1. “Christians Are the World’s Worship Leaders”: Psalms 146-150

2. “Hey, Amber, Look Out the Window!”

3. “Praise the L ORD !” 146:1 “Praise the L ORD !” 146:10 “Praise the L ORD !” 147:1 “Praise the L ORD !” 147:20 “Praise the L ORD !” 148:1 “Praise the L ORD !” 148:14 “Praise the L ORD !” 149:1 “Praise the L ORD !” 149:9 “Praise the L ORD !” 150:1 “Praise the L ORD !” 150:6

4. “Don’t’ Pretend; Instead Depend”

5. The Big Idea  The world takes notice when Christians revolve their world around God. messed up gracious, great, and good God  The world takes notice when Christians revolve their messed up world around their gracious, great, and good God.

6. Gracious Praise God Because He Is Gracious: 146:1-5 trust save “Praise the L ORD. Praise the L ORD, O my soul. I will praise the L ORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save” (Psalm 146:1-5).

7. Gracious Praise God Because He Is Gracious: 146:1-5 Blessed “When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the L ORD his God” (Psalm 146:1-5).

8. The God of Jacob the God of Jacob Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the L ORD his God” (Psalm 146:5).

9. The God of Jacob pacify sending on ahead went on ahead of him “Jacob thought, ‘I will pacify Esau with these gifts I am sending on ahead; later when I see him, perhaps he will receive me.’ So Jacob’s gifts went on ahead of him, but he himself spent the night in the camp” (Genesis 32:20-21).

10. The God of Jacob wrestled socket of Jacob’s hip “So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. When the man saw he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled the man” (Genesis 32:24-25).

11. The God of Jacob he was limping because of his hip “So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, ‘It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared. The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel, and he was limping because of his hip” (Genesis 32:30-31).

12. The God of Jacob there was Esau four hundred men “Jacob looked up and there was Esau, coming with his four hundred men” (Genesis 33:1).

13. The God of Jacob himself went on ahead bowed down “Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother” (Genesis 33:3).

14. The God of Jacob But “But Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him. And they wept” (Genesis 33:4).

15. The God of Jacob “On my worst days of sin and failure, the gospel encourages me with God’s unrelenting grace toward me.”

16. Gracious Praise God Because He Is Gracious: 146:1-5 help hope Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the L ORD his God” (Psalm 146:5).

17. Gracious Praise God Because He Is Gracious: 146:1-5

18. Great Praise God Because He Is Great: 146:6, 10 faithful “The Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them—the L ORD who remains faithful forever. The L ORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the L ORD ” (Psalm 146:6, 10).

19. Great Praise God Because He Is Great: 146:6, 10 your “The L ORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the L ORD ” (Psalm 146:10).

20. Good Praise God Because He Is Good: 146:7-9 “He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The L ORD sets prisoners free, the L ORD gives sight to the blind, the L ORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the L ORD loves the righteous. The L ORD watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked” (Psalm 147:7-9).

21. Good Praise God Because He Is Good: 146:7-9  Psalm 34:17-18: “The righteous cry out, and the L ORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The L ORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”  Psalm 56:8: “God collects our tears in a bottle and records them in his scroll.”

22. Good Praise God Because He Is Good: 146:7-9  Psalm 72:12-14: “For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help. He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death. He will rescue them from oppression and violence.”

23. Good Praise God Because He Is Good: 146:7-9  Psalm 147:2-3: “The L ORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”

24. Good Praise God Because He Is Good: 146:7-9 “In all their distress, he too was distressed” (Isaiah 63:9).

25. “Hey, World, Open Your Eyes and Behold God!”

26. The Big Idea  The world takes notice when Christians revolve their world around God. messed up gracious, great, and good God  The world takes notice when Christians revolve their messed up world around their gracious, great, and good God.

27. “Christians Are the World’s Worship Leaders”: Psalms 146-150