Stand and Sing 8/9/26

Zeph 3:14 & 17 NLT Sing, O daughter of Zion;  shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,

    O daughter of Jerusalem!  For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs. 

Psalm 137: 1-3 NIV By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
2 There on the poplars  we hung our harps, 3 for there our captors asked us for songs,
  our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” 4 How can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a foreign land?

-World Cup players and fans singing together

Col 3:16 NLT Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. 

1) Praise brings VICTORY -
Psalm 68:1 Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered; let those also who hate Him flee before Him. 

2 Things happen when we begin to praise the Lord - God rises and the enemy runs

2) Praise brings revelation.

3) Praise brings blessing and miracles

Psalm 150 tells us how to praise. Psalm 150:1 - Praise him in his sanctuary.

Zech 14:17  If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord Almighty, they will have no rain 

Psalm 150:2 Praise Him for His acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness

Psalm 150:6 LET EVERYTHING THAT HAS BREATH PRAISE THE LORD

you don’t allow your identity to be defined by circumstances. 

I’m still a child of God. I can still trust Him. I can still stand on His word. 

Who I am is not determined by where I am

-Story of Vietnam POW

God wants to hear your voice -

You need to hear your voice -

We need to hear your voice-