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March 9, 2014
 (Mat 16:18 NIV) … on this rock I will build my church,
and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

 The Church Is Going To Be:

1. Building

2. Battling
 READ: Acts 16:16-34 – Paul and Silas in Prison
 We Need To Lift Up A Sacrifice Of Praise

 Praise Can Defeat The Enemy

 Praise Can Set Us Free!!!

 Praise Is Not An Option…

It Is A Commandment!
 Praise Him!

It Lifts Your Eyes From The Battle

From Your Chains & From Your Pains

To The Victory
 Praise Is A Weapon Against Spiritual Strongholds

 Strongholds: Are Roadblocks Or Stumbling Blocks

That Prevent Us From An Effective Walk With The Lord

 Stongholds: Are Attempts By Satan To Mute Our Praise

And Worship, And To Keep Us From God’s Abundant Life
 When We Praise We Are Thinking The Thoughts Of God

 Praise Can Literally Explode The Strongholds In

Our Lives And Pave The Path To Victory
 Singing To God Is Not Merely A Response To His Grace &
Goodness But Also A Weapon Of Spiritual Warfare

 God Accepts The Offering Of Praise And Makes It

An Occasion For His Power
 God Inhabits The Praises Of His People

 Your Victory Is In Your Praise

 God Will Move When You Start Praising Him.

 You
Can Silence The Lies Of The Enemy By
Drowning Him Out With Praise To The Lord

Praise Will Shut Him Down!

 GetYour Eyes On The Greatness Of God --

Declare His Praises -- And Watch The Enemy
Flee -- His Power Will Be Broken!
 (2
Cor 2:11 NIV) in order that Satan might
not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his
schemes.
 Satan Is Going To Try And Oppose Us Is
Through A Number Of Hindrances That He
Will Try Trip Us Up With
 Thru Hindrances Satan Attempts To Cause
Our Spiritual Walk With Christ To Slow Down,
Quiet Down, Or Cease To Be
 Hindrances Are Obstacles To Our Spiritual
Progress – They Keep Us From Moving Ahead
 (2
Cor 2:11 NIV) in order that Satan might
not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his
schemes.
 Satan Will Try And Hinder You In Your
Decision To Have A Lifestyle Of Praise

 Hindrance #1: The Failure To Give God First

Place In Our Lives:
 We Will Never Praise God In Spirit And In
Truth Until We Give Him First Place In Our Lives
 Hindrance #2: The Failure To Focus Our
Hearts, Minds, And Efforts On Praise
 We Need A Focus
 Paul Said “This One Thing I Do”
 David’s Focus: His Desire, His Mind, His
Heart, Was Totally On The Lord
 Hindrance #3 : The Hindrance Of Our Own
Mood Swings
 Feelings And Facts Are Two Different Things
 Heb 13:15 (NIV) "Through Jesus, therefore, let
us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise-
the fruit of lips that confess his name."
 The Sacrifice Of Praise Is A Deliberate Act Of
Faith In God's Word
 A Sacrifice Will Cost Us Something -- But We Do
It In Order To Bless The Lord
 Sometimes Praising Is A Real Battle
 The Real Battle Is For Your Mind And
Thoughts

 God Wants To Transform Your Thought Life

 So You Can Worship Him In Spirit And In
Truth
 Praise Makes Every Battle Better

 Praise
is replacing your thoughts and the
enemy’s thoughts with the thoughts of God.

 WeNeed To Tie Into The Power Of A Right

Perspective
 Praise
Is So Important Because It Is A Way In
Which We Get God’s Thoughts Into Our
Heads & Into Our Hearts

 Every
Time You And I Praise God It Is Giving
God An Opportunity To Get Us Ready For A
Breakthrough And For A Total Victory
 Why Praise Him?
 Praise Him Because You Believe In Him And
Want To Please Him

 “PraiseHim Simply Because His Presence Is

More Important To You Than Anything And
Everything That Is Keeping You From
Praising Him” Dr Myles Munroe
 Praise Is The Appropriate Response By
God’s People To His Awesomeness To The
Victories He Brings To His People

 Let’s Praise Him