Pastor's Points

1 I will praise you with my whole heart; Before the gods I will sing praises to You. 2 I will worship toward Your holy temple, And praise Your name For Your loving kindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word above all Your name. 3 In the day when I cried out, You answered me, And made me bold with strength in my soul. 4 All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth. 5 Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the LORD, For great is the glory of the LORD. 6 Though the LORD is on high, Yet He regards the lowly; But the proud He knows from afar. 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand Against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me. 8 The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands. Psalm 138:1-8 (NKJV) Dare I even attempt to add to this? The Psalmist here sings of security and love as

1 Oh come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with Psalms. 3 For the LORD is the great God, And the great King above all gods. Psalm 95:1-3 (NKJV) Every service our Praise Team begins with what is called a "Call To Worship" and it's always a song of praise. It's an invitation every believer should be not only anxious but prepared to accept. Why? Perhaps because all we are, all we hope to be, all we need is within His power and His power alone to give. Please be reminded that without Him we are nothing, simple nothing. Are you ready to Praise and Worship the Lord today? 1 I was glad when they said to me, " Let us go into the house of the LORD."  Psalm 122:1 (NKJV)

I don't know about you, but all too often I've been guilty of not being able to "see the forest for the trees!" That is I've become so focused on one dilemma, one problem, one challenge, one....anything, that I can't see the overall picture. It's at times like these i need to step back and put things back into their correct perspective. This is essentially what the Psalmist is telling us here. Yes, your problems are large and for you alone they're overwhelming. But the "redeemed of the Lord" are not alone , we're part of a team! Our God, our Hero if you would is our Savior and our Deliverer! It is He who watches over us, He who will protect us, He who will provide for us and He who will fight and win our battles. 1 I will lift my eyes to the hills-- From whence comes my help? 2 My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, He who keeps I

1  Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. 2  Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy, Psalm 107:1-2 (NKJV) I dare say, we as a people so often forget the greatness of our God toward us. Our world is in constant flux and it seems the only real constant is change! Let us be reminded that our God does not change and be doubly reminded that His love and mercy toward us is eternal and unchanging. It is time that we the redeemed cry out our praise and proclaim His mercy to a world that is in constant turmoil and bondaged.