December 14
Lesson 2
MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE
DEVOTIONAL READING: 1 Kings 8:54–62
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE: Psalm 95
PSALM 95:1–7A
2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
3 For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.
5 The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.
6 O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
7 For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
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O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
—Psalm 95:1
ACTS OF WORSHIP
Unit 1: In Awe of God
LESSONS 1–4
LESSON AIMS
1. List some reasons to praise God.
2. Compare and contrast the elements of worship cited in Psalm 95 with his or her own worship experience.
3. Use the lesson’s seven verses, in turn, in daily devotions in the week ahead.
LESSON OUTLINE
Introduction
A. Spurned Invitations
B. Lesson Background
I. Exhortation to Sing (PSALM 95:1–5)
A. What to Do (vv. 1, 2)
Joyful Abandon
B. Why to Do It (vv. 3–5)
II. Exhortation to Worship (PSALM 95:6, 7a)
A. Postures to Take (v. 6)
The Standing Posture
B. Reasons for Reverence (v. 7a)
Conclusion
A. What Is Worship?
B. Prayer
C. Thought to Remember
HOW TO SAY IT
Ezekiel
Ee-zeek-ee-ul or Ee-zeek-yul.
Galatians
Guh-lay-shunz.
Messiah
Meh-sigh-uh.
Moses
Mo-zes or Mo-zez.
Psalter
Saul-tur.
Pentateuch
Pen-ta-teuk.
Pelfrey, Lloyd M. et al. “Make a Joyful Noise.” The KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2014–2015. Ed. Ronald L. Nickelson and Jonathan Underwood. Vol. 62. Cincinnati, OH: Standard Publishing, 2014. 134. Print.
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