COGIC Power for Living | MAKE A
JOYFUL NOISE – Adult Sunday School Lesson for 12/14/2014
COGIC Presiding
Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr. Declares December 14th, 2014 “Black
Lives Matter Sunday”
This review
is brought to you by the Kentucky First
Jurisdiction Church of God in Christ Sunday
School Department.
LESSON AIM: By
the end of the lesson, we will: discern that God is the Creator of the earth
and the maker of humankind, and God is truly worthy of praise; experience the
enthusiasm, power, and excitement that comes when believers praise God as their
divine King; and shed inhibitions in worship and praise God exuberantly.
BIBLE
TRUTH: God is the rock of our salvation and is worthy of praise and
worship.
PSALM
95:1-7 | King James Version (KJV)
1 O come, let us sing
unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
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. To day if ye will hear his
voice,
The Sunday
School review is very important. Each believer has a different level of
understanding. Some can follow along with our lessons and breeze right through
it! Others needs examples, parables, and the opportunity to ask their questions.
No matter where you are in studying the Word of God, we’re glad you
participate, because it is an important tool to develop your knowledge,
understanding, and discipleship with Jesus Christ! Today’s lesson is in the
Psalms. Psalms means “song of praise”. So, get ready to hear what song of
praise David wrote, usually accompanied by some sort of stringed instrument,
and sings into God’s hearing.
Verse 1 begins
with the part of the song where the congregation as a whole can participate
(come let us sing unto the Lord).
Together, God’s people are invited to rejoice because God has saved them over
and over again. He has provided provisions for the nation of Israel among
countless times, so these people of God KNOW what they are singing about.
Remember,
there were pagan rituals and gods who were being worshipped in idolatry. David
makes the bold declaration that Yahweh is the King over all of the “little g”
gods. Even with Greek mythology, it has been taught that there is a god of the
water, a god who controls the weather and elements, and even here some people
believed that there were gods who guarded certain caves and lived in the
mountains. David was bold and sure as he proclaimed that our God is greater,
our God is strong, and that our Lord was higher than all of any other gods.
While
ending this lesson, David invites the congregation to kneel before God, our
Maker. This echoes Psalms 100:3, which declares that “we didn’t make ourselves”.
SIDE NOTE: Years ago, Donald Lawrence wrote a song that said, “Don’t forget
to remember where all your blessings come from; Don’t
forget to give honor where honor is due; Don’t forget to remember
the ONE who put you there…” If you’ve ever heard of the phrase, “self-made
millionaire”? This is silly. No of us is ever “self-made”! It is God who makes
us in every aspect. Naturally, He know us before we were even in our mother’s
womb (Jeremiah 1:5) and He is the one to cause for increase and promotion
(Psalms 75:6). It would be very unfortunate to ever forget that our Mighty God,
has a sovereign element, and will always rule this world (and events in our
lives) with the hand of providence.
David
reminds us that, this whole world belongs to Him. The nation of Israel is a
chosen people. We are grafted into the salvation plan of God, so this makes us
sheep of his pasture too. So, as He feeds and leads. Our response should be to
swallow and follow. This is truly and occasion to “Make a joyful Noise!” Need a
few songs to help you get motivated about the awesome God we serve? Check these
out!
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