“Praise the LORD”

​Text: Psalm 111
Sermon:

• Let’s time travel to 2006. I was 19 years old, and my family was visiting New Port Beach. In the early evening, I walked along the pier. As The sun goes down, I looked out into the ocean being colored by the sun. It was then that I learned of God’s creation.
•  At this time, I had found a church community that began to teach me of the character of God. I was amazed seeing God’s incredible work in my life as well as God’s work in the life of my friends.
• I believe that every single one of us can remember some of our most powerful interactions with God. Every single one of us could recall and share times when the Holy Spirit showed us who God is through God’s provision.
•  That’s what this psalm is doing: the writer is reflecting on God’s influence on the lives of God’s people as well as their own. I believe that we could also see God’s provision within our communities and our personal lives as well.
• Throughout the Psalm, we can see that God is gracious, compassionate, faithful, and trustworthy.
• Even in our darkest, most difficult times, these characteristics remain true. It is in those dark moments that we need to remember who God is at the core. When we can remember God is, we are able to remember who we are.
• Since this passage indicates that God is gracious, compassionate, faithful, and trustworthy. We should also be gracious, compassionate, faithful, and trustworthy.

 
Conclusion: Let us be people who Praise God and display God’s characteristics