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Being Thankful at Thanksgiving: The Fruit of Thankfulness
ETS: The Psalmist issues a call for people to worship God, with a heart of thanks.
ESS: An attitude of thankfulness bears positive, transformational fruit in the believer’s life.
OSS: Believers will make the choice to live a lifestyle of thankfulness.
PQ: How can living in an attitude of gratitude transform my life?
UW: Fruit
1 Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth!
2 Worship the LORD with gladness.
Come before him, singing with joy.
3 Acknowledge that the LORD is God!
He made us, and we are his.
We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
go into his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the LORD is good.
His unfailing love continues forever,
and his faithfulness continues to each generation.
INTRODUCTION:
The key to the whole psalm is found in verse 4.
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him and praise his name.”
His gates and his courts are located where God lives.
In the Psalmist’s day, the place of his presence was the temple.
Question: Where is the place of God’s presence today?
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There are two words for “temple” in the NT.
There are two words for “temple” in the NT.
ιερόν = refers to the whole temple compound.
ναός = refers to the inner temple (Holiest Place)
This is the one used of the believer’s body (note: ).
“I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.
17 He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth.
The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him.
But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.”
God is with you wherever you go… () (Note vs. 7)… I can never
escape from your Spirit!
I can never get away from your presence!
1 O Lord, you have examined my heart
and know everything about me.
2 You know when I sit down or stand up.
You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.
3 You see me when I travel
and when I rest at home.
You know everything I do.
4 You know what I am going to say
even before I say it, Lord.
5 You go before me and follow me.
You place your hand of blessing on my head.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too great for me to understand!
7 I can never escape from your Spirit!
I can never get away from your presence!
8 If I go up to heaven, you are there;
if I go down to the grave,* you are there.
9 If I ride the wings of the morning,
if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
and your strength will support me.
11 I could ask the darkness to hide me
and the light around me to become night—
12 but even in darkness I cannot hide from you.
To you the night shines as bright as day.
Darkness and light are the same to you.
…when I travel and when I rest at home…
… If I go up to heaven or down to the grave
… If I ride the wings of the morning or dwell by the farthest oceans…
… in the darkness or light…
This means that wherever we are … whatever we are doing, God’s presence is there…because He lives in us, we are always in his special presence.
We are to live in an attitude of gratitude and worship.
Living in an attitude of gratitude will produce life-transforming fruit…
What types of fruit are produced in the life of the believer who lives in an attitude of gratitude?
I. LIVING IN AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE TRANSFORMS THE BELIEVER’S EMOTIONAL STATE ().
1 Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth!
2 Worship the LORD with gladness.
Come before him, singing with joy.
A. Living in an attitude of gratitude produces gladness and joy, rather than paranoia, anger, and bitterness.
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Personal experience:
Time spent in expressing thankfulness to God changes my emotional state.
II.
LIVING IN AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE TRANSFORMS THE BELIEVER’S EGO-CENTERED FOCUS ().
“Acknowledge that the LORD is God!
He made us, and we are his.
We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.”*
A. Living in an attitude of gratitude produces a recognition that there is a higher purpose than serving self.
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This also causes a reliance on a higher source of provision than self.
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III.
LIVING IN AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE TRANSFORMS THE BELIEVER’S EVENT-CENTERED FOCUS ().
“4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
go into his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the LORD is good.
His unfailing love continues forever,
and his faithfulness continues to each generation.”*
A. Living an attitude of gratitude produces an understanding of God’s goodness, faithfulness, and unfailing love that overshadows all circumstances.
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IV. LIVING IN AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE TRANSFORMS THE BELIEVER’S EVANGELISTIC ABILITY
IV.
LIVING IN AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE TRANSFORMS THE BELIEVER’S EVANGELISTIC ABILITY
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43 A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders.
44 And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had.
45 They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need.
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