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CCLI Song Number 7119315 Author(s): Jonathan David HelserMelissa HelserMolly SkaggsJake Stevens Recorded by: The Martin Family

In THANKS! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier, Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D. writes, “The Jewish and Christian scriptures insist that God’s people, whoever they are and wherever they are and whatever they face, are to be a grateful people, a people filled with praise and with thanksgiving to God.”…

In his book, Thanks: How Practicing Gratitude Can Make you Happier, Robert Emmons writes, “A longitudinal study of college students found that happiness levels in college predicted income sixteen years later. The most cheerful students earned $25,000 lore per year than their more dour classmates.” —Jim…

After a huge fire destroyed his home near Colorado Springs, Ted Robertson went to inspect the damage with the hope of finding one very special small item. Robertson didn’t expect to find much when he saw that the fire had stripped the pine trees of their needles and colored them black and only the brick…

A recent Japanese study found that compliments can help improve student and employee performance as much as monetary rewards. “To the brain, receiving a compliment is as much a social reward as being rewarded money,” said researcher Norihiro Sadato. We can never underestimate the power of the words we…

In his book, The Witness of Preaching , Thomas Long writes, “Part of the ethic of Christian worship is giving up the idea that every sermon, every prayer, every hymn must be focused upon me and my needs.” -- The Witness of Preaching, p. 153-4 It isn’t about us. Not our tastes, preferences or desires.…

God’s mirth roars in our veins, a loving abandon grips us, and we find ourselves compelled by the vision expressed by Augustine: “Lord, hast thou declared that no man shall see Thy face and live?—Then let me die, that I may see Thee.”

When he won his first title as a professional golfer, Webb Simpson was quick to give God the glory. He finished three strokes ahead of his challenger, bringing his total winnings to $3.5 million. In an interview after winning the Wyndham Championship, Simpson told reporters he would be stupid not to…

Select all the text in this box and paste your illustration here... Source: Magazine Name, January 1, 2006 Helen Roseveare is a short, no-nonsense Irish doctor, with steely blue eyes and a wry wit. When I met her in 1994, she was a spry seventy and reminded me of a favorite elderly aunt or a grandmother.…

But the most obvious fact about praise—whether of God or any thing—strangely escaped me. I thought of it in terms of compliment, approval, or the giving of honor. I had never noticed that all enjoyment spontaneously overflows into praise unless (sometimes even if) shyness or the fear of boring others…

True praise of the Lord isn't affected by circumstances but is centered on the very person of God. Franz Joseph Haydn was a famous composer during the late 1700s. He lived in Austria and composed and played music for the Austrian royal family. His works are known worldwide, and, perhaps more notably,…

It really is all about you, and you alone! You are sooooo special! You're beautiful, brilliant and glamorous, and you deserve every advantage and privilege! Look up "perfect" in the dictionary, and you'll find a picture of YOU there! That's the message with which all too many of today's kids have been…

SERVING GOD WITH AN EYE SINGLE TO HIS GLORY Subject PRAISE Of all the preachers who ever lived, none was as lauded as was Charles Spurgeon. I found it interesting to note how he responded to the praise given to him. He wrote: "I have found, at times, if I have been much praised, and if my heart had given…

PRAISE Oklahoma native Louise Marie Chitwood was very active politically. She volunteered at voting booths near her home, and faithfully turned out to express her opinion. Her family was surprised to learn that Chitwood had even voted in the last election in 2008, because she passed away in 2006. A Tulsa…

Men, do you publicly praise your wife? Towards the end of his life, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the great British statesman, was honored at a banquet where someone asked him this question: "If you could come back as anyone after you die, who would it be?" Churchill thought for a second, stood up,…

Matthew 21:12–13 Our minds should be focused on God and giving Him praise as we enter His house each week. Someone once wrote the following poem entitled "If You Want to Kill The Church": Never go to your church or meetings held there, If you do go, be late, it's no one's affair. If the weather is bad,…

WORSHIP Have you ever not felt like coming to a worship service? Some would argue that there is no point in attending if you are not in the right attitude. However, sometimes the only way to break through the resistance to worship is to be among worshippers. In his book Invitation to a Journey, Robert…

PRAISE/THANKSGIVING When a Honolulu jury acquitted 47 year-old Junior Stowers of abusing his son, he raised his hands in the courtroom and exclaimed, "Thank you Jesus!" His joy quickly faded, when the judge rapped his gavel, holding Stowers in contempt of court for the "outburst" and threw him in jail.…

God's Desire Have you ever wondered what God wants from you? There are two references in the New Testament to God seeking something. In Luke 19:10 Jesus says, "For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost." (NASB) He said this right after his encounter with Zaccheus. Zaccheus was…

In his book, A Sacred Sorrow, Michael Card writes, “Lament is one of the most direct paths to the true praise we know we have lost. In fact, lament is not a path to worship, but the path of worship.” --A Sacred Sorrow, 21. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson Jonah 2:7 (MSG) “When my life was slipping away,…

Surely there is a place for delighting in worship. Even the Puritans were glad to say that man's chief end is to glorify God AND TO ENJOY him forever. So many of the Puritans tell us of their surpassing delight in worship. One of the first theological works written in America, Thomas Shepherd's WISE…

Elliot Huck, a 14-year-old from Bloomington, Indiana, decided to skip a preliminary to the National Spelling Bee. Though he placed 45th out of more than 250 spellers in last year's competition and was a favored to go again, he felt convicted to stay home this time around. More precisely, he felt convicted…

Praise/Prayer Brings Release “You remember in John Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress,” the description of the man shut up in the iron cage. One says to him, “Wilt thou never come out of this cage?” “No, never.” “Art thou condemned for ever?” “Yes, I am.” “Why was this?” “Why I grieved the Spirit, and he is…

Worship Churches used to split over doctrine, but not anymore. Today there is more controversy over worship practices than beliefs. Some things about worship, the Scripture makes crystal clear, "God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." (John 4:24) Those two key words:…

REDEDICATION In the book, Worship- a way of life, Patrick Kavanaugh tells how Israel often included worship when they dedicated something to the Lord. He says, "They realized how critical it is to start something in the right direction, knowing that anything askew initially will only worsen in the coming…