Virtual Service November 20, 2022
Thanks Be To God!
2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
Psalm 100:1-5 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth! Worship the LORD with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs. Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His Name. For the LORD is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations!
Thankfulness Is God’s Will For You
1 Thessalonians 5:18 …give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
OUR THANKFULNESS Is Inexpressible
1 Peter 1:8-9 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Thankfulness Drives Away Anxiety
Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Thankfulness Brings God’s Peace To You
Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Be Thankful In Every Circumstance
Ephesians 5:20 …always give thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Thankfulness Must Be Habitual
Daniel 6:10 When Daniel learned that the decree had been published, (to worship a false god) he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
Thankfulness Is A Lifestyle
Colossians 3:17 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.
Thanksgiving Tempers Your Prayers
Colossians 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;
It Is The Remedy To La Vida Loca!
Ephesians 5:18-20 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. 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.
You Can Learn Thankfulness Even In Hard Times
Romans 5:1-5 …since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom we have gained access by faith into the grace in which we stand. We rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. Hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, Whom He has given us.
Thanklessness Characterizes The End Times
2 Timothy 3:1-4 In the last days perilous times will come: People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God…
Thanklessness Will Be Judged
Romans 1:18-21 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. Since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities; His eternal power and divine nature have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him…
Thankfulness Joins An Eternal Worship!
Revelation 4:9-11 Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to Him Who sits on the throne and Who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him Who sits on the throne and worship Him Who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne saying: “You are worthy, our Lord God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they were created and have their being!”
Revelation 7:9-17 I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. They cried out in a loud voice:
“Salvation belongs to our God, Who sits on the throne and to the Lamb.” All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying: “Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!”
Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes–who are they, and where did they come from?” I answered, “Sir, you know.” And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore, “they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple;
And He Who sits on the throne will spread His tent over them. Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; He will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes!