The final five Psalms, Psalm 146 through Psalm 150, all open with the same powerful call.

Praise ye the Lord. As we step into this season of Thanksgiving and praise, Scott invites us to journey through this

magnificent crescendo of worship, a study he's calling the Hallelujah Course. In the rush of everyday life,

it's easy to forget to pause and praise, not just for what God has done, but for who he is.

And when our hearts are filled with praise, our spirits are prepared for

true worship. Be sure to stay tuned to the end of the episode to learn about Scott's study of the

Psalms entitled Roadmap for Life. Let's join Scott now for today's message in the hallelujah course.

As a boy growing up, I remember sitting on the front row and listening to my dad preach.

I could tell you so many sermons, so many things I heard him say through the years growing up.

But there's one sermon that stands out in my mind above all others.

I think it's because I knew at that juncture what my dad was dealing with and what he was working through and what he was battling.

I remember him preaching a message and in the message, though I don't remember the outline.

I remember very little about the structure of the sermon.

I remember what he said.

If he said it once, he said it a hundred times.

He said it with tears in a broken heart.

I remember him saying,

all I want to do is please God.

It was like the Holy Ghost stamp that on my soul.

All I want to do is please God.

He etched it in my memory. I praise God for that memory. Don't you think that ought to be the great goal of the child of God? That we live not for our

pleasure, but for his pleasure. And we're dealing with a subject of praise, but I want to ask you a

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