This Sunday we focused on Psalm 98 and discussed how we pray to God, specifically in our praise of God.  I claimed that our praise for God rebuilds our trust in him. Our website has the sermon posted now here: firstfreebrooklyn.org/sermons

Here is a quote I used in the sermon that I really enjoyed:   “When I give thanks, my thoughts still circle about myself to some extent. But in praise my soul ascends to self-forgetting adoration, seeing and praising only the majesty and power of God, His grace and redemption.” – Ole Hallesby, Prayer, 1957

According to Richard Foster’s book on Prayer, CS Lewis (Letters to Malcom) wrote that four thing keep us from adoration:

1. Lack of attention
2. Negative attention or misunderstanding
3. Greed : Ever asking God for an “encore” or another blessing
4. Conceit : A high view of self

As we learn to pray, I hope we will learn to praise God for his actual goodness and learn to cherish him for himself.

Practicing Prayer With You, Pastor Chris