Sacrifice of Praise
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Through him, then, let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.
THIS MORNING WE ARE ON THE THIRD PART IN THE SERIES ON THE SUBJECT OF PRAISE
IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE LORD HAS US IN THIS SERIES FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS
BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING THAT HE WANTS US TO LEARN OR TO IMPROVE UPON.
TWO WEEKS AGO WE EXAMINED THE SUBJECT AN OUTCRY OF PRAISE....
AND ON LAST SUNDAY WE LOOKED AT SUBJECT THE POWER IN OUR PRAISE
AND ON THIS NEXT PART….DEACON LEWIS….I LIFT UP FOR OUR CONSIDERATION THE SUBJECT….
THE SACRIFICE OF PRAISE.
PRAISE IS OFTEN OUR RESPONSE TO SOMETHING THAT HAS IMPRESSED US, AND WE FEEL GENEROUS WHEN WE PRAISE SOMEONE.
AND TRUTH BE TOLD......IT’S EASY TO PRAISE GOD THIS WAY TOO.
WHEN HE HAS BLESSED US, ANSWERED OUR PRAYERS, HELPED US, AND PROTECTED US, WHEN ALL THINGS GO GOOD FOR US, WE FEEL GRATEFUL AND PRAISE HIM.
WE MAY SING PRAISES TO HIS NAME, WORSHIP HIM FOR ALL HIS GOODNESS AND EVEN TESTIFY OF HIS BLESSINGS TO OTHERS.
THIS KIND OF PRAISE IS WORTHWHILE, AND GOD EXPECTS THIS GRATEFULNESS FROM US.
HOWEVER, THIS KIND OF PRAISE CANNOT BE CONSIDERED A SACRIFICE.
WHICH PRAISE IS THEN CONSIDERED SACRIFICE?
THERE ARE TIMES IN OUR LIVES WHEN GOD DOES NOT COME THROUGH THE WAY WE EXPECT HIM TO.
THE MEDICAL TEST COMES BACK POSITIVE.
OUR CHILDREN ARE WAYWARD.
BILL KEEP PILING UP.
WE LOSE OUR LOVED ONES.
PRAYERS SEEM TO BE UNANSWERED.
GOD SEEMS VERY FAR AWAY.
WE CANNOT SEE HIS GOODNESS IN OUR CIRCUMSTANCES.
IT LOOKS LIKE GOD HAS FORGOTTEN US.
HOW ABOUT PRAISING GOD AT THAT MOMENT?
I AM PRETTY SURE THAT PRAISE WOULD BE THE LAST THINGFROM MOST OF OUR HEARTS.
WHEN THINGS GET TOUGH, PRAISE GETS HARDER.
TO PRAISE GOD IN THOSE TROUBLED TIMES REQUIRES PERSONAL SACRIFICE.
THIS IS THE SACRIFICE OF PRAISE WHICH IS OFTEN DIFFICULT AND COSTLY.
IT REQUIRES US TO WHOLLY SUBMIT OURSELVES ON THE ALTAR TO THE WILL OF GOD ALTHOUGH WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND HIS WAYS.
THROUGH SUCH A SACRIFICE OF PRAISE, WE CONFESS THAT GOD IS STILL GOOD AND CAN BE TRUSTED ALTHOUGH THINGS DO NOT WORK OUR WAY.
MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
IT’S A MISTAKE TO WAIT UNTIL YOUR PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED BEFORE YOU PRAISE THE LORD. RATHER, PRAISE IS A KEY TO UNLOCK YOUR PROBLEMS.
WHEN WE CONSIDER THE SACRIFICE OF PRAISE WE BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THE TRUE MEANING AND VALUE OF PRAISE.
