Episode Celebrating Our God (Psalm 95)
How is God celebrated in the Bible and how can this inspire your celebration of God throughout the coming year? Join us to discover some of the many praiseworthy qualities that Psalm 95 reveals about our mighty God!
Chapter 1
As 2025 comes to a close and a new year approaches, will you be celebrating? Well, don’t miss a new Discover the Word series about “Celebrating . . . Our God.” Bill Crowder leads Daniel Day, Elisa Morgan, and Rasool Berry in exploring how the psalmist calls us to celebrate God in Psalm 95. To begin the study, they’ll discover an invitation to see God, worship God, and remember what God has done. Sounds like a good way to look back at 2025.
Chapter 2
What are some of your favorite things to celebrate—birthdays, weddings, babies, retirements? There are a lot of celebration-worthy events in our lives. But how often do we focus on celebrating God? Join the group on Discover the Word as they explore how the psalmist calls us to celebrate God in Psalm 95. In this conversation, they discover how recognizing the evidence of God’s greatness can be a way of “Celebrating Our God.”
Chapter 3
What are you bowing down to? You may know right away, or you may need some time to think about it, but most of us are kneeling to something in our lives, whether it’s obvious or not. Well in this Discover the Word conversation, the group explores another way the psalmist is calling us to celebrate God in Psalm 95. Join them to discover how getting low and then getting lower is an important part of how we celebrate Him!
Chapter 4
What comes to mind when you think about sheep and shepherds? This imagery can be found throughout the Bible for good reason. Join the Discover the Word group as they explore another way the psalmist calls us to celebrate God in Psalm 95. Discover how sheep and shepherds can help us understand God’s desire to be in relationship with us and to care for us.
Chapter 5
Do you feel like celebrating when things are tough? It’s probably safe to say that many of us struggle to celebrate when we’re in the midst of hardship. Well, join the Discover the Word group as they explore how God’s correction and discipline can actually be a great cause for celebration. You may be surprised by the way this reveals God’s love. Be part of the conclusion of their study “Celebrating Our God.”
About This Episode
- Show Notes
Receive
The psalmist shares some important reasons to celebrate God and invites us to join in this process of worship. Through Psalm 95, we discover how to worship God the rock as our Savior; God the King as our Creator; God the Lord who is our Maker; God the Carer as our Shepherd; and God the Holy as our Judge.
Reflect
- Read the verses connected with this episode below. As you reflect on the Scripture, what stands out to you?
- How does Psalm 95 help you celebrate God as Creator (from verses 3-5)?
- How does Psalm 95 help you celebrate the Lord as our Maker (from verse 6)?
- How does Psalm 95 help you celebrate God the Holy, as your Corrector (from verses 8-10)?
Respond
(Use this prayer to start a conversation with God)
“Jesus, I am grateful for the many reasons I have to celebrate You. Help me see Your hand in my life as Creator, as my Maker, as the Carer, and as the Holy (Corrector). And help me celebrate You for each of these reasons.”
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