Sermon Notes 4/10 – Praising The Lamb

                          Revelation 5 & Luke 19:28-40

(1.) JESUS CHRIST IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED – Rev 5:1-14 (vs 2,4,9,12)

-Jesus is worthy to receive all praise, glory and honor – He is #1

-Revelation 5:1-8 –

-this takes place in heaven

-the scroll is the title deed to the earth

-when man sinned, Satan took possession of this deed

-only Jesus can get the title deed back

***Worthy – means to deserve something

-only Jesus deserves to be praised.  Why?

                (1.) Jesus deserves to be praised because He is the only Redeemer of the earth and humanity – Revelation 5:4

                (2.) Only Jesus deserves to be praised because Jesus Christ is God

-Jesus never shuts down people praising Him – Luke 4:8

-Matthew 2:1-2, 9-11…Matthew 8:1-2…Matthew 9:18…Matthew 14:33 – Jesus accepted worship

REMEMBER: Do Not Let What Is Wrong With You Keep You From Worshipping

                                              What Is Right With God

(2.) HANG OUT WITH PRAISERS – Luke 19:28-40 (v37)

             ***There are 2 groups mentioned

                        GROUP # 1 – a multitude of Christ followers praising the Lamb

v37 – loud and boisterous

v38 – they recognized Jesus as King – the Messiah

v39 – loud praise made the religious people uncomfortable

v40 – Jesus invited everyone to praise Him

                 REMEMBER:  LET’S KEEP THE ROCKS QUIET

PRAISERS:
-Praise is the language of faith

        -Praisers have a NO MATTER what praise

                        GROUP # 2 – The Religious Crowd

-Jesus admonishes and rebukes the religious crowd and not the praisers

(3.) IT’S AN INSIDE JOB – Psalm 105:1-5

-Praise, maturity and discipleship all go together

-What the Lord is doing on the inside of us will come out on the outside of us

REMEMBER:  How you praise is determined by how well you know the One you praise

                 ***TRY THANKSGIVING***