A little Psalm With A Big Message!

1 Praise the Lord, all you nations;
    extol him, all you peoples.

2  For great is his love toward us,
    and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.

Praise the Lord.[a] 

Psalm 117 NIV

Very little in it’s letter, is exceedingly large in it’s spirit, for bursting all bounds of race or nationality, it calls upon all mankind to praise the name of the Lord.

We are told WHAT to do in verse 1 and WHY to do in verse 2

The Lord is to be Magnified among the Nations

- God desires that all the Nations praise Him.

- Praise is a choice not a feeling

- The word Nations refers to: people groups, different ethnic and linguistic group.

- God desires that all the nations extol Him.

- His love is great for the people.

- God’s love toward the people is extremely great that He sent His Son to die on the cross.

- God’s faithfulness endures forever.

Application

- God magnifies Himself in the life of His people.

- God desire is to display His love in man and through man.

- To magnify God is to testify His love and His faithfulness to all people!

- Reaching out to the lost is through evangelism and mission.

Praise the Lord, ALL you schools nearby FGA; Extol Him, All you young people.
Personalized Psalms 117 NIV

This is our dream for Youth Church! Its not something new, it has been years we have been going to the schools.

Journey to the East is a compilation of the work of the Youth Church in Sarawak.

It takes DETERMINATION and CONSISTENCY to reflect the Heart of GOD to ALL PEOPLE.

- Pr. Anand Kumar