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 A Call To Praise Godby Larry Wise Psalm 111:1-111:10 Two young newlyweds were preparing to enjoy their first baked ham dinner in their new apartment. After unwrapping the meat and setting it on the cutting board, the wife chopped off both ends of the ham more… 
Praiseby George Rennau Isaiah 43:21 The Bible expresses that God has created us to PRAISE THE lord, the scripture also tells us that God desires that we would recognize his works and that we would give him the credit for it in our life. PRAISE IS more…
What Praise Will Produceby Kirk DeVine 1 Chronicles 4:1 As I look at the church today, I am amazed at the attitude that some of us have adopted… It blows my mind how many folks come into the House of God week after week and leave the same way they came… It’s more…
Ten Benefits of Praiseby Paul Fritz Hebrews 13:15 There are numerous benefits of praise that are often overlooked by many in our busy world. Those who understand these benefits and appropriate them are enriched, empowered and enabled by the Spirit of God more...
 The Power Of Praiseby Jeff Strite Revelation 4:1-4:11 Bill Crockett tells of the time he was delivering a motivational lecture to a group of young Navy men. “I spoke in great detail about why I joined the military and how much it meant to me. Finishing my story, I more...
The Fragrance of ThankfulnessBernard of Clairvaux speaks of a “perfume compound of the remembered benefits of God.” Such a fragrance is easily obtained by spending a season in praise for the things God has already done. Not just by saying thank you, but by expressing a life of gratitude. Every born-again Christian should be giving off a pleasing odor. The fragrant of remembering is quite different from a false praise to get from God. (The Best of Tozer, Book One) Ten lepers received their health; that was the benefit. Only one came back to give thanks to the Lord Jesus. (Luke 17:17) That was the perfume. Unremembered blessings are like dead flies that lie in the anointing oils, they can become a fragrance of dead worship and bring a bad smell to a holy God. Remembered blessings, thankfulness for the Lord’s present favors and a rejoicing in His promised graces become like a blend of myrrh, and aloes and cassia thus making forth an ingredient for a pleasant aroma of praise. (The Best of Tozer, Book One) Join the grateful. Bless the Lord this season with praise. SOURCE: The Best of Tozer, Book One Contributed by: Terry Laughlin
Sixty Seconds of PraiseIn his book, The One-Minute Manager, Kenneth Blanchard recommends developing the practice of "one-minute praising," where the manager (or parent, spouse, etc.) tries to "catch someone doing something right" and then spend a full sixty seconds praising that person for the good deed. This is a lot more difficult than it appears. Where we might not find it difficult to criticize someone for even sixty minutes, many times we find it almost impossible to praise someone sincerely for a full minute. And this is true for the church as well. It seems that it can be hard for some people to Praise God. Even in our prayer time, we can sure list off the prayer needs but I think we find it difficult to come up with praises. The more we praise God for everything that He has given to us the less we will criticize others. The more we praise Him in the church the more we will see His hand and Spirit moving through the church. SOURCE: The One-Minute Manager Contributed by: Brent Baker
Praising Out of OrderIn a more formal, liturgical church a visitor showed up one Sunday and got excited about something the minister said, and declared, “Amen, praise the Lord!” Someone tapped him on the shoulder and whispered, “We don’t praise the Lord in here.” Another member nearby said, “Yes we do, on page 15 of the Lectionary.” Contributed by: Robert Leroe Praise in All SeasonsGeorge Mueller writes: “It is a common temptation of Satan to make us give up the reading of the Word and prayer when our enjoyment is gone; as if it were of no use to read the Scriptures when we do not enjoy them, and as if it were no use to pray when we have no spirit of prayer. The truth is that in order to enjoy the Word, we ought to continue to read it, and the way to obtain a spirit of prayer is to continue praying. The less we read the Word of God, the less we desire to read it, and the less we pray, the less we desire to pray”. (George Mueller in “A Narrative of Some of the Lord’s Dealings with George Mueller.”) Worshipping God is one of those subtle gifts that He gives us even though at the time we don’t fully appreciate it or understand it. God wants us to worship Him not because He requires it. He’s perfect and has no need for our imperfect expression of praise. No, God gives us worship not for Him but for us. The more we do it, the more we learn to love it. The more we love it, the more we find joy in it. The Bible tells us “to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools” when we go to God’s house. And, if we listen well, we will hear Him calling to us, “Come, I have something good for you that will give you great joy. Give me your heart and I will fill it to the brim.” Contributed by: Mark Brunner Leaving an Attitude of Worship“If you limit worship to where you are, the minute you leave that place of worship you will leave your attitude of worship behind like a crumpled-up church bulletin.” SOURCE: Tony Evans Contributed by: Mike Hamilton 
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