Enter His Gates with Thanksgiving and His Courts with Praise!
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Reverend Larry Deering
Scripture
Psalms 100:4
4Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
1 Chronicles 16:4
4He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to extol, Or [petition]; or [invoke] thank, and praise the Lord, the God of Israel:
1 Chronicles 16:6
6and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
Psalms 22:3
3Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the one Israel praises. Or [Yet you are holy, / enthroned on the praises of Israel]
Psalms 132:14
14This is my resting place for ever and ever; here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it.
Psalms 84:1
1(For the director of music. According to gittith. Title: Probably a musical term Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.)How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty!
Isaiah 61:3
3and provide for those who grieve in Zion- to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
16Rejoice always,
17pray continually,
18give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
Isaiah 43:21
21the people I formed for myself that they may proclaim my praise.
1 Chronicles 16:12
12Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
1 Peter 1:3
3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Ephesians 1:3
3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
Romans 8:17
17Now if we are children, then we are heirs-heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
James 1:17
17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
1 Chronicles 16:34-35
34Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
35Cry out, Save us, God our Savior; gather us and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, and glory in your praise.
1 Corinthians 6:19
19Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
Psalms 144:1
1(Of David.)Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
Acts 16:25-28
25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
26Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone's chains came loose.
27The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.
28But Paul shouted, Don't harm yourself! We are all here!
Psalms 149:6-9
6May the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands,
7to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
8to bind their kings with fetters, their nobles with shackles of iron,
9to carry out the sentence written against them- this is the glory of all his faithful people. Praise the Lord.
Acts 16:34
34The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God-he and his whole household.
Psalms 34:1
1(Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left.)I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.
Hebrews 13:15
15Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise-the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.
Psalms 51:16-17
16You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
17My sacrifice, O God, is Or [The sacrifices of God are] a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.
Hebrews 11:6
6And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