PAUL SAYS ALTHOUGH JESUS HAS BEEN AND IS OUR ULTIMATE SACRIFICE WE TOO MUST LEARN HOW TO SACRIFICE OUR PRAISE UNTO GOD
SO THIS SIMPLY MEANS WHEN WE PRAISE WE MUST REMOVE OURSELVES FROM THE EQUATION
PRAISE IS NEVER ABOUT ME ……IT'S NEVER ABOUT HOW I FEEL…….. IT'S ABOUT WHO GOD IS AND WHAT GOD CONTINUES TO DO IN OUR LIVES.
WE SHOULD NOT MIND DANCING AND RAISING YOUR HANDS FOR THE LORD
WHEN WE BEGIN TO REALIZE THAT WE'RE NOT IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING
BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN SO GOOD AND WE'VE BEEN SO RIGHTEOUS
WE OUGHT TO SEND UP A PRAISE TODAY GOD….
THANK YOU FOR LOOKING BEYOND MY FAULTS AND YOU'VE MET MY EVERY NEED
SO THEREFORE IT'S NEVER ABOUT ME AND IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU……
YOU MAY NOT BE A SHOUTER TODAY BUT IF GOD ASKS YOU TO SEND UP A SHOUT FOR HIM YOU OUGHT TO SHOUT FOR THE LORD
YOU MAY NOT BE A DANCER TODAY BUT OF GOD ASKS YOU TO DANCE YOU BETTER DANCE FOR THE LORD
IT'S NEVER BEEN ABOUT WHAT I WANT….. IT’S A SACRIFICE OF PRAISE.
HOW DO I KNOW WHAT GOD WANTS .....
BECAUSE HE WROTE A WHOLE BOOK ABOUT PRAISE THAT CONSISTS OF 150 CHAPTERS IT'S CALLED THE BOOK OF PSALMS…… IN EVERY SONG FROM PSALM 1 TO PSALM 150
IT TEACHES US HOW TO SEND UP A PRAISE UNTO OUR GOD….
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT LIFTING UP YOUR HANDS BUT IT’S ABOUT LIFTING UP YOUR HEART FOR GOD
IT’S ABOUT MAKING A SACRIFICIAL PRAISE……
AND WHEN WE GIVE GOD A SACRIFICIAL
PRAISE… IT SHOULD NOT BE A HALF
HEARTED PRAISE….
HE WANTS YOUR WHOLE HEART IN A
SACRIFICIAL PRAISE….
THE WORD OF GOD IS SPECIFIC ABOUT
HOW WE SHOULD PRAISE……
I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart;
I will tell of all Your marvelous works.
LET ME HELP DEFINE IT THIS WAY…..
WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING TO EAT .......AND YOU SEND SOMEONE TO THE RESTAURANT ….AREN'T YOU VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT ON YOUR PLATE?
I KNOW IF I GO TO GET FIRST LADY SOME CHICKEN TACO’S FROM THE MEXICAN RESTAURANT......THAT I BETTER NOT BRING HER BACK TACOS WITH TOMATOES ON IT.
IF I ORDER HER A STEAK FROM LONG HORN........IT BETTER BE WELL DONE.....NOT MEDIUM.....NOT MEDIUM WELL.......BUT WELL DONE
JUST LIKE WHEN YOU GO TO YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT.....YOU WANT YOUR FOOD PREPARED A CERTAIN WAY.....
IF YOU WANT YOUR FISH FRIED HARD.......YOU DON’T WANT IT COMING TO YOU ALL FLIMSY AND HALF WAY COOKED.......
IF YOU ORDER SOME COLLARD GREENS.........YOU WANT SOME FLAVOR IN YOUR GREENS.....YOU WANT THEM COOKED WITH A HAM HOCK...... YOU DON’T WANT BLAND COLLARD GREENS.......
SOME US WANT CORN WITH OUR MEAL......
SOME OF US WANT PINTO BEANS......
SOME OF US WANT MAC AND CHEESE......
SOME OF US WANT ICED TEA THAT IS SWEETENED......
SOME OF US WANT ICED TEA THAT IS UNSWEETENED.....
