Text: Psalm 100

1. Actions we are called to do
   1. Make a joyful noise                         Psalm 100:1
   2. Serve the Lord                                  Psalm 100:2
   3. Come before God’s presence
   4. Know ye the LORD is God               Psalm 100:3
   5. Enter into His courts                        Psalm 100:4
   6. Be thankful unto Him
   7. Bless His name
2. The motive of the actions                        Psalm 100:5
   1. For the Lord is good
   2. For the Lord is merciful forever
   3. For the Lord is truthful                    Psalm 119:116
   4. For the Lord’s truth is available to all generations     Psalm 12:6,7
3. The purpose of the actions
   1. Joyful noise unto the Lord                Psalm 100:1
   2. Service unto the Lord                        Psalm 100:2
   3. Knowing that the Lord IS                  Psalm 100:3;    Hebrews 11:6
   4. The Lord is the goal

• Action Points:
  • When the Lord is the cause of our worship, and the Lord is the purpose of our worship, then you will experience true worship
  • The Lord being the cause of what we do, and our goal in doing what we do, is the most fulfilling life that we can live

Conclusion:  The Lord needs to be our motive and our goal.   See Revelation 4:11