[Hebrews 11:6]

Ol' John did a marvelous job here, beginning with the inspiring conversion story and continuing through his excellent exegesis of the four predicaments and their resolutions. My only minor criticisms (aside from the unrelated bone I have to pick with him) are (1) his restriction of our motivation to praise to a mere obligation, rather than also being a spontaneous and heartfelt manifestation of gratitude, and (2) a certain weakness in driving home the application into the listeners' predicaments.