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Biblical Thanksgiving

Biblical Thanksgiving. November 18, 2012. Biblical Thanksgiving. The Key Issue: Thankfulness is critically important because of the supreme worthiness of God to receive thanks. Biblical Thanksgiving. Ephesians 5:19,20

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Biblical Thanksgiving

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  1. Biblical Thanksgiving November 18, 2012

  2. Biblical Thanksgiving The Key Issue: Thankfulness is critically important because of the supreme worthiness of God to receive thanks.

  3. Biblical Thanksgiving Ephesians 5:19,20 “Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

  4. Biblical Thanksgiving Colossians 3:17 “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”

  5. Biblical Thanksgiving I Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

  6. Biblical Thanksgiving I Timothy 2:1 “I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone…for kings and all those in authority.”

  7. Biblical Thanksgiving Thankfulness is a command of God, always, for everything, in all circumstances: this is His will for His people.

  8. Biblical Thanksgiving Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer Proclamation, 1789: “Wheras it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly implore His protection and favor…” -President George Washington

  9. Biblical Thanksgiving Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer Proclamation, 1865: “…I…do hereby appoint and set apart the last Thursday in November next…as a day of thanksgiving and praise to Almighty God, the beneficent Creator of the Universe.” -President Abraham Lincoln

  10. “Secular” Thanksgiving Simple gladness for what we have/ positive circumstances A polite gesture to those who give us things, to avoid appearing rude An attempt not to hurt the feelings of those who give gifts Perhaps a way of encouraging more gifts next time!

  11. II Corinthians 4:15 “All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow for the glory of God!”

  12. God’s Grace The Glory of God! Biblical Thanksgiving NOT: The Glory of God We give thanks, in hope of more Dispenses Grace Our Thanks

  13. Psalm 69:30 “I will praise God’s name in song, and glorify Him with my thanksgiving. This will please the Lord more than an ox, more than a bull with its horns and hoofs.”

  14. II Corinthians 9:11-15 “You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ…”

  15. So we will help others Blesses Us God Biblical Model of Service?

  16. II Corinthians 9:11-15 “…your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is alsooverflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. …others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ…”

  17. Many Thanks Go to God! God (in us) Blesses Others God Biblical Model of Service NOT: So we will help others Blesses Us God Blesses Us

  18. Biblical Thanksgiving Thankfulness is a command of God, always, for everything, in ALL circumstances: this is His will for His people.

  19. Psalm 95:2,3 “Let us come before God with thanksgiving… …for the LORD is the great God!”

  20. II Corinthians 4:8-10 “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.”

  21. Biblical Thanksgiving Blessings, service, difficulty, thanks…ALL for the glory of God. “…that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow for the glory of God!”

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