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There are 546 sermon illustrations on Praise on IllustrateTheWord, across 3 categories.
Psalm 67 reminds us: the gospel is for proclamation, and faith must be owned personally.
Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 1:1-6 declares God’s preferential option for the oppressed—salvation as concrete liberation—today, not someday.
Romans 15:4-13 Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16, Christ stands at the center: promise fulfilled, mercy embodied, kingdom revealed.
If Psalm 52 feels “too strong,” it’s because Scripture refuses to negotiate with sin—today, not someday.
Many people attribute their deliverance to fortune or their own skill, yielding only scattered praise to God.
This summons extends to bodily powers first: the tongue, "glory of our frame," must be tuned like David's harp of old.
The very repetition itself teaches us that our praises must be characterized by earnestness, frequency, delight, and universality.
The reason is absolute: "For great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee." Exell observes that men have rightly been infuriated by earthly deliverances.