Praise And Thanksgiving. God's Will Concerning You

2023.11.19.Sermon Notes. Praise and Thanksgiving.

William Akehurst, HSWC

Big Idea: What is the Will of GOD concerning you? To give Thanks and Praise to HIM.

Thanksgiving is a time to turn back the very breath that we have been given, in Praise and Thanks to GOD.

Scriptures: 1 Thessalonians 5:18, 1 Chronicles 16:8, 1 Chronicles 16:29, 1 Chronicles 16:34, Psalm 145:1-21, Proverbs 3:6, Colossians 3:2, Psalm 19:1, Romans 3:23, 1 John 4:16-19, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:13, Psalms 42:11, Psalms 103:1-5, Ephesians 5:19-20, Psalms 19:14

THIS IS THE WILL OF GOD CONCERNING YOU…IN EVERYTHING, GIVE THANKS!

1 Thessalonians 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

1 Chronicles 16:8 Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!

1 Chronicles 16:29 Give to the LORD the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come before Him. Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness!

1 Chronicles 16:34 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

SHARING IN GIVING PRAISE and THANKSGIVING TO GOD through Psalm 145.

A Song of God’s Majesty and Love - A Praise of David.

Psalms 145 (NKJV)

1 I will extol You, my God, O King;

And I will bless Your name forever and ever.

2 Every day I will bless You,

And I will praise Your name forever and ever.

3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;

And His greatness is unsearchable.

Vs. 1-3 Is there anything in your life that totally captivates your heart EVERY DAY?

GOD IS KING! HIS VERY NAME (YHWH) IS TO BE PRAISED.

GOD IS GREAT! WE CAN’T FATHOM HIS GREATNESS

When we think of our GREAT GOD AND KING, we should be feeling a sense of awe and amazement that HE would have us to call HIM, OUR FATHER, and we as, HIS CHILDREN.

We must each day set our hearts first on the LORD with an attitude of praise and gratitude.

Each day as you wake up, FIRST set your mind on the goodness and greatness of FATHER GOD. And everything else will fall in place.

Proverbs 3:6 “In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.”

Colossians 3:2 “Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.”

GOD is good and faithful, let us give thanks and praise to HIM beginning each and every day.

4 One generation shall praise Your works to another,

And shall declare Your mighty acts.

5 I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty,

And on Your wondrous works.

6 Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts,

And I will declare Your greatness.

7 They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness,

And shall sing of Your righteousness.

Vs. 4-7 One generation is to pass on the GREATNESS of GOD to the next generation, declaring GOD’s works, HIS great deeds and miracles. HIS goodness and righteousness. The GLORIOUS SPLENDOR of HIS MAJESTY.

Psalms 19:1 (NKJV) The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork.

If the heavens declare the Glory of GOD without a word spoken…

Shouldn’t we declare HIS GREATNESS to others out loud?

vs. 6b “And I will declare YOUR Greatness”

What are a few ways that GOD has done something good and beautiful in your life over this past year? How has FATHER GOD made a difference in your life?

WE should celebrate and share these things together.

Take a moment and tell each other of the Awesome works that HE has done.

8 The LORD is gracious and full of compassion,

Slow to anger and great in mercy.

9 The LORD is good to all,

And His tender mercies are over all His works.

Vs. 8-9 We all make mistakes. We have hurt others, and others have hurt us. People let us down and can put unreasonable expectations on us. And when these things happen, we can become hurt and even angry. We have to understand one thing; we all have a sinful nature.

Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”

But GOD is different. HE is gracious, compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love!

HE looks on HIS Children with mercy. Sometimes we may think that GOD is angry or disappointed with us because of our sin. But that thought can’t be further from the truth.

GOD Loves You. HE is slow to anger and rich in love.

Be encouraged that GOD loves you deeply. HE is good to all, HE is good and compassionate to You!

Take a moment and give GOD thanks for HIS LOVE, COMPASSION and MERCY toward you as you are and tell HIM why you love HIM.