Come Before God with Joy (Psalm 100)
Aug 16, 2026 · 23 min · 8 segments
Series: The Lord Reigns
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Martin MillsGuest
Aug 16, 2026 · 23 min · 8 segments
Series: The Lord Reigns
Martin MillsGuest
If you notice at the top of the psalm, the inscription reads, "A psalm for giving grateful praise." And that is what we're doing tonight.
And for the historians among us, this psalm has inspired musical settings for centuries.
Did you know that? From the Genevan Psalter to the Old Hundredth, All People on Earth Do Dwell, which we will sing later.
It appears in the Anglican liturgy as the Jubilate, meaning, oh, be joyful, and is widely used across the global church.
It may only have five verses, but the church, including the global church, refuses to forget it, and we won't forget it tonight.
Have you ever found yourself near someone important and wondered what to say or whether you belong there? My wife and I were invited to the annual King's Garden Party over a year ago, and we were more than happy just to blend in with the crowds, see the royals take their tea, and see how it went.
However, some guests were bolder, making sure they were near the front so they might engage in conversation with the royals, and others were assured of an audience with the royals and were therefore confident of being heard.
Coming before the Lord, how does that make you feel tonight? Are you a bit apprehensive like we were? It's not like that, I can assure you.
It's calling the whole earth to come before him, and not just to come, to know him, thank him personally, revere him, and live as his people, and he delights in us doing so.
And we can do this, as Carl Foon said, we can do it here, and we can do it out daily.
If you notice at the top of the psalm, the inscription reads, "A psalm for giving grateful praise." And that is what we're doing tonight.
And for the historians among us, this psalm has inspired musical settings for centuries.
Did you know that? From the Genevan Psalter to the Old Hundredth, All People on Earth Do Dwell, which we will sing later.
It appears in the Anglican liturgy as the Jubilate, meaning, oh, be joyful, and is widely used across the global church.
It may only have five verses, but the church, including the global church, refuses to forget it, and we won't forget it tonight.
Have you ever found yourself near someone important and wondered what to say or whether you belong there? My wife and I were invited to the annual King's Garden Party over a year ago, and we were more than happy just to blend in with the crowds, see the royals take their tea, and see how it went.
However, some guests were bolder, making sure they were near the front so they might engage in conversation with the royals, and others were assured of an audience with the royals and were therefore confident of being heard.
Coming before the Lord, how does that make you feel tonight? Are you a bit apprehensive like we were? It's not like that, I can assure you.
It's calling the whole earth to come before him, and not just to come, to know him, thank him personally, revere him, and live as his people, and he delights in us doing so.
And we can do this, as Carl Foon said, we can do it here, and we can do it out daily.
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