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Praising & Praying Across America: “Praising”

08-20-2017 • Dr. Steve Washburn

Praising God is absolutely the most joyful of all interactions with God.

PRAISING

Praising God is absolutely the most joyful of all interactions with God.

Psalm 100

1. Praise God for Being Our CREATOR (3)

(Psalm 100:3) Acknowledge that the Lord is God. He made us, and we are His – His people, the sheep of His pasture.

 

A. God imagined and designed and assembled all our pieces.

(Romans 5:12) Sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, in this way death spread to all men, because all sinned.

 

B. God’s creation is brilliant and beautiful beyond description.

2. Praise God for Being Our KING (1-2)

(1-2) Shout triumphantly to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs.

 

A. They praised their kings because they had authority over them.

(1) Shout triumphantly to the Lord, ALL THE EARTH.

 

B. We praise God because He has authority over the whole earth.

3. Praise God for Being Our KEEPER (4-5)

(4-5) Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good, and His love is eternal: His faithfulness endures through all generations.

 

A. The Lord is good.

B. His love is eternal.

C. His faithfulness endures.

D. Give thanks to Him.

E. Praise His name.

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