WHAT IF YOU WENT AND YOU ORDERED YOUR MEAL AND THE PERSON PREPARING YOUR MEAL JUST FLOPPED ANYTHING THEY WANTED ON YOUR PLATE?
WHAT WOULD YOU DO......SISTER .......
WHAT WOULD YOU DO.......
JUST LIKE ALL OF US........ WE WOULD SAY I DON'T WANT IT ...........TAKE IT BACK
WHAT DO YOU THINK GOD IS SAYING .....
WHEN WE SEND UP A RANDOM PRAISE …HALF HEARTED PRAISE……ABOUT US AND NOT HIM.....
GOD IS ALSO SAYING I DON'T WANT IT......... SEND IT BACK……
WE SHOULD ALL HAVE A PRAISE THAT IS WORTHY TO BE OFFERED UP TO GOD
IT’S A STATE OF BEING THAT REMOVES US .......AND WE BEGIN TO ENTER INTO A DIFFERENT PORTION OF PRAISE
WHEN WE PRAISE....... WE MUST REMEMBER THAT HEAVEN IS OUR AUDIENCE........ NOT THE PERSON AROUND YOU…
WHEN WE PRAISE...... WE MUST REMEMBER THAT WE DON'T DANCE FOR ONE ANOTHER.... WE DANCE BECAUSE GOD HAS BROUGHT US THROUGH…..
WE DON'T SHOUT AND WAVE A HAND FOR ONE ANOTHER
NO….. WE SHOUT AND WAVE A HAND .......BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE BEAUTY OF HIS HOLINESS
WE DON'T SING FOR ONE ANOTHER……
WE SING FOR THE LORD …….WE SEND UP A PRAISE ......THAT IS WORTHY UNTO GOD
PRAISE IS A CELEBRATION!!
LET ME SAY THAT'S WHY I LOVE PRAISING GOD AND I DON'T MIND SINGING AT FIRST BAPTIST
BECAUSE WHEN I START TO SING.....AND YALL START ENCOURAGING ME......SAYING SING PASTOR.....
I MAY BE OFF KEY.......
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO REALIZE IT DOESN’T MATTER IF I’M SINGING IN A MINOR OR B FLAT.....
IT DOESN’T MATTER IF MY FALSETTO FAILS......AND MY VOICE CRACKS.........
IT’S ALL ABOUT SENDING UP A PRAISE TO GOD.........
SACRIFICE OF PRAISE........
WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT WE SAY ABOUT PRAISE......
WHEN YOU CAME TO CHURCH....AND WERE EXCITED ABOUT THE PRAISE GOING ON....
AND THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU NUDGES YOU IN THE SIDE AND SAY.......
WELL THAT'S JUST TOO MUCH IT DOESN'T TAKE ALL THAT …..
THAT'S JUST TOO MUCH MUSIC
WE NEED TO HURRY AND GET TO THE PREACHING SO THE PREACHER CAN PREACH US AND WE CAN GO ON HOME
SOME PEOPLE WILL ACTUALLY COME IN LATE TO SERVICE BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR ALL THE MUSIC
SOME PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY COMING LATE BECAUSE ALL THEY WANT TO HEAR IS THE PREACHING AND THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR ALL THAT WORSHIP AND YOU KNOW WHY THEY DO THAT BECAUSE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF PRAISE
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PRAISE IS CONTINUAL AND IT OUGHT TO BE HAPPENING IN THE CONGREGATION OF GOD'S PEOPLE
GOD DID NOT PROMISE YOU LAST SUNDAY YOU'D BE HERE TODAY SO YOU MAY AS WELL GET YOUR PRAISE ON
SOMEBODY LAID DOWN LAST NIGHT THAT WAS HEALTHY AND THEY SLEPT ON TO GLORY
YOU WANNA GET YOUR PRAISE ON
BECAUSE THIS MIGHT BE OUR LAST TIME
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come into his presence with singing.
DID YOU COME IN TODAY READY TO PRAISE......
DID YOU LEAVE YOUR HOME READY TO PRAISE......
