Sermon Tone Analysis

1 Chronicles 16:8–34 (ESV)

David’s Song of Thanks

8 Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;

make known his deeds among the peoples!

9 Sing to him, sing praises to him;

tell of all his wondrous works!

10 Glory in his holy name;

let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

11 Seek the Lord and his strength;

seek his presence continually!

12 Remember the wondrous works that he has done,

his miracles and the judgments he uttered,

13 O offspring of Israel his servant,

children of Jacob, his chosen ones!

14 He is the Lord our God;

his judgments are in all the earth.

15 Remember his covenant forever,

the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,

16 the covenant that he made with Abraham,

his sworn promise to Isaac,

17 which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,

to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

18 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan,

as your portion for an inheritance.”

19 When you were few in number,

of little account, and sojourners in it,

20 wandering from nation to nation,

from one kingdom to another people,

21 he allowed no one to oppress them;

he rebuked kings on their account,

22 saying, “Touch not my anointed ones,

do my prophets no harm!”

23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth!

Tell of his salvation from day to day.

24 Declare his glory among the nations,

his marvelous works among all the peoples!

25 For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,

and he is to be feared above all gods.

26 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,

but the Lord made the heavens.

27 Splendor and majesty are before him;

strength and joy are in his place.

28 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,

ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!

29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;

bring an offering and come before him!

Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;

30 tremble before him, all the earth;

yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.

31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice,

and let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!”

32 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;

let the field exult, and everything in it!

33 Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy

before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth.

34 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

for his steadfast love endures forever!

What has God done?

Do you often think back in your life and remember what God had done in your life?

So many times in the Scripture, the Psalmists, and other writers, look back at what God has done and who He has shown himself to be

And ask for a response from their readers

Look at the active verbs in this passage that we just read together

Verse 8: Give thanks, call, make known

Verse 9: Sing, Tell

Verse 10: Glory in His holy name, rejoice!

Verse 12: Remember

Verse 24: Declare His Glory

Verse 29: Ascribe to the Lord

We just celebrated Thanksgiving

This morning I have gathered together my own thankfulness list

I’m thankful for a God who is who He says He is, and who will do what He says He will do.

Isaiah 45:5–6 (ESV)5 I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, 6 that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the Lord, and there is no other.

Numbers 23:19 Numbers 23:19 (ESV)19 God is not man, that

he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind.

Has he said, and will he not do it?

Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?

I’m thankful that God is unchanging

In Mozambique, people worshipped “gods”.

These gods were always fickle and changing and constantly needed to be appeased.

Not so with our God.

He has revealed Himself to us in His word , and in the person of Jesus Christ.

He can be trusted, and should be trusted to, be who He says He is, and do what He says He will do

I’m thankful for Jesus who has shown me, and continues to show me, what love is.

He is the expression of God’s Chesed, His covenant love.

It’s that love that never fails because it is who God is

It’s that love that was shown to us before we had done a thing to “earn” it.

It’s the love that will always be because God will always be.

He came to me when I was in darkness and He pulled me up, raised me up, and seated me with Him in the heavenly realms.

present reality and living hope for the future

He called me and reconciled me with my Father

“No one comes to the Father, but through me

If you have seen me, you have seen the Father

I’m thankful for the Holy Spirit who leads me, and has lead me in every step that I’ve taken

I look back over my life, the journey that I have taken, from a little boy living on Beaver street in Greenwood, Delaware, to the Canadian bush land, back to Delaware and PA, to the metropolis of Chicago, to the Appalachians of east TN, to the ancient streets of Europe, to remote places in Africa, to the fields of Iowa

I look back over those journeys, and I see the hand of God.

I have specific stories of the hand of God leading us

I’m thankful that in my moments of doubt, I can look back and say, “Yes, but look at how God lead us there.

Look what He did there.”

I see the Holy Spirit doing what Jesus said that He would do:

Being comforter, helper, walking with me, as Jesus walked with His disciples on this earth