- Thanksgiving Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Sep 7, 2017
In the Bible, giving of thanks goes far beyond an annual American celebration on a day we remember to thank God for a multitude of blessings. It is a preoccupation of every Christian and extends even to those elders who are “before the throne” in heaven.
Note: I have some simple, not fancy textual slides I used with this sermon. If anyone is interested, I’ll send them directly by email if you’ll send an email to me at [email protected] with the subject: Thanksgiving slides.
THANKSGIVING
I. In his 2nd letter to the Corinthian church, Paul …read more
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- Thanksgiving Contributed by D Marion Clark on Apr 25, 2016
This psalm moves us to a greater spirit of thanksgiving in our worship.
Psalm 100 Thanksgiving
11/23/03 D. Marion ClarkIntroduction
We are taking a break from our 1 Corinthian series to consider the subjects of thanksgiving and Christ’s birth. These are fun themes and I hope you will be moved to a greater spirit of thanksgiving during this …read more
- Enter: A Funeral Sermonette Series Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Aug 12, 2015
Psalm 100, what a declarations, words of praise and rejoicing, for the Lord is good his love endures forever! A sermonette for a brother in Christ!
Psalm 100.
Psalm 100 is one of a series of Psalms of praise and is used by the Psalmist to sum up to wrap up the Psalms from Psalm 90. Interestingly Psalm 90 is all about God being the peoples dwelling place, and length of our days being seventy years or eighty if we have strength.
I have …read more - Music Series Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
This sermon looks at Why do we have music in worship?
Music
Psalm 100
For nearly 2,000 years, those of us who have committed to the way of Jesus have been engaging in particular customs week after week…generation after generation…but why? For the most part, we do these things because we’ve always done it, but how much do we know …read more - “Worthship” Contributed by Robert Leroe on May 25, 2015
Worship is–adoration, celebration, spiritual, proclamation, offering, togetherness, transformation, and involves preparation.
Today is Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of the church. It’s an appropriate time to talk about worship. This is something that is in flux among Protestants. There are fewer and fewer traditional services as many churches are moving to contemporary worship. The structure is simple; there …read more
- A Thankful Life Contributed by Cesar Datuin on Mar 9, 2015
Another year has passed and it’s time to be thankful for all the blessings we had the whole year. It is perfect time to understand an attitude of thankfulness within us. This message tries to know a deeper meaning of each attitude.
A Thankful Life
Psalms 100:4
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.”Intro:
It’s another year has passed and there are a lot of things that we need to thank. We may think of other people who blessed us or even …read more
Enter: A Funeral Sermonette Series Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Aug 12, 2015
A Thankful Life Contributed by Cesar Datuin on Mar 9, 2015
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This is the continuation of our journey memorizing Psalm 100. Just as with verses 1-3, the psalmist again calls for a response, immediately give us the cause for that response after.
The psalmist paints for us temple imagery as he calls us to enter God’s gates with thanksgiving, and courts with praise. How are we to approach God? With thanksgiving and praise and blessing. Charles Spurgeon said, “So long as we are receivers of mercy we must be givers of thanks. Mercy permits us to enter his gates; let us praise that mercy. What better subject for our thoughts in God’s own house than the Lord of the house. And into his courts with praise. Into whatever court of the Lord you may enter, let your admission be the subject of praise: thanks be to God, the innermost court is now open to believers, and we enter into that which is within the veil; it is incumbent upon us that we acknowledge the high privilege by our songs. Be thankful unto him. Let the praise be in your heart as well as on your tongue, and let it all be for him to whom it all belongs. And bless his name. He blessed you, bless him in return; bless his name, his character, his person. Whatever he does, be sure that you bless him for it; bless him when he takes away as well as when he gives; bless him as long as you live, under all circumstances; bless him in all his attributes, from whatever point of view you consider him.”
Does the thought of thanksgiving and genuine praise seems like a foreign language to your tongue? Perhaps your heart simply feels numb, apathetic, or asleep. Regardless of the season of life you are in, the psalmist points us to three rock solid attributes of God. May these truths stir our hearts in gratitude, praise and blessing!
The goodness of God
In his classic book, “The Knowledge of the Holy,” AW Tozer defines the goodness of God as “that which disposes Him to be kind, cordial, benevolent, and full of good will toward men. He is tenderhearted and of quick sympathy, and His unfailing attitude toward all things moral is open, frank, and friendly… The goodness of God is the drive behind all the blessings He daily bestows on us.”
The love of God
In 1 John 4, we learn that God is love. This is a commonly misunderstood phrase, often commandeered by those wanting to make God out to be whatever their definition of love happens to be. Biblical love is not defined by man or culture, but rather by God Himself. It’s never defined to the exclusion of any of His other attributes like His justice or wrath. God’s love is less of a “do whatever makes you happy” love, but rather a love marked by deep holiness and concern for His glory and our ultimate good! JI Packer defines God’s love in “Knowing God” as “an exercise of his goodness toward individual sinners whereby, having identified himself with their welfare, he has given his Son to be their Savior, and now brings them to know and enjoy him in a covenant relation.”
The faithfulness of God
Not only is God good and loving, but He’s faithful. If God were not faithful to us, we would be uncertain of our future with Him. However, because God has revealed Himself to be faithful, we can trust that not only is the covenant made through His Son unbreakable, it is eternal; it cannot be broken! Tozer commented, “The tempted, the anxious, the fearful, the discouraged may all find new hope and good cheer in the knowledge that our Heavenly Father is faithful. He will ever be true to His pledged word.”
And for these truths holding us steadily, we give thanks and praise!
Song by Ryan Gikas.
Production by Dustin Ragland.
Artwork by Matt Shelton (of Brilliance Creative).
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