I DON’T CARE WHO’S PREACHING.....
I DON’T CARE WHO’S SINGING....
LORD I CAME HERE TO PRAISE YOU AND TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOODNESS
THAT’S THE SACRIFICE OF PRAISE.....
PSALMS 150 ONE THROUGH FIVE SAYS.....
Praise ye the Lord.
Praise God in his sanctuary:
Praise him in the firmament of his power.
THE NEXT TWO SENTENCES TELL US WHY WE OUGHT TO PRAISE....
Praise him for his mighty acts:
Praise him according to his excellent greatness.
THE NEXT SECTION TELLS US HOW WE OUGHT TO PRAISE HIM.....
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet:
Praise him with the psaltery and harp.
Praise him with the timbrel and dance:
Praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
Praise him upon the loud cymbals:
Praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
YOU MEAN PASTOR WE OUGHT TO PRAISE HIM WITH HORNS AND GUITARS..... ORGANS AND KEYBOARDS......TAMBOURINES.... AND WITH OUR DANCING.....
WELL YEAH…THAT’S WHAT THE TEXT SAYS......
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
THAT MEANS YOU AND ME........
IF YOU'RE STILL INHALING AND EXHALING
LET EVERYTHING THAT HAS BREATH PRAISE YE THE LORD
SOME PEOPLE THINK HIGH SOUNDING SYMBOL MEANS A HIGH PITCHED NOISE....
WELL THAT'S NOT WHAT IT SAYS
WHEN WE LOOK AT HIGH SOUNDING IN THE ORIGINAL HEBREW
IT MEANS A SHOUT OR A BLAST OF WAR ......
IT MEANS AN ALARM OF JOY.......
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD AN ALARM GO OFF IN A SILENCE?
AN ALARM GOES OFF TO WAKE YOU UP........
AN ALARM IS LOUD TO LET YOU KNOW IT'S TIME TO MOVE......
WE OUGHT TO MAKE A HIGH SOUND IN OUR PRAISE.....
WHEN WE COME IN.........GOD DOESN'T WANT US TO SAY.......
(LOW VOICE)
LORD I PRAISE YOU TODAY ......THANK YOU FOR BEING SO GOOD TODAY.... FOR WAKING ME UP.....
NO WE OUGHT TO MAKE A HIGH PRAISE....
LORD I THANK YOU BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HEARD ME CUSS SOMEBODY OUT LAST WEEK AND YOU
ALLOWED ME TO ROLL ON.....
LORD I KNOW YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID ABOUT MY CO-WORKER......BUT YOU ALLOWED ME TO SEE A
NEW MORNING WITH NEW MERCIES.......
LORD I WAS IN THE MIDST OF A SURGERY AND YOU GUIDED THE HANDS OF THE SURGEON IN SPITE OF
ME.......
I STOPPED BY TO WORSHIP YOU AND SAY THANK YOU IN SPITE OF ME
PRAISE IS GOD’S INHABITATION.......
GOD INHABITS THE PRAISES OF HIS PEOPLE.....
WHEN WE PRAISE........
GOD COMES DOWN AND WE BECOME HIS HABITATION........
AND WHATEVER THE DEVIL WAS TRYING TO DO TO YOU..........
HE'S GOT A FLEA BECAUSE WE'VE BECOME THE HABITATION OF GOD.............
THE FIERY DARTS HE BEGAN TO THROW .....
THE LORD BEGINS TO QUENCH THEM BECAUSE WE ARE NOW THE HABITATION OF GOD...
NEVER THINK IT'S BECAUSE OF YOUR PRAYER LIFE....
IT'S BECAUSE OF HOW MANY TIMES YOU COME TO CHURCH...
IT'S BECAUSE I'M A TITHER...
NO IT'S BECAUSE I LEARNED HOW TO PULL DOWN PRAISE....
WHEN GOD BEGINS INHABITS MY PRAISES..........
