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Series: “Now is A Good Time to Praise God” Scripture Reading: Psalm 67 Dr. Sam Maxwell – Senior Teaching Pastor May 25, 2016

Topic One: “Holla if you know Him” Psalm 105:1, O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. 2, Sing unto him, sing unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.

Topic Two: "It's Time to Make Some Noise" :1, Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: 2, Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious. 3, Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

Topic Three: “Don’t ever lose you Praise” Psalm 34:1, I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2, My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3, O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

Topic Four: “An Incredible God Deserves Incredible Praise” Psalm 100:1, Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. 2, Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. 3, Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Topic Five: “If God’s been GOOD to you “SAY SO” Psalm 107:1, O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2, Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 3, And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.

Topic Six: “Let your Little Light Shine” Psalm 67

Numbers 6:22, And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 23, Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, 24, The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: 25 The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: 26, The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 27, And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

Introduction: STARS show up at night. They burn bright all of the time…

I. The Prayer: God’s People ought to pray unselfishly for His blessings.

The Psalmist begins: Psalm 67:1, God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; .

We should long for God’s blessed Favor and rejoice as we market His Mercy to the world.

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Romans 13:11, And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 12, The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

It is time that we walk in the light and to lead others into the light of our Lord’s return.

II. The Purpose: God’s people Appeal to the ungodly with our testimony of His favor.

Psalm 67:2, That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.

Those who seek God’s favor unselfishly have a God story to share with the world.

The writer declares: Psalm 67:3, Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

We’re to seek God’s blessed Favor and rejoice as we market His mercy to the world.

Romans 10:13, For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 14, How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

People who don’t know Christ can only meet Him in conversation with Christian.

Psalm 67:4, O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. 5, Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

People can only learn to rejoice and be glad in a faith community with sound Bible teaching.

Ephesians 4:11b, And he gave some…pastors and teachers; 12, For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13, Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

Perfecting saints work the ministry, thereby, building up the church as a testimony to Jesus.

III. The Product: God’s people can then experience material and/or spiritual blessings.

Psalm 67:6, Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.

Seek God’s Favor unselfishly then market his mercy When He Bless you.

Psalm 67:7, God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him. God’s Light will shine as you walk unselfishly in His Amazing Grace.

PRAYER: You have made us, O God, for deep, satisfying relationships because you are a relational God. Help me to bring joy into every context through humble attitudes and actions of love. Forgive me for being, at times, self-centered, looking out for only myself. Enable me to think of others first and to show your love toward them. In your loving name. Amen..