The Church of Eleven22

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! – Psalm 100:4 We all live on a continuum between gratitude and entitlement. Do not let this world drag you away from thanksgiving and into despair.

14 “Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. 15 When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. – Psalm 91:14-15 Abide in Him because apart from him, you can do nothing.

2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. 3 Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. – Psalm 63:2-3 Do you see the gospel as merely practical, or do you see Jesus as beautiful and soul-satisfying? The gospel offers us so much more than a religious belief system that doesn’t end in hell. The gospel offers a beautiful journey of discovering and deepening a relationship with JESUS.

3 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart… – Psalm 24:3-4 Who shall ascend the hill? He who has clean hands and a pure heart. The King of Glory must do for us what we cannot do for ourselves.

Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. – Psalm 98:1 Worship is an overflow of our grateful response to God for who He is and what He has done.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. – Psalm 51:10 No one is too far gone for the far reaching arms of our gracious God.

10 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” 11 The Lord of hosts is with us… – Psalm 46:10-11 Snatch back your faith from your circumstances and place your faith in the sovereign King of the Universe. Experience His goodness. He is for you. He is with you. He is inside of you. At the cross, He makes the war of our enemy against us cease.

But I call to God, and the Lord will save me. – Psalm 55:16 Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. – Psalm 55:22 God hears our cries and knows our pain. Pour your heart out to the Lord in prayer like it matters more than anything else, because it does.

He will send from heaven and save me; he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness! – Psalm 57:3 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! – Psalm 57:5 The reason that missions exist to the ends of the earth is because worship doesn’t yet. Even when David is hiding for his life in the darkness of a cave, he never loses sight of God’s glory to be spread over all the earth.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? ¬– Psalm 27:1 Fear not, for I am with you. Perfect love casts out fear, and peace is found in the face of the LORD.