TLCBiblical Sermon Archive
Praise God
Psalm 148.1-14
- 1. Common expression
- a. usually associated with one who is “feeling” good about their spirituality
- b. what does it really mean to praise God
- c. how is God to be praised.
- 2. How Do We Praise God
- a. Psm 7.17 - I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness
- b. Matt 22.37 - love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and all thy strength
- c. Psalm 9.1 with thy whole heart - praise
- d. Psm 47.7 - sing praises with understanding
- e. Acts 8.30-31 - understandest thou what thou readest - how can I
- f. Rom 10.14 - how then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed
- g. Heb 13.15 - the sacrifice of praise
- h. Psm 56.4 - Praise ... word
- 3. Why do we praise God
- a. Psm 150.2 - praise him for his excellent greatness
- b. Psm 148.4-5 - he commanded and they were created
- c. Heb 1.2 - by whom also he made the worlds
- d. 1 Thess 5.9 - hath not appointed us to wrath but to obtain salvation
- e. Titus 2.11 - the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men
- 4. Who is able to give acceptable praise to God
- a. Psm 22.22-23 - ye that fear the Lord ... praise - in the midst of the congregation
- b. Rom 15.8-11 - praise the Lord all ye Gentiles
- c. Isa 2.2 - the mountain of the Lord’s house
- d. Eph 2. 5-7 - but God who is rich in mercy for his great love wherewith he loved us
- e. Col 1. 13 - hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son