Sermon Tone Analysis

How should we show our thankfulness to God? What should our attitude, our actions, our demeanor be when we worship the Lord?

Shouldn’t we be beaming from ear to ear, jumping up and down, shouting, and praising Him for all He has done for us?

Or, are we more like the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving movie we watched a few weeks ago?

Holidays always depress me.

I know what you mean.

I went down to buy a turkey tree...

...and all they have

are things for Christmas.

For Christmas?

Already?

Anyway, why should I give thanks

on Thanksgiving?

What have I got to be thankful for?

Are we truly thankful for all we have, and all God has given?

Or, do we act like a spoiled Peppermint Patty, expecting what is not rightfully ours, and then complaining when we get what is given?

-Are we going to have a prayer?

It's Thanksgiving, you know.

Before we're served,

shouldn't we say grace?

In the year 1621, the pilgrims held

their first Thanksgiving feast.

They invited

the great Indian chief Massasoit...

...who brought 90 of his brave Indians

and a great abundance of food.

Governor William Bradford

and Captain Miles Standish...

...were honored guests.

Elder William Brewster, who was a minister,

said a prayer that went something like this:

"We thank God for our homes and our food

and our safety in a new land.

We thank God for the opportunity to create

a new world for freedom and justice.

"

Amen.

What's this?

A piece of toast?

A pretzel stick?

Popcorn?

What blockhead cooked all this?

What kind of a Thanksgiving dinner is this?

Where's the turkey, Chuck?

Don't you know anything

about Thanksgiving dinners?

Where's the mashed potatoes?

Where's the cranberry sauce?

Where's the pumpkin pie?

Too often, we are unthankful for all we have.

But to be honest, we have been blessed so much, God allowed us to wake up today, He allowed us to come and worship Him, and Lord wiling, we will partake in a meal here shortly.

We are BLESSED, and we should be Thankful for the love God shows to each of us.

Rejoice With Joy and Gladness

Who is to make a joyful noise?

ALL THE EARTH!

Psalm 66:1 (ESV)

1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth;

Psalm 95:1 (ESV)

1 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

What is a joyful noise?

Strong’s Greek & Hebrew Dictionary definition-to mar (especially by breaking); figurative to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy):- blow an alarm, cry (alarm, aloud, out), destroy, make a joyful noise, smart, shout (for joy), sound an alarm, triumph.

Who are we to make a joyful noise to?

The Lord!

How many of you remember the words to the song “Shout To The Lord”?

My Jesus, my savior

Lord, there is none like You

All of my days, I want to praise

The wonders of Your mighty love

My comfort, my shelter

Tower of refuge and strength

Let every breath, all that I am

Never cease to worship You

Shout to the Lord, all the earth let us sing Power and majesty, praise to the King Mountains bow down and the seas will roar At the sound of Your name I sing for joy at the work of Your hands Forever I'll love You, forever I'll stand Nothing compares to the promise I have in You!

Not only are we to make a joyful noise, but we are to serve Him with gladness.

The word serve here means to worship, as in to serve God through our praise, our heart, our actions, and our hearts.

Relates to NT use of “slave/servant/bondservant”.

There is labor involved in our worship and praise of God!

If we think of the relationship we have with God, we are no longer our own, we are a servant of the King.

In the Roman times, these bondservants were viewed as property.

So, we are property of God, and as such He requires honor, praise, and glory.

John 17:10–16 (ESV)

10 All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them.

11 And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you.

Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.

12 While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me.

I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

13 But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.

16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

So, what keeps us from truly, FULLY worshiping our Savior?

In an effort to maintain dignity, sanctity, and decorum in the Baptist church, have we forgot about how we are asked, even TOLD, how we are to praise God through our worship?

I mean, if we TRULY think of what God has saved us FROM and WHERE God has taken us TO, do we not have a REASON to shout and praise Him in Thanksgiving for the love and favor He has shown us?

Do we shout, do we sing, do we truly praise Him?

I encourage us to search ourselves and ask the question “How am I worshipping my Savior”?

We are His

Know the Lord is God!

We should have an awareness, knowledge, certainty, in other words we should BE SURE of who God is!

He is our Creator (He made us!), we are His (remember, He created us; we did not create Him!).

Have we ever thought just how awesome a statement this is?

From the time of creation, what was this world created from?

If we think of the scientific definition of creation, we find a fatal flaw.