Thanks-Living
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· 11 viewsThanksginving SHOULD be overflowing in our lives.
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My attention was arrested by this one verse...
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What Should Christians be known by?
What Should Christians be known by?
What do you call someone who never thanks anyone?
We are quick to run to God in times of need but are we as quick to offer Him thanks in times of abundance?
A thorough study of the use of this word in scripture can lead to one conclusion: Everywhere and in every situation, God’s people should continually give thanks to God, the One who has created and redeemed them.
What if you woke up with only the things you thanked God for last week?
What if you woke up with only the things you thanked God for last week?
I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify Him with thanksgiving.
Draw near to my soul, and redeem it; Deliver me because of my enemies. You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor; My adversaries are all before You. Reproach has broken my heart, And I am full of heaviness; I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none.
This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bull, Which has horns and hooves.
The humble shall see this and be glad; And you who seek God, your hearts shall live.
For the Lord hears the poor, And does not despise His prisoners.
Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them.
For God will save Zion And build the cities of Judah, That they may dwell there and possess it.
A thorough study of the use of this word in scripture can lead to one conclusion: Everywhere and in every situation, God’s people should continually give thanks to God, the One who has created and redeemed them.
Why are we not more thankful?
Why are we not more thankful?
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
x Entitlement
Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
x Take things for granted
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
x Consumed with Self
x We act idependantly from God, Compartmentalizing Him in areas of our life.
Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
Remember me, O Lord, with the favor You have toward Your people. Oh, visit me with Your salvation,
Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
The very act of offering thanks is admitting
Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
Whoever is wise will observe these things, And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. For I bear him witness that he has a great zeal for you, and those who are in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis. Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you. Greet the brethren who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas and the church that is in his house. Now when this epistle is read among you, see that it is read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you likewise read the epistle from Laodicea. And say to Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.”
A LIFE OF THANKFULNESS IS EXPECTED.
A LIFE OF THANKFULNESS IS EXPECTED.
As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
col 2.
Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;
pray without ceasing,
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry,
And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
psalm 107
Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
So when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.
So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”
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Why Should we be thankful?
Why Should we be thankful?
Because of Who He is.
Creator, Sustainer, Provider, Warrior, For us
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
Whoever is wise will observe these things, And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.
2. Because of What He has done.
Forgiven Us, Redeemed Us, Given us freedom, Given us purpose
And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry,
Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
Forgiven All our Sins - PAST, PRESENT, Future -
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As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him.
3. Because of What he is doing.
He is interceding for us, He is leading us in victory, He is working things together, He is preparing a place for us
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
4. Because who he has put into our lives.
Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.
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Because of what he will do.
Because of what he will do.
4. Because of what he will do.
He is coming back for us, He will wipe away every tear, He will Abide with us forever
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.
5. Because who He has put into our lives.
Relationships, Greatest Memories are not things but moments with people
When Should we be thankful?
When Should we be thankful?
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Thankfulness reorients us to what we have instead of what we don’t, it is a key ingredenent in peace and contentment.
Thankfulness reorients us to what we have instead of what we don’t, it is a key ingredenent in peace and contentment.
For what should we be thankful?
For what should we be thankful?
How do we express our thankfulness.
How do we express our thankfulness.
With our lips- Be Quick to give God thanks or run the risk of forgetting the small things He has done for you.
As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
With our lives. - If we have Grattitude in our Hearts, we should have thankfulness in our lives. - Send a letter, email, card, text
Thanks-Living Principle - Thankfulness is not only expressed with our lips but with our actions.
Thanks-Living Principle - Thankfulness is not only expressed with our lips but with our actions.
APPLICATION - MAGNIFY HIS NAME - Journal Each Day as a Family