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It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to the Most High. It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening, accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, a harp, and the melody of a lyre. You thrill me, Lord, with all you have done for me! I sing for joy because of what you have done. (Psalm 92:1–4)

Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the LORD our maker. (Psalm 95:6)

How am I to enter into the experience of worship? How am I to let it shine? I think I have found something of the answer, thanks to God’s Book and God’s family.

Tucked away in the hymnbook of our Bible, the Psalms, is a grand statement of invitation. I’d like us to think about that ancient hymn, Psalm 95, for just a few moments—to relive in our minds the truth that has been preserved for centuries.

Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13)

Some crucial questions regarding loving encouragement are worth answering.

Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. (Hebrews 10:24–25)

It’s true that some are preaching out of jealousy and rivalry. But others preach about Christ with pure motives....But that doesn’t matter. Whether their motives are false or genuine, the message about Christ is being preached either way, so I rejoice. And I will continue to rejoice. (Philippians 1:15, 18)

Why is the church significant in the community? For at least two reasons. First of all, because churches provide the availability of variety. And second, because churches offer a singularity of message.

I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return. (Philippians 1:9–10)

Upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it. (Matthew 16:18)

Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. (Ephesians 4:3)

The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed but wants everyone to repent. (2 Peter 3:9)

Let’s consider several significant concerns regarding resurrection.

For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. (2 Corinthians 5:1)

Remember this: Every time you attend a funeral or memorial service, you are merely viewing the physical remains of the deceased individual. You are seeing only the body, which is decaying, decomposing. You are not viewing the person—only the outer “shell.”