-This is praising the Lord for what He has done – it is celebrating

“It is a comfort to worship a God we cannot exaggerate.”

Revelation 5:8-14 – We are preparing everyone for heaven

1. God is worthy of our praise all day, every day, and no matter what kind of day it is  – 1 Peter 4:12-13

-praise the Lord even on the bad days

1. There are two times to praise the Lord – when you feel like it and when you don’t feel like it

2. The Lord never changes, and so my praise should never change

-We can still praise the Lord even when we only have a little strength left…

2. Praise flows from our friendship with God – Philippians 3:10

– I know Him – it means to experience Jesus

Look What The Lord Has Done – We Praise Jesus For What He Has Done

1. WE PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS POWER – 1 Peter 1:3

-By or through the resurrection means a dominating force and the weight of God’s power

The weight of God’s Power –

-Weight can crush things

-Weight can break things

2. WE PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS MERCY – 1 Peter 1:3

Mercy – means the kindness & compassion of God for the treatment of someone who is suffering or in need

-Mercy is an action word…a word of intervention to help someone

-Matthew 17:15 & 15:22

3. WE PRAISE THE LORD FOR OUR INHERITANCE – 1 Peter 1:4

-We have an inheritance here and there

-Here is on earth, and this is who we are in Christ

-There is heaven where our inheritance will never rust, wear out, or change