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Dear friends,

I was only four years old when I became separated from my father in a large, crowded store. For a few moments everything felt uncertain and frightening. Then I spotted my father, ran toward him, and was scooped up into his arms. The joy that followed wasn’t forced or manufactured–it simply overflowed because I knew I belonged to him.

The Lord invites us into that same kind of joy. We do not have to work ourselves into a feeling of praise. We simply remember that we are already His–made by Him and kept by Him–and thanksgiving begins to rise naturally.

God calls us to joyful, wholehearted worship. This call begins with a command: make a joyful noise, serve with gladness, come with singing. True praise is not first a mood we wait for; it is a response to who God is. He made us. We belong to Him. We are the sheep of His pasture.

When life feels dry or worship feels forced. psalm 100 reorients us. We enter God’s presence because He is good, His steadfast love endures forever, and His faithfulness reaches every generation.

Today, pause and remember: you are not your own. You have been claimed by a faithful God. Let that truth loosen your tongue and lift your heart. Thanksgiving is the fitting response of a people who know they are His.

In Christ’s love,

Pastor Randy 

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August 9, 2026 

Old Testament: Psalm 100

New Testament: Hebrews 13:10-15

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“Praise is the rent we owe to God, and the larger the farm the greater the rent.” –Charles Spurgeon