IN EVERYTHING GIVE THANKS HUDDLE UP: GOD'S PLAY CALL FOR THE CHURCH TEAM, PART 6 1 Thessalonians 5:18
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Give Thanks 1 Thessalonians 5:18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Ephesians 5:20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
I. HOW DO I GIVE THANKS? give thanks
A. We Can Give Thanks When It Doesn t Seem Humanly Possible Because We Rely On The Power Of The Holy Spirit To Help Us Be Thankful Ephesians 5:18,20 18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit 20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ
B. We Can Express Our Thanksgiving In Various Means Of Worship Ephesians 5:19-20a 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, 20 giving thanks always for all things
C. We Can Always Give Thanks For God s Unchanging Attributes Even When Our Circumstances Change Ephesians 5:20 20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ Psalm 107:1 Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!
God s Attributes 1. Nonmoral (or natural) and Moral Attributes Non-moral - self-existence & infinity Moral - justice, holiness 2. Absolute and Relative Absolute - in relation to Himself (eternity, infinity) Relative - relation to creation (omniscience) 3. Incommunicable and Communicable Incommunicable belong only to God (eternity, infinity) Communicable found in limited degree in people (wisdom, justice) 4. Hidden and Revealed Hidden what is unknown about God to man Revealed what is able to be known about God
II. WHEN DO I GIVE THANKS? in all circumstances
A. Give Thanks In Everything 1 Thessalonians 5:18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Fanny Crosby 1820-1915 9,000+ hymns Blessed Assurance, To God Be the Glory and All the Way My Savior Leads Me Blinded at 6 weeks old Memorized 5 Bible chapters a week Wished she was born blind
B. Give Thanks For Everything Ephesians 5:20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Corrie Ten Boom
III. WHY SHOULD I GIVE THANKS? for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
A. THE PLATITUDE OF INGRATITUDE
1. Unthankfulness Is The Attitude Of Those Defiant Against God Romans 1:21-23 21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
2 Timothy 3:1-2 1 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
2. Unthankfulness Is The Attitude Of Those Who Are Forgetful About God Luke 17 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?
B. THE ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1. Thankfulness Is Rooted In God s Will For Us To Recognize His Glory And Grace Ephesians 5:20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, We Are Grateful To God: For Who He Is - God For Who He Is To Us the Father For God s Faithful Provision Through Christ in Christ Jesus for you (Eph 1:3; Jas 1:17)
2. Thankfulness Is Rooted In Our Victory Through The Gospel Of Christ 1 Corinthians 15:57 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 13 For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.
Conclusion How To Be Thankful When: You ve lost someone significant in your life (death, divorce, break up) You ve lost something significant in your life (job, moving) You re disappointed in an outcome