Gratitude: More than Just an Attitude

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Emotions are both complicated and complex, both mysterious and mystifying. Even the experts are not sure what causes us to experience emotions. Both social science and neurobiology have tried, to no avail, to explain the origin of emotions. And for Christians, emotions can be troubling, frustrating, and untrustworthy. Some emotions seem deeply spiritual; other emotions seem downright sinful. God created us to experience emotions, yet there are still godly and ungodly ways to manage them. This 12-session course on the Book of Psalms will help you sort this out.

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When you know a simple, “Thank you” isn’t enough

Yahweh and His merciful, loyal, kind, limitless love

Psalm 136:1 NRSV
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Ki le'olam chasdo

Psalm 136 - The Great Hallel

A. Because He is the Loving Creator - He brings forth:

Psalm 136:1 NRSV
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.
Psalm 136:2 NRSV
O give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever.
Psalm 136:3 NRSV
O give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:4 NRSV
who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:5 NRSV
who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:6 NRSV
who spread out the earth on the waters, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:7 NRSV
who made the great lights, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:8 NRSV
the sun to rule over the day, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:9 NRSV
the moon and stars to rule over the night, for his steadfast love endures forever;

B. Because He is the Loving Redeemer - He brings us out:

Psalm 136:10 NRSV
who struck Egypt through their firstborn, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:11 NRSV
and brought Israel out from among them, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:12 NRSV
with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his steadfast love endures forever;

C. Because He is the Loving Shepherd - He brings us through:

Psalm 136:13 NRSV
who divided the Red Sea in two, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:14 NRSV
and made Israel pass through the midst of it, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:15 NRSV
but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:16 NRSV
who led his people through the wilderness, for his steadfast love endures forever;

D. Because He is the Loving Conqueror - He brings us into His peace:

Psalm 136:17 NRSV
who struck down great kings, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:18 NRSV
and killed famous kings, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:19 NRSV
Sihon, king of the Amorites, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:20 NRSV
and Og, king of Bashan, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:21 NRSV
and gave their land as a heritage, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:22 NRSV
a heritage to his servant Israel, for his steadfast love endures forever.

E. Because He is the Loving Deliverer - He brings us back

Psalm 136:23 NRSV
It is he who remembered us in our low estate, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:24 NRSV
and rescued us from our foes, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:25 NRSV
who gives food to all flesh, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Only one response to a psalm such as this - an attitude of gratitude

Psalm 136:26 NRSV
O give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Ki le'olam chasdo

They sang...a psalm

Mark 14:26 NIV
When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Mark 14:22 NIV
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.”
Mark 14:23 NIV
Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
Mark 14:24 NIV
“This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many,” he said to them.
Mark 14:25 NIV
“Truly I tell you, I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
Mark 14:26 NIV
When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
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