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“Shout with joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious!” (Psalm 66:1–2, NIV). 3 Qualities of Honorable Praise. 1. Rightly Motivated.
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“Shout with joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious!” (Psalm 66:1–2, NIV)
3 Qualities of Honorable Praise 1. Rightly Motivated “Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.” (Matt. 6:1, NIV)
3 Qualities of Honorable Praise 1. Rightly Motivated “…Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (Matthew 22:37, NIV)
3 Qualities of Honorable Praise 1. Rightly Motivated “Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.” (Psalm 29:2, NIV)
“Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they sang: ‘Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!’
Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: ‘To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!’ The four living creatures said, ‘Amen,’ and the elders fell down and worshiped.” (Rev. 5:11-14 NIV)
3 Qualities of Honorable Praise 2. Proclaims God’s Glory “Shout with joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious!” (Psalm 66:1–2, NIV)
3 Qualities of Honorable Praise 3. Fitting “Shout with joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious!” (Psalm 66:1–2, NIV)
3 Qualities of Honorable Praise 3. Fitting “Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.” (Psalm 33:1, 3, NIV)
3 Qualities of Honorable Praise 3. Fitting “When you bring blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice crippled or diseased animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?” says the Lord Almighty.” (Malachi 1:8, NIV)
3 Qualities of Honorable Praise 3. Fitting “…offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God— this is your spiritual act of worship.” (Romans 12:1, NIV)
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