ALL THE PROMISES GOD PROMISED ME HE BEGINS TO RELEASE THEM FROM HEAVEN
DRIVING A NICE CAR NOT BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN SO GOOD..
NICE CLOTHES TO WEAR NOT BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN SO GOOD...
RETIRED FROM YOUR JOB AFTER WORKING 20....30.....40 YEARS....NOT BECAUSE YOU’VE BEEN SO STRONG.
BUT BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN THE HABITATION OF THE LORD......
WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO GET A PROMISE THAT GOD HAS PROMISED YOU
ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS PUSH A LITTLE HARDER AND GET YOUR PRAISE TO THE FOREFRONT...
YOU HAVE TO SOUND THE ALARM FOR WAR......
NOTIFY THE ENEMY THAT GOD HAS SOME PROMISES FOR ME ........
AND I KNOW YOU'RE TRYING TO BLOCK THOSE BLESSINGS........
BUT I'M GOING TO MOVE MY PRAISE TO THE FOREFRONT........
I'M NOT GOING TO THINK ABOUT MY PROBLEMS.......
I'M NOT GOING TO THINK ABOUT THE SITUATION ........
I'M GONNA PUT MY PRAISE TO THE FOREFRONT.......
(PAUSE)
YOU REMEMBER AT JERICHO......
YOU REMEMBER IT TOOK SEVEN TIMES TO WALK AROUND THE CITY OF JERICHO....
BUT ON THE 7TH TIME SOMETHING IN THE ATMOSPHERE BEGAN TO CHANGE......
SOMETHING ON THE 7TH TIME BEGAN TO SHAKE......
YOU MAY PRAISE AND NOTHING HAPPENS ON THE FIRST TIME.....
KEEP ON PRAISING THE SECOND TIME......
KEEP ON PRAISING JUST LIKE JERICHO.....
KEEP ON PRAISING UNTIL GOD RELEASES YOUR BLESSINGS AND SETS THE ADVERSARY TO FLIGHT
OFTEN TIMES BECAUSE I'VE BEEN PRAISING FOR 10 MINUTES ...... I GIVE UP TO SOON.....
LORD I'VE BEEN PRAISING FOR 30 MINUTES......
GOD IS SAYING...... BUT BABY ONE MINUTE IS JUST LIKE 1000
1 DAY IS LIKE 1000 YEARS........... JUST KEEP ON PRAISING .......KEEP ON
BECAUSE WHEN YOU PRAISE THE SUPERNATURAL BEGINS TO HAPPEN IN YOUR LIFE....
DON'T GIVE UP ON YOUR PRAISES .......
DON'T GIVE UP ON WHATEVER YOU'RE ASKING GOD FOR.......
CONTINUE TO PRAISE UNTIL YOU GET YOUR BREAKTHROUGH
LISTEN.........WE ARE CREATED TO GIVE THE ONLY THING GOD CANNOT GIVE HIMSELF....
LET ME SAY IT AGAIN....FOR SOMEONE IN THE BACK..... WE ARE CREATED TO GIVE GOD ...
THE ONLY THING GOD CANNOT GIVE HIMSELF.....
GOD CAN TELL THE SUN TO STAND STILL.....
GOD COULD TELL THE EARTH TO STOP ROTATING......
GOD COULD TELL THE DEAD TO RISE UP AND LIVE......
BUT GOD WILL NOT PRAISE AND WORSHIP HIMSELF......
SO HE SAID BECAUSE I CAN'T GIVE THAT TO MYSELF.....
WHEN YOU BEGIN TO PRAISE ME ..........WHEN YOU BEGIN TO WORSHIP
GOD SAYS THAT'S WHY I INHABIT YOUR PRAISE
THAT'S WHY I COME DOWN TO SET YOU FREE
BECAUSE YOU'RE GIVING ME WHAT........ I CANNOT GIVE MYSELF .........
THAT'S WHY PRAISE IS WHAT I DO.......
THAT'S WHY PRAISE IS A SACRIFICE THAT COST US SOMETHING ......
