Psalm 100:2

Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into His presence with singing!

Introduction:
Do we serve God with gladness?

“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness!” (Psalm 100:1–2).

Sometimes I just get so amazed. People will say, “I don’t think you should be talking about the pursuit of joy. I
think you should be talking about serving Jesus and obeying Jesus.”

I say, “What Bible do you read?” “Serve the Lord with gladness!” Serve the Lord with gladness! This is not
rocket science. This is clear! Serve the Lord with gladness!

There is a kind of service he doesn’t like:

murmuring service,
bored service,
glum service.
Serve the Lord with gladness.

This is biblical! Are we a biblical people, or do we just get our truths from our emotions or non-emotions?

Psalm 32:11, “Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!”

Psalm 37:4, “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” That’s a command,
not a suggestion. It’s not, “If you don’t want to delight in me, that’s okay. Go ahead with your house or
whatever.” It’s not an option. It’s a command.

“Joy is not an option. It’s a command.”

Philippians 4:4, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.”

Paul was writing from prison. I want to make sure you hear me say that Paul, when he writes like that —
“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice” — this man knew more suffering than all of you
combined, probably.

The opposite of joy is not suffering. It’s despair(lost of hope) in suffering.

Serving with Gladness.

Serving with
GLADNESS

a : experiencing pleasure, joy, or delight : made happy

b : made pleased, satisfied, or grateful
Happy to SERVE

Seek God’s presence ( praise & worship )

Psalm 34:1
David's heart
“I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.”

Engage in God’s ministry (services & process)

1 Corinthians 15:58
Paul advices church of corinthians
"So then, my dear friends, stand firm and steady. Keep busy always in your work for the Lord, since you know
that nothing you do in the Lord’s service is ever useless. (1 Corinthians 15:58

Restore God’s temple (making New life)

2 Corinthians 5:17
"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have
come."

Value God’s Word (Devotional Life)

Psalm 119:9
How can a young person stay on the path of purity?
By living according to your word.

Psalm 33:4
"For the word of the Lord is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does."

Establish God’s kingdom (Soul winning)

Matthew 24:14
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end
will come.

CONCLUSION:
Serving the Lord is a privilege.
God can made servants to do His wills willingly.