WHAT DOES PRAISE LOOK LIKE? (1 OF 7)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: Psalm 138:1-8, Psalm 138
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What Does Praise Look Like? (1 of 7)
Series: Psalms for the Seasons
Jim Perdue
Psalm 138:1-8
Intro/Attention
During this Thanksgiving and Christmas season I really felt led to spend some time in the Psalms. Today, we'll look at Psalm 138 and ask the question, What Does Praise Look Like?
When it comes to praise and worship, I say there are two types of people. One crowd could be called ''The Happy Clappy Crowd.'' The other crowd could be known as ''The Frozen Chosen Crowd.'' You know what I'm talking about don't you? Have you seen these two groups yourself? The anthem for one group is ''Pentecostal Power'' the hymn for the other guys is ''I Shall Not Be Moved.'' The truth is, praise looks very different in different places of the Bible. In some places, David is dancing, in other places, Isaiah falls on His face speechless. Praise looks different at different moments. There might be excitement, then there might be conviction. There might be an ''amen'' or there might be an ''oh me.'' Sometimes you lift your hands, sometimes you fall on your knees. But the psalmist gives us a very good idea of what it looks like here in Psalm 138. READ TEXT
A man was trying to teach his horse to obey and to stop and start on command. The man was a very religious man, so he came up with a couple of religious statements to use in training his horse. He trained the horse to go on the command words, ''Praise the Lord!'' He trained the horse to stop on the command word, ''Hallelujah!'' One day he was riding the horse and it took off. He lost control of the horse and he forgot his words. The horse had been trained to only respond to the key words. Up ahead was a cliff, and the horse was headed there full speed. The man tried thinking of every religious word he'd ever heard of. ''Amen! Jesus saves! Worthy! Holy!'' Nothing worked. Just as the horse approached the precipice, the man shouted out, ''Hallelujah!'' The horse stopped right there on the edge. The man wiped his he ...
Series: Psalms for the Seasons
Jim Perdue
Psalm 138:1-8
Intro/Attention
During this Thanksgiving and Christmas season I really felt led to spend some time in the Psalms. Today, we'll look at Psalm 138 and ask the question, What Does Praise Look Like?
When it comes to praise and worship, I say there are two types of people. One crowd could be called ''The Happy Clappy Crowd.'' The other crowd could be known as ''The Frozen Chosen Crowd.'' You know what I'm talking about don't you? Have you seen these two groups yourself? The anthem for one group is ''Pentecostal Power'' the hymn for the other guys is ''I Shall Not Be Moved.'' The truth is, praise looks very different in different places of the Bible. In some places, David is dancing, in other places, Isaiah falls on His face speechless. Praise looks different at different moments. There might be excitement, then there might be conviction. There might be an ''amen'' or there might be an ''oh me.'' Sometimes you lift your hands, sometimes you fall on your knees. But the psalmist gives us a very good idea of what it looks like here in Psalm 138. READ TEXT
A man was trying to teach his horse to obey and to stop and start on command. The man was a very religious man, so he came up with a couple of religious statements to use in training his horse. He trained the horse to go on the command words, ''Praise the Lord!'' He trained the horse to stop on the command word, ''Hallelujah!'' One day he was riding the horse and it took off. He lost control of the horse and he forgot his words. The horse had been trained to only respond to the key words. Up ahead was a cliff, and the horse was headed there full speed. The man tried thinking of every religious word he'd ever heard of. ''Amen! Jesus saves! Worthy! Holy!'' Nothing worked. Just as the horse approached the precipice, the man shouted out, ''Hallelujah!'' The horse stopped right there on the edge. The man wiped his he ...
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