YOUR KINGDOM BREAKTHROUGH BEGINS WITH THANKSGIVING

YOUR KINGDOM BREAKTHROUG H STARTS WITH THANKSGIVING August 20, 2022 Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving •The lives of God’s people are to be characterized by the offering of thanksgiving to God always, for everything, and in all circumstances (Eph 5:19–20; Phil 4:6; 1 Thess 5:18). •They are to give thanks for blessings, spiritual and physical (Col 1:12; 1 Tim 4:3–4), in their own lives and in the lives of others (Acts 28:15; 2 Thess 1:3; 2:13). •By constantly offering thanks to God, Christians help counter the influence of sin (Eph 5:4). By failing to offer thanks to God, they fail to give him the glory due to him (Luke 17:16–18). • AMG Concise Bible Dictionary Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving •Psalm 95:1–2 (NIV) — 1 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. •Psalm 100:4–5 (NIV) — 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving • 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) — 18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. • Revelation 11:16–17 (NIV) — 16 And the twenty- four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying: “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign. Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving •We Remember What God Has Done For Us •We See How God Has Been With Us •We See How God Has Worked In The Past Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving •1 Samuel 17:32–33 (NIV) — 32 David said to Saul, “Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him.” 33 Saul replied, “You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a boy, and he has been a fighting man from his youth.” •David Began His Battle Against The Giant -- Building His Faith And Strength By Looking Back At God’s Faithfulness Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving • (1 Sam 17:34-37 NIV) But David said to Saul, "Your servant has been keeping his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, (35) I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it. (36) Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God. (37) The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine." Saul said to David, Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving •Previous Battles Are Training Grounds For The Major Battle Yet To Come •Looking Back At Victories Helps Us Move Ahead In Faith •The Battle Always Gets More Intense The Closer We Get To God’s Promise •There Is No Opportunity without Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving 1. David Looked Back To Rehearse The Victory • He Wanted To Remember The Great Things God Had Done Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving Facing The Giant = •God Answers Prayer •When There Was No Way Provided A Way God •God Works Out The Details Of The Difficulties That We Face Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving •When We Take Time To Remember: •We Realize That God Is Able •It Raises Our Faith •It Grows Our Expectancy •We Realize We Are About To Encounter A Supernatural Event Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving Defeating a Giant Takes a Move of God’s Power •We Look Back To Remember Because: •We Can Draw Strength •We Can Grow Our Faith •As We Look At: •What God Has Done For Us •What He Has Brought Us Through Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving •We Are Stronger Today Because Of What God Has Done For Us In The Past Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving •We Need To Look Back And Remember •God Has Done Great Things For Us & For This Church •As We Rehearse The Victories That God Has Already Brought Our Way •It Helps To Build Faith In Us Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving 2. David Looked Back: To Reflect With Thanksgiving •Attitudes Of Thanksgiving And Gratitude Are Essentials In Building Our Relationship With God •We Need To Look Back And See The Great Things God Has Done Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving •Psa 103:2 (NIV) "Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits--“ •He Forgives Us, Redeems Us, He Heals Us •He Crowns Us With Righteousness •He Satisfies Our Desires, He Renews Us •He Has A Father's Compassion •He Knows How We Are Formed •He Is Establishing His Throne •His Love Is With Those Who Fear Him Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving •Thanksgiving And Praise Spirit Of Fear •Fear Says: Breaks The “Goliath As Too Big To Kill” •Faith Says: “Goliath Is Too Big To Miss!” • (1 Cor 15:57 NIV) But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving •In Our Faith Walk It Is Good To Look Back At Where The Lord Has Taken Us Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving 3. David Looked Back To Report The Source: • (37) The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine. Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving •David’s Source: Delivered Me It Is The Lord Who •Goliath Tried To Make David The Issue •David Made God The Issue •David Came In The Name Of The Lord Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving •God Wants To Do Extraordinary Things Through Ordinary People Who Will Give Him The Glory •Because God Is Our Source We Can Expect Victory Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving • (1 Sam 17:46-47 NIV) This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head. Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. (47) All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give all of you into our hands." Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving •David Faced The Giant In The Name Of The One, Whose Name Is Above All Other Names. THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY! Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving •Jesus Christ Is Our Confidence •Jesus Christ Can And Will Conquer •Jesus Christ Has All Power •Jesus Christ Will Give Us Victory •Jesus Christ Causes Us To Overcome Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving •Methods May Change But One Thing Remains Constant: God Doesn’t Change •The Problems May Be Different But The Problem Solver Remains The Same Your Kingdom Breakthrough Starts With Thanksgiving •The Lord Is Calling Us To A Breakthrough To Victory •(1 Cor 15:57 NIV) But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.