The Heart of Praise: Duty or Delight?
The sermon is a topical exhortation on praise, built on the foundation of human choice and effort. While well-intentioned, it drifts into moralism by presenting sanctification (specifically, the act of praise) as a duty initiated and sustained by the believer's will. This synergistic framework, combined with a subjective claim to divine authority for the message, results in a theologically anemic presentation that places the burden of performance on the listener rather than resting in the finished work of Christ.