Pre-Disposed To Thanksgiving-1

“Gladness”—hxms sim-khaw’—Joy, mirth, gladness.

“Joyful Singing”—hnnr ren-aw-naw’—Ringing cry, shout (for joy).

Argumentation:

Mat. 6:24—“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one & love the other, or he will hold to one & despise the other. You cannot serve God & mammon.”

Deut. 13:4—““You shall follow the LORD your God & fear Him; & you shall keep His commandments, listen to His voice, serve Him, & cling to Him.”

Deut. 28:47-48—“Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy & a glad heart, for the abundance of all things; therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the LORD shall send against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, & in the lack of all things; & He will put an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.”

Rev. 22:1-4—“And he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God & of the Lamb, in the middle of its street. And on either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; & the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall no longer be any curse; & the throne of God & of the Lamb shall be in it, & His bond-servants shall serve Him; & they shall see His face, & His name shall be on their foreheads.”

Illustration:

A server at On the Border(Concord)/Hispanic/Speaks English well but has definite accent/He does his job well/He has a huge infectious personality/I have never seen him without a ‘can do’ attitude & smile/SERVICE with a smile.

Our son’s 18th birthday/Went out to eat/Waitress at On The Border(Concord)/Really cheery/Nothing could phase her/Just to tease her, she was removing our chip containers for fresh & 1 was left out of four bowls/I told her— “Don’t take that chip, I want that chip!”/She smiles—She was happy, I was happy/SERVICE with a smile

Employee who is a malcontent, complainer—example: comic--Don Rickles type/Not real SERVICE?

Application:

?You Enjoy God’s SERVICE?

?You Pre-disposed to Thanksgiving?

3—People pre-disposed to Thanksgiving enjoy...

SINGING(:2b)

Explanation:(:2b)

:2b—“Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing.”

Though we labor in & for YeHoVeH, that labor/service is so sweet as to afford us a deep need to approach Him with “singing.” Such singing is wrought of our personal, corporate & outwardly expressed “joyfulness.”

“Joyful Singing”—hnnr ren-aw-naw’—Ringing cry, shout (for joy); Carries the sense of singing.

Argumentation:

Acts 16:22-30—:25—“But about midnight Paul & Silas were praying & singing hymns of praise to God, & the prisoners were listening to them;”

Ps. 40:3—“He has put a new song in my mouth-- Praise to our God; Many will see it & fear, And will trust in the LORD.”

Ps. 149:1—“Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, And His praise in the assembly of saints.”

Ps. 33:2-3—“Praise the LORD with the harp; Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings. Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy.”

Ps 47:6-7—“Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with understanding.”