What Real Praise Looks Like | The Gospels | Luke 1:67–80

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🗓️ 11 March 2026

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What does It actually mean to praise God? How does remembering God’s faithfulness reshape our priorities? And what does it look like to center our lives on God instead of ourselves? In today’s episode, Luke shares what we can learn from Zechariah's song of praise in Luke 1:67–80. Read the Bible with us in 2026! This year, we’re exploring the Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passage: Luke 1:67–80

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10-minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life.
0:08.9	In the time it takes to get to work.
0:13.2	What does it actually mean to praise God?
0:16.6	It's a phrase we use all the time.
0:18.4	We sing about praising God.
0:20.0	We talk about praising God. We talk about praising God.
0:21.6	We might even say that we're trying to live lives of praise. But if someone asks you to explain
0:27.2	what praising God actually looks like in real life, would you know how to put words to it?
0:32.7	At the end of the first chapter of Luke's gospel, Luke gives us a really grounded picture of what praise
0:38.9	looks like through Zechariah's response to God after God provides him a son. And what makes
0:45.6	Zechariah such a helpful guide for people like you and me is that he did not start his story as a
0:51.6	praise warrior or even a model of faith. No, he started it with doubt.
0:57.2	See, Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth had spent their lives wanting a child and never had one.
1:03.2	They prayed for years. They waited for decades. And when an angel finally tells Zechariah that
1:08.8	God is about to answer those prayers, Zechariah struggles to believe
1:13.2	it. He asks how he can be sure. He hesitates. And because of that, God takes Zechariah's voice away
1:20.8	during Elizabeth's pregnancy. For months, Zechariah watches God keep his promises in silence.
1:28.5	He watches Elizabeth become pregnant.
1:30.4	He watches God bring life where there had only been barrenness.
1:34.9	And now his son, John, is born.
1:37.6	And God restores his voice.
1:39.9	And the first thing that Zechariah wants to do, knows to do, is praise God.
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