Message Notes

(I) POWERFUL PRAISE NOTED

1. Extolling the Lord (Psalm 145:1)

2. Praising the Lord forever and ever (Psalm 145:1-2)

3. Blessing the Lord’s name every day (Psalm 145:1-2)

4. Personal commitment (Psalm 145:21)

(II) POWERFUL MOTIVATION

1. Theological reasons

a) Because the Lord is truly and profoundly great ( Psalm 145:3 )

b) Because of His mighty acts recorded in the Scriptures ( Psalm 145:5-6, 12 )

c) Because of His proven goodness to His people ( Psalm 145:6-7 )

d) Because of His glorious attributes ( Psalm 145:8-9 )

2. Personal Reasons

a) Personal experience of the truth of God’s word

b) Personal experience of the tender mercies of the Lord

c) Personal experience through meditation on the Lord ( Psalm 145:5a )

(III) POWERFUL CHALLENGE TO ALL WHO HAVE BEEN BLESSED BY GOD

1. All the saints of God (Psalm 145:10b)

2. All who have been raised up by the Lord (Psalm 145:14)

3. All who look up to the Lord for His provision (Psalm 145:15)

4. All who call upon the name of the Lord (Psalm 145:18)

5. All who fear the Lord (Psalm 145:19)

6. All who love the Lord (Psalm 145:20)

7. All who have been preserved by the Lord (Psalm 145:20)