Sermons on Courageous Praise:

Why Begin Prayer With Praise? Lesson 2 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 10, 2023

“Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name” (Ps. 103:1).

A. WHY BEGIN PRAYER WITH PRAISE 1. Because Jesus instructed them to begin the Lord’s Prayer. “Hallowed be Your name” (Matt. 6:9). Other versions translate this to mean to honor His name, to reverence His name, to hold high His name. 2. Because the psalmist commands you, “Enter . . . His courts ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1, John 4:23

Denomination: Baptist

Keep Moving: Moving From Pain To Praise

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Feb 26, 2024

I want us to consider some steps to take as we move from Gloom to Glory – From Pain to Praise that might help us as we face uncertain and difficulties in life!

Sermon - Moving From Pain to Praise Habakkuk 3: 16-19 “I trembled inside when I heard this; my lips quivered with fear. My legs gave way beneath me, and I shook in terror. I will wait quietly for the coming day when disaster will strike the people who invade us. Even though the fig trees have ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 3:16-19, Habakkuk 1:2-3, Habakkuk 2:4, Psalm 103:2

Denomination: Methodist

Praise God Because You Love Him

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Oct 10, 2021

Why do we praise God? We do this to demonstrate our love for what God has done, is doing, and will do for us. It is a sign of appreciation

Praise God Because You Love Him Revelation 19:1-7 Michael H. Koplitz I think that one of the most challenging jobs out there is being a parent. If I were to rate the two parental jobs, being the mother or the father, I think being the mother has to be the toughest. I know as a father that I would ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:1-7

Denomination: United Methodist

Going Up In Flames... Praise Soon Fades

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 31, 2023

Ever wander what happens to all the palm branches when the PRAISE fades into the cry of CRUCIFY? There is a tradition to burn the palm branches and save the ashes for ASH WEDNESDAY. PRAISE VS CRUCIFY?

GOING UP IN FLAMES… HOW SOON CAN PRAISE FADE? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) In this lesson we go from the PASSOVER to JERUSALEM via the avenue of praise to the road of crucify. TEXT: John 12:12 On the next day much people that were come to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:20, John 12:12-17, Luke 19:28-39

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Praise God From All Blessings Flow Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Mar 19, 2024

Praise God from all Blessings Flow

Psalm 113 Praise God from all Blessings Flow 1. God's Praise - The Precept of Praise - 1 Praise ye the Lord. The Practice of Praise - Praise, The People of Praise - O ye servants of the Lord, The Person of Praise - praise the name of the Lord. The Purpose of Praise - 2 Blessed be the ...read more

Denomination: Holiness

Let's Just Praise The Lord Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Mar 19, 2024

Let's Just Praise the Lord

Psalm 148 Let's Just Praise the Lord - His Praise Is - 1. Commendable - 1 Praise ye the Lord. The Need for it - Praise ye - Psa. 92:1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: It is - a Good thing, a Gracious thing - to give ...read more

Denomination: Holiness

Six Steps And Praise. Tethered To A Hitching Post

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 22, 2024

THIS IS A PALM SUNDAY LESSON. It is a lesson about the role of praise in daily living. This sermon is always in season. Few ever learn the value of real praise. (Two part lesson) Palm leaves are cheap at a flower shop.

SIX STEPS… TETHERED, THE HITCHING POST. THE MASTER NEEDS YOU! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com ( I have palm leaves for each person. Palm leaves represent PRAISE. I have horse reins I will use.) THERE IS NO WAY WE CAN WIN… KING JEHOSHAPHAT KNEW THE ENEMY WAS MUCH STRONGER THAN ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:21, Matthew 21:1-7, Luke 19:38, 1 Samuel 4:2

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Light And Praise Must Fill Us Always Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 16, 2025

One of the ways we can keep our body—that means our person—full of light is to be careful about what we read and watch.

Friday of the Eleventh Week in Course 2025 The psalmist tells us what to do: “Look to him that you may be radiant with joy, and your faces may not blush with shame.” When should we be doing that, looking to Our Lord? And what picture should we have in our minds when we imagine ourselves looking ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-23, Matthew 5:3, Psalm 34:2-7, 2 Corinthians 11:18, 2 Corinthians 11:21-30  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Living For The Praise Of God's Glory

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 17, 2025

Logically, fortresses would be built on high rocky ground—hills or mountains. Having such areas was the best way to be rescued from the hands of the wicked when they attack.

Friday of the Third Week of Advent 2025 The Gospel we heard today is such a striking story, with angel, disbelieving Jewish priest, aged couple getting pregnant and the connection to Jesus and Mary dominating the narrative, that we might ignore other parts of the Scripture. So let’s just mention ...read more

Scripture: Judges 13:2-7, Judges 13:24-25, Psalm 71:3-6, Psalm 71:16-17, Hebrews 10:37, 1 Peter 3:15, Luke 1:5-25, Ephesians 1:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

We Praise The Name Of Yahweh (Psalm 135) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Dec 27, 2025

A sermon I wrote, while wrestling with what Michael Heiser teaches in The Unseem Realm about the Name of Yahweh being Jesus.

Today, we continue our very sporadic and haphazard study of the psalms, by turning to Psalm 135. This is a beautiful psalm-- it's the type of psalm that lends itself to being used as an opener for Sunday morning worship. I hope today that you'll leave differently, in two ways. The first, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 135:1-21

David: A Life Of Faith And Praise Despite Failure

Contributed by Andrew Hoskins on Aug 16, 2025

Church, when we hear David, most of us think “David and Goliath.” It’s the classic underdog story. But here’s the truth: David himself never bragged about killing Goliath. That was recorded by Samuel.

Introduction Church, when we hear David, most of us think “David and Goliath.” It’s the classic underdog story. But here’s the truth: David himself never bragged about killing Goliath. That was recorded by Samuel. Why? Because David didn’t see that as his greatest story of faith. His true testimony ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:31-52

Denomination: Baptist

To Your Name Be The Glory

Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Nov 12, 2024

Give God the glory for everything

To Your Name Be the Glory Psalm 115:1-11 After Jesus rose from the dead He was walking with two of His disciples on the road to Emmaus. The two disciples didn’t recognize Jesus, and they were downtrodden and confused because their hopes and dreams were crushed when their Messiah had been hung on ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 115:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Standing Alone Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 27, 2016

Each Christian will eventually stand alone. At such times, they may be assured that they are never truly alone--the Lord is standing with them.

2 TIMOTHY 4:16-18 WHEN STANDING ALONE… “At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them! But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Little Train That Could!

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Feb 20, 2018

Helen Keller said, “"I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do."

The Little Train that Could... “The Blessing Of a Submissive Spirit” Isaiah 40:6-8 MSG 6 The voice said, “Cry out!” And he said, “What shall I cry?” “All flesh is grass, And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. 7 The grass withers, the flower fades, Because the breath of the Lord ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:6-8, Psalm 91:1-10, John 1:1-5, James 1:19-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Not A Tame Lion

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Feb 7, 2022

We like to keep things calm and happy in church, but one day Jesus really upset folks in his home synagogue. Are you ready to follow him?

You’ve heard me say before that I love The Chronicles of Narnia, written by C.S. Lewis. We read them over and over again to our children as they were growing up. Maybe a year ago one of them, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, came out in a very successful movie. That inspired me to read ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-30