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Goal:
To raise our view of the value of thankfulness to a whole new level.
Outline
Thanking God in difficult circumstances
Making thanksgiving part of the story of our lives
Thanksgiving as a Weapon
Philippians 1 & 4
I thank my God every time I remember you.
Be anxious about nothing, but in everything
by prayer [worshipping]
and petition [expressing needs]
with thanksgiving [gratitude] let your requests be made known to God.
And the peace of God [his own peace]
which surpasses all understanding
will stand guard over your hearts and your minds
in Christ Jesus
Acts 16 In Prison at Philippi
Having received this order, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,
and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken.
And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were unfastened.
1 Thessalonians 5
Give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Colossians 3
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts...
And be thankful!
Philippians 4
Be anxious about nothing, but in everything
by prayer [worshipping]
and petition [expressing need]
with thanksgiving [gratitude] let your requests be made known to God.
And the peace of God [his own peace]
which surpasses all understanding
will stand guard over your hearts and your minds
in Christ Jesus
Outline
Thanking God in difficult circumstances
Making thanksgiving part of the story of our lives
Thanksgiving as a Weapon
Psalm 107
Outline
Thanking God in difficult circumstances
Making thanksgiving part of the story of our lives
Thanksgiving as a Weapon
Colossians 4:2–4
In prayer continue steadfastly, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;
praying at the same time also for us,
that God would open to us a door for the word,
to speak the mystery of Christ,
for which I am also in chains,
that I may reveal it, as I ought to speak.
My prayer-song
All the promises you make (to keep me)
From the cradle to the grave
But all I want is you
All I want is you
You say you’ll give me
Eyes in a land of blindness
A river in a time of dryness
A harbour in the tempest
But all I want is you!
And all the promises you made (to keep me)
From the cradle to the grave
When all I want is you, all I want is you —Bono
2 Chronicles 20
And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the LORD and praise him in holy attire, as they went before the army, and say, “Give thanks to the LORD, for his steadfast love endures forever.”
And when they began to sing and praise, the LORD set an ambush against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah, so that they were routed.
Outline
Thanking God in difficult circumstances
Making thanksgiving part of the story of our lives
Thanksgiving as a Weapon
Give Thanks whatever your situation!
What is your battle right now?
Are you anxious?
Don’t just be thankful, be thanksgiving
Try it this week, you are allowed to make up your own songs!