THE POWER OF PRAISE WILL DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE OF YOUR BREAKTHROUGH.........
WOULD YOU SACRIFICE AND PRAISE.......
I KNOW YOU'RE TIRED BUT I'M GONNA FORGO SLEEP RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I'VE GOT TO GET MY PRAISE ON...
THE POWER OF OUR PRAISE DETERMINES THE LEVEL OF OUR BREAKTHROUGH
IF YOU NEED GOD TO BREAKTHROUGH IN YOUR LIFE .......BABY......... I CHALLENGE YOU TO PRAISE HIM
RIGHT NOW
PRAISE HIM FROM THE SUN RISING TILL THE SUN SETS......
A SACRIFICE OF PRAISE
WHEN I THINK OF GOD INHABITING A PLACE......
I IMAGINE EVERY INCH OF THAT PLACE ......BEING COMPLETELY FILLED BY GOD......
ISAIAH SAID.....
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. And one called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”
ALRIGHT SINCE YOU DIDN'T SHOUT LET ME BREAK IT DOWN.......
GOD WAS ON HIS THRONE IN THE TEMPLE WAS FILLED WITH GOD
GOD WAS ON HIS THRONE AND THE TEMPLE WAS FILLED WITH GOD
THE TEMPLE WAS FILLED WITH THE HEM OF HIS ROBE......
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE ENORMITY OF GOD.....
HE SAT ON HIS THRONE THE BOTTOM OF HIS ROBE TOUCHED THE SANCTUARY....
JUST THE BOTTOM OF HIS ROBE.....
AND THE HEM OF HIS ROBE BEGAN TO EXCITE AND CHANGE THE ATMOSPHERE.....
ISAIAH SAID......I BEGAN TO FELL THE PRESENCE OF GOD....ALL AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH....
GOD HIMSELF WAS NOT THERE.....JUST THE HEM OF HIS ROBE........
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT WHEN WE BEGIN TO PRAISE GOD......
THE HEM OF HIS ROBE BEGINS TO TOUCH US AND HE BEGINS TO INHABIT OUR PRAISE...
FBC....YOU CAN’T HELP BUT RUN......YOU CAN’T HELP BUT CLAP.....YOU CAN’T HELP TO WAVE YOUR HAND.....
WHEN YOU FEEL THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD OCCUPYING 201 WAYNE STREET.....
DAVID KNEW THAT GOD IS HOLY.....
ISAIAH KNEW THE GOD IS HOLY.......
JEREMIAH KNEW GOD IS HOLY.........AND ABRAHAM KNEW THAT GOD IS HOLY
PETER KNEW WHAT THE GOD IS HOLY..........
PAUL KNEW THAT GOD IS HOLY ....
JOHN KNEW THAT GOD IS HOLY....
AND I WONDER THIS MORNING......... DO YOU KNOW THAT YOUR GOD AND MY GOD IS HOLY....HOLY.....HOLY....
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU COME TO DO ........BUT I CAME THE SACRIFICE A PRAISE UNDER GOD
YEAH I'VE GOT SOME PAIN BUT THE PAIN WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF LATER ON....
LORD I JUST PRAISE YOU RIGHT NOW.....
AS A MATTER OF FACT I PRAISE YOU FOR EVERY ACHE .....I PRAISE YOU FOR EVERY PAIN .......
IT REMINDS ME I'M STILL IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING......
MOTHER LEWIS.....TURNED 90 YEARS YOUNG....THIS YEAR......STILL COMING TO CHURCH.....STILL PRAISING
GOD......AND I PRAISE GOD........BECAUSE I KNOW GOD HAS BEEN GOOD TO HER......
HOLY HOLY HOLY LORD GOD ALMIGHTY.........
IF GOD HAS BEEN GOOD TO YOU OUGHT TO WANNA REST ON YOUR FEET
AND JUST WAVE YOUR HAND..... AND SAY LORD I THANK YOU!!