Thanksgiving - Give Thanks to the Lord
Reading: Psalm 107:1-9
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men. Psalm 107:8 (NIV)
– A message for the Redeemed
– Redeemed/ransomed from our enemy (2)
– Gathered from our scatteredness (3)
– From hunger and thirst (5, 9)
– From our troubles/distress (6)
– Out of the lonely desert, into a city/home (4,7)
– Thanks for His Unfailing Love (8b)
– NET: “His loyal love”; NRSV “steadfast”
– Great is His faithfulness!
– Even tho we rebel (10-16; 15)
– Even tho we are so foolish (17-22, 21)
– In times of disaster (23-28, 33-34, 39-40; 31)
– Thanks for His Wonderful deeds for us (8c)
– God is wondrous!
– His wonderful deeds (28-30, 35-38, 41)
– Not just history lessons!
– Amazingly, He is wonderful to us!
– Response:
– Let them say this: (2)
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever. (1)
– 8, 15, 21, 31
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men.
The Bottom Line:
| Thank You, Lord, for Your Faithful love and Your Amazing deeds among Us. |
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Whoever is wise, let him heed these things
and consider the great love of the Lord. Ps 107:43
