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True North: God's Worth Drives Our Praise

Aug 30, 2026    Pastor Andrew Browder

Drawing from Psalm 150 as the culmination of the entire Psalter, this sermon establishes that God's worth is the fixed point of reference around which all of life must orient itself. Just as a compass gives a navigator a fixed point of true north, God's unchanging character and mighty deeds give believers an unchanging reason to praise him in every season. The sermon distinguishes between worship as the orientation of the heart and praise as the outward expression of that orientation, arguing that what we praise reveals what we truly worship. Sin distorts worship by redirecting it toward lesser things such as approval, control, achievement, and comfort. The gospel, climaxing in the cross as God's mightiest deed, restores proper worship by reorienting the heart back to the one who is truly worthy. The practical application calls believers to respond to life's triggers not by lingering in them but by turning to God, remembering who he is and what he has done, and praising him from that fixed vantage point regardless of the season.