The Bible states that we should praise God for how wonderful and majestic he is. And we should. But is it possible that the God of the Universe desires to praise us? Could our awesome Creator actually want to praise his creation?
During this six-week small-group Bible study, you'll explore Jesus' parable of the three servants in Matthew 25, and discover how to live a well-invested life on this earth-one worthy of "heaven's praise." As we learn to carefully and humbly follow Jesus' teachings, God will respond with the praise he desires to give us. With God's help and grace, we'll honor and serve our Lord all the days and hours we have left on this earth, so that we can one day hear God say, "Well done!"
So put your eyes toward heaven, and take the next steps toward getting there! If you used Pure Praise as a Bible study for your small group or worship team, Heaven's Praise is a must!
Next Level Worship has recently released the latest Bible study course written by author and worship leader Dwayne Moore.
Heaven’s Praise is a follow-up to Moore’s 2008 study, Pure Praise. Heaven’s Praise challenges individuals, small groups and churches to grasp the concept that God wants to praise His creation. Over six weeks of study, Moore focuses the Bible student on six goals Christians should strive for in order to hear God say “well done”. . . to think, aim, act, stay, end and win right.
You will like how this curriculum is organized and presented. The material is structured very creatively. The main points and themes flow very well. You will like its emphasis on scriptural authority. You may even be motivated enough to perform the personal application exercises at the end of each daily lesson. If you are within a group using this resource, you may even be brave enough to work through the group lesson plan at the end of each week. Some of those group exercises are intensely personal and in your face. They might be very intimidating to the average male, especially if he’s in a mixed gender group.
If Heaven’s Praise has any glaring weakness it might be in this: some could say there’s an overemphasis on a poem written by the study’s author. This “servant’s creed” is referred to in every chapter. Readers are encouraged to memorize it over the course of the study. Biblical purists might argue that this could pose a danger of substituting man’s wisdom for Scripture as if the poem has greater value than Scripture alone. However, I don’t believe that was the author’s intention at all!
Some time ago, I was privileged to interview and produce for the Tampa Bay radio market a week-long series of segments with Moore on his first worship study, Pure Praise. Those interviews also incorporated audio from Moore’s accompanying video series for that worship study. Moore’s latest study should help his readers learn, perhaps for the first time, that praise works both ways!