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Pastor Wayne D. Mack Sermon Notes
November 28, 2021
Intentional Gratitude
Evidenced Based Thanks (EBT)
Proven, demonstrated, verified, substantiated . . .
Luke 17:11-19
11 Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed
through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
12 Then as He entered a
certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood
afar off.
13 And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master,
have mercy on us!”
14 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.
15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and
with a loud voice glorified God, 16 and fell down on his face at His
feet, giving Him thanks.
And he was a Samaritan.
17 So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed?
But
where are the nine?
18 Were there not any found who returned to
give glory to God except this foreigner?”
19 And He said to him,
“Arise, go your way.
Your faith has made you well.”
Daniel 6:10 Daniel in the Lions’ Den
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home.
And
in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt
down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks
before his God, as was his custom since early days.
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This week marked the commemoration of Thanksgiving in America [and
through a little more research, I’ve learned that it is celebrated in a few
other countries as well].
We all know that Thanksgiving is a time of giving thanks.
That’s right
“Giving Thanks”.
But at issue and of great concern for me regarding
giving thanks is to whom and for what are we “giving thanks”?
When it comes to God’s Children, it would seem that this question of
“giving thanks” would be a “no brainer”.
In fact, I think it’s safe to
conclude that every child of God knows that we should possess a heart
of THANKs to God, not only on Thanksgiving Day, but every day!
Nevertheless, with closer analysis (and with a little bit of research), it
has been revealed that people in general, including Believers, have
begun to wain (or wax generic) in their expressions of offering
THANKS for the things of life – both tangible and intangible.
The problem is not that of giving thanks, but being intentional and
precise about what “you” are thankful for and to whom.
Sure, it’s OK to say – “I’m Thankful”, but it’s another thing to be
purposeful and deliberate in your expression of gratitude.
That’s why I’ve entitled today’s message: Intentional Gratitude ~
Evidenced Based Thanks (EBT)
Intentional Gratitude ~ Evidence Based Thanks (EBT)
What is it?
It is to identify something specific and significant to give
thanks for or to express gratitude for.
To identify with something
specifically related to God’s hand in one’s life and living.
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What it is not?
General or generic thanks for a lot of everything and a
bunch of nothing.
Turn with me to Luke, Chapter 17, verses 11-19.
Our lesson with begin
there but may well end up in the lion’s den or close.
11 Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed
through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
12 Then as He entered a
certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood
afar off.
13 And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master,
have mercy on us!”
14 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.
15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and
with a loud voice glorified God, 16 and fell down on his face at His
feet, giving Him thanks.
And he was a Samaritan.
17 So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed?
But
where are the nine?
18 Were there not any found who returned to
give glory to God except this foreigner?”
19 And He said to him,
“Arise, go your way.
Your faith has made you well.”
In this passage, we see 10 lepers who appeal to Jesus for mercy or
deliverance from their dreaded disease of leprosy.
We see their desperation in verses 12 and 13 . . .
they “stood afar off.
13 And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have
mercy on us!”
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No doubt, they had heard about Jesus’ healing power and now.
He has
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