Praising together
I will praise you among your assembled people. ~ Psalm 22:22b (NLT)
May the patience and encouragement that come from God allow you to live in harmony with each other the way Christ Jesus wants. Then you will all be joined together, and you will give glory to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. ~ Romans 15:5-6 (NCV)
KEY IDEA:
We praise the Lord together.
PRAYER:
Lord,
THANKS: I add my praise and thanksgiving to that of the assembly.
REGRETS: It's not always easy to be a part of the church where we praise God together. I don't like all of the people. Some of them are mean and nasty.
INTERCESSION: Cheer me up with your patience so that I can contribute to the harmony of the church. Then our praise will be genuine.
PURPOSE: I'm going to add to authentic worship by keeping harmony in the church.
Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
