recreation is that He will have a people among whom He can dwell now and forever! As a covenant-making God, He is particularly faithful those who join themselves to Him in repentance, faith, and obedience. In this way, we as His people become the temple in which God dwells by His Spirit here on earth! And after Jesus returns, we will dwell with Him and He with us throughout eternity!

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.”
-- Revelation 21:3

“Be careful not to forget the covenant of the LORD your God that he made with you; do not make for yourselves an idol in the form of anything the LORD your God has forbidden.”
-- Deuteronomy 4:23

Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.
-- Luke 12:32

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: 'The righteous will live by faith.'
-- Romans 1:16-17