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Rev. S. Michael Greene: A Pyramid of Praise (Ezra 3:10–13)
Rev. S. Michael Greene, pastor of Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church in Richardson—known as “The Rock”—proclaimed God wants his people to be like a pyramid, having a strong and sturdy foundation and pointing upward. Ezra describes the temple as a place with such a foundation and purpose.
Praise is a prescribed part of the plan for God’s dwelling, Greene said. We all are going to praise something, he declared, and Scripture—particularly the psalms—directs us to praise God. Such praise is not about our preferences but about God’s desires, he contended.
Praise is due God, who is good and whose love endures forever—no matter our circumstances, Greene proclaimed. Praise also is “built on a promise” he continued, reciting several of God’s promises found in Scripture. He exhorted his hearers to point upward with their praise.
Greene delivered this sermon May 21, 2023, for the morning worship service of Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church in Richardson. It was his first sermon as pastor there.
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