April 7 Sermon – “Be Generous with Praise”
Psalm
150
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There
are five types of Psalms: hymns of praise, laments, thanksgiving psalms, royal
psalms, and wisdom psalms
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This
Psalm answers the Where, Why, How, & Who of praising God.
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Look
at final four Psalms and notice the final phrase of each of these Psalms. What
does this say about how often we should praise the Lord?
Acts
5:27-32
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Peter
& John are arrested and they are ordered to not speak about the
resurrection anymore. Even after they are released, they continue to proclaim
the good news of Easter.
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Why
do you think the apostles were willing to continue to preach the good news of
Easter? See verse 32. They were witnesses of the resurrected Jesus!
John
20:19-31
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On
the evening of Easter Day, the resurrected Jesus appears before the disciples,
but Thomas is not present.
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Jesus
breathes the Holy Spirit upon them just like God breathed life into Adam in the
Book of Genesis.
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The
following week, Thomas demands evidence and Jesus appears to him. Thomas offers
the most profound statement of faith in the entire gospel account. “My Lord,
and my God!”
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Verses
30-31 – The purpose of the Gospel of John is to share the good news of Jesus
Christ for people who were not eyewitnesses but who can trust in the
eyewitnesses of the first followers of Jesus.
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Since
our faith depends on the eyewitness accounts, how can we be sure that the
gospel story is true?
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