Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.Through him, then, let’s offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name.
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… Verse 15. Therefore by him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to his name. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. Please notice, sacrifice is plural. So what do we have here? He says, number one, don't neglect to offer the fruit of our lips, that which gives thanks to his name. Don't forget to give praise. So we do that. Every time we gather, it's our priority to minister to the Lord. We minister. We give an offering. We go beyond what's convenient. You've had a rough morning. You come in. If you're like me, you raise your hands anyway. You sing. You declare his greatness regardless. It's a sacrifice. You go beyond convenience, and it actually changes the giver. It changes the person who is giving the offering. But then he goes on and he says, don't neglect doing good. Doing good are the good works. …
… but I have plenty of time to do what I need to do so let's go down to verse 15 of Hebrews 13 verse 15 therefore by him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God that is the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name but do not forget to do good and to share for with such sacrifices God as well please please notice sacrifices plural so what do we have here he says number one don't neglect to offer the fruit of our lips, that which gives thanks to His name. Don't forget to give praise. So we do that. Every time we gather, it's our priority to minister to the Lord. We minister, we give an offering. We go beyond what's convenient. You've had a rough morning, you come in, if you're like me, you raise your hands anyway, you sing, you declare His greatness regardless. It's a sacrifice. You go beyond convenience, and it actually changes the giver. It changes the person who is giving the offering. But then he goes on and he says, don't neglect doing good. Doing good are the good works. It's caring for the poor. It's visiting somebody in prison or the hospital. …
y'all a little low there, on your own, here is uh he here's hebrews 13 15 therefore by him let us continually somebody say continually offer the sacrifice of praise to god that is the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name oh i love that that's worthy somebody say praise the lord that's worthy We want to give God the glory and the honor that we sacrificially on our own, by our own desire, by our own decision, by our own acts, give God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. I wish I had an amen right there. Amen. So it's a sacrifice. It is a sacrifice. Make the sacrifice. Here's number two. Praise and worship is for God's pleasure. Now, this is an important deal because when I became the pastor of First Baptist Church at Glen Arden, we started doing some things that we had not done before. One of the things we did was we added drums to the church. This is 36 years ago. We never had drums, so we added some drums. …
… that show you the range of true worship. Paul says, through Him, that is Christ, Hebrews 13, 15, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God. Continually, all the time, not just on Sunday, not in some location, not because of some event. But we continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God. What is it? The fruit of lips that give thanks to His name. Now we're supposed to be thanking the Lord all the time, right? In everything do what? Give thanks. We constantly have plenty to be thankful for, so let us continually offer up thanks to His name, which is a sacrifice of praise. That is an offering of worship. Again the language is priestly, as if we came before God in an act of true worship. But it's not just what we say. Verse 16 adds, Do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. You worship God when you offer Him your heart, your mind, your spirit, when you embrace His truth. You literally worship God when you offer your body as a living sacrifice. You worship God when you offer your praise in His name. …