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 The Splendor Of The Temple 3 

Psa 139:14-18 

I will praise You; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are marvelous and my soul knows it very well.  (15)  My bones were not hidden from You when I was made in secret and skillfully formed in the lowest parts of the earth.  (16)  Your eyes saw my embryo; and in Your book all my members were written, the days they were formed, and not one was among them.  (17)  How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!  (18)  If I should count them, they are more than the sand; when I awake, I am still with You.

 You where created great by a great God for greatness. 

The Splendor Of The Temple     

God has always desired fellowship 

In the Garden

It started in a garden and ended at a tree (Genesis 3) Jesus the second Adam was in a garden

He was tempted to hold on to life but He tasted death to bring us into life. God’s longing to be with man caused Moses to build the tabernacle. (Mobile temple for in the wilderness)

(Exodus 25) God’s people went to the promised land Israel and now it was time for a temple.                     

A place where people could come to God. 

The Splendor Of The Temple

(1) Made for fellowship

(2) Made Perfect

(3) Made for Glory. 

2Sa 7:1-5 KJVR  And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;  (2)  That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.  (3)  And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.  (4)  And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,  (5)  Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in? Build the house for God. 

1Co 3:16  Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

 God Is calling you to build Him a house. Samuel built the Temple Temple was made perfectly nothing held back. Fit for a King 

Psa 100:1-5  A Psalm of praise. Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.  (2)  Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.  (3)  Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.  (4)  Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name

.1 Only the best is good enough.

(a)   Be the best  

(b) Do your best 2 Set your eyes on things above

David changed His focus to God’s Kingdom.

(a)   You where made to live in that heavenly realmIsa 40:29-31  Praise brings the Glory 

2Ch 5:13  and they were as one to the trumpeters and to the singers, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Jehovah; and as they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised Jehovah, saying, For He is good, for His mercy endures forever, the house was filled with a cloud, the house of Jehovah,hâlal = haw-lal'to shine; hence to make a show; to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; to celebrate; boast, celebrate, commend, , fool (-ish, -ly), glory, give [light],, give in marriage, [sing, be worthy of] praise, 

(1) Praise Is Audible Faith. 

When do you need faith? When Should you praise the most? 

2Ch 20:20-22  And they rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. And as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and you people of Jerusalem. Believe in Jehovah your God, and so you shall be established. Believe His prophets, and so you shall be blessed.  (21)  And he consulted with the people, and he appointed singers to Jehovah and praisers to praise the beauty of holiness as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise Jehovah, for His mercy endures forever.  (22)  And when they began to sing and to praise, Jehovah set ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, who had come against Judah. And they were beaten.    

(2) Praise Brings Hope, 

Psa 43:5  Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. 

(A) Praise reminds us of who he is 

When we soar like the eagle in praise we see from God’s perspective. 

How great is our God?                                               

216 Praise

102 Worship

0 Told to be Quiet

2 times told to be still  

Isa 12:3-6 KJVR  Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.  (4)  And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.  (5)  Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.  (6)  Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. 

(3) Brings Help, 

Songs sung on the way to Jerusalem Psa 121:1-2  A Song of degrees. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.  (2)  My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. 

When your faceing somting to big for you praise Fear and worry destroy lives  Jos 6:20 And the people shouted when the priests blew with the ram's horns. And it happened when the people heard the sound of the ram's horns, and the people shouted with a great shout, the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, each man straight before him. And they took the city. 

(1)   Praise Is Audible Faith.

(2)   Praise Brings Hope,

(3)   Praise Brings Help,

(4)   Praise Brings Healing 

Jer 17:14  Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed. Rescue me, and I will be rescued. You are the one I praise. 

Praise Brings His Glory

Temple Dedicated No Glory Until they praised 

If you Praise Him He Will Come

It demonstrates FAITH.I Know you will show up!

Psa 16:11  You will make Me know the way of life; in Your presence is fullness of joys. At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. 

Psa 91:1-3  He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall rest under the shadow of the Almighty.  (2)  I will say of Jehovah, my refuge and my fortress; my God; in Him I will trust.  (3)  Surely He will deliver you from the fowler's trap and from the destroying plague.    

Psa 105:3-5  Glory in His holy name; let the heart of those who seek Jehovah rejoice.  (4)  Seek Jehovah and His strength; seek His face evermore.  (5)  Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,    

Psa 149:3-6  Let them praise His name in the dance; let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel (Tabor or drum) and harp.  (4)  For Jehovah takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the meek with salvation.  (5)  Let the saints be joyful in glory; let them sing aloud on their beds.  (6)  Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand, 

Psa 100:1-5  A Psalm of praise. Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.  (2)  Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.  (3)  Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.  (4)  Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.