PRAISE IS THE WAY I SAY THANKS
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HOW CAN I SAY THANKS
HOW CAN I SAY THANKS
THANKS IS IN ORDER
S IN ORDER
I”m glad that Thanksgiving Day still exists in the United States of America because it shouts to the world that “Thanks is in order” and “All Thanks points to God alone.” The unfortunate truth is that the postmodern world in which we reside is almost completely devoid of any sense of gratitude. The Apostle Paul said the pervasive presence of ingratitude would evidence of the reality of the last days.
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But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
Many people are in a place where they are mad at God instead of grateful to Him because of some hurt that they feel He inflicted upon them. Because things didn’t work out the way that they wanted it to; because He didn’t heal that loved one. it’s like...
Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations 6590 It’s the Hurt that Counts
Marie Paule Thielle of Metz, France, who is only 3 years old, has received the Bronze Medal for “an act of courage and dangerous sacrifice.” But the one she rescued does not like her. The story:
When Marie’s playmate, two-year-old Denis fell into the municipal pool, she grabbed him by the hair and held his head out of the water until her screams for help were answered. Said Marie: “He doesn’t like me now because it hurt when I pulled his hair.”
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Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.
While it should not surprise us that this attitude dominants secular culture, it should concern us when it comes to the POG. Because if anybody ought to know “to say “Thanks”, it ought to be the people of God. The psalmist reminds us of this fact in
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary And gathered from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, And all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits;
It is should be abundantly clear that Thanks is in Order…But the Question looming over our heads tonight is “How do we say thanks?” The text this evening offers a few suggestions…You are interested aren’t you?
Make a joyful noise
Make a joyful noise
Serve the Lord with gladness
Serve the Lord with gladness
Come before His presence with singing
Come before His presence with singing
Know
Know
That the Lord is God
That the Lord is God
That He made Us (not we ourselves)
That He made Us (not we ourselves)
Awake, harp and lyre; I will awaken the dawn!
Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;
We are His people (the sheep of His pasture)
We are His people (the sheep of His pasture)
Enter into
Enter into
His Gates with Thanksgiving
His Gates with Thanksgiving
His Courts with Praise
His Courts with Praise
CONCLUSION: THE LORD IS GOOD
CONCLUSION: THE LORD IS GOOD
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“Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.”