I’M THANKFUL FOR THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD

Thanksgiving Service

Pastor Dennis Clanton

Woodland Church

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

(Psalm 100, NKJV) “Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.”

(Psalm 50:23, CEV) “The sacrifice that honors me is a thankful heart.”

THANKSGIVING LEADS TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD

(Psalm 145:3, ICB) “The Lord is great. He is worthy of our praise. No one can understand how great he is”

(Psalm 97:12, GW) “Give thanks to him as you remember how holy he is.”

(Psalm 7:17, NLT) “I will thank the Lord because he is just…”

(Psalm 54:6, NCV) “I will thank you, Lord, because you are good.”

(Psalm 118:1, CEV) “Tell the Lord how thankful you are, because he is kind and always merciful.”

THIS THANKSGIVING I WILL…

1.  SING WITH ALL MY HEART

(Psalm 147:7, LB) “Sing out your thanks to him; sing praises to our God….”

2.  GIVE THANKS PRAYERFULLY

(Psalm 105:1, NCV) “Give thanks to the Lord and pray to him.”

(Psalm 52:9, NLT) “I will praise you forever, O God, for what you have done.”

(Psalm 148:5, CEV) “Let all things praise the name of the Lord, because they were created at his command.”

(Psalm 118:21, NLT) “I thank you for answering my prayer and giving me victory!”

(Psalm 16:7, GN) “I praise the Lord, because he guides me….”

(Colossians 2:13–14, NLT) “You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.”

3.  TELL OTHERS THE GOOD NEWS

(Isaiah 12:4, LB) “Thank the Lord! Praise his name! Tell the world about his wondrous love.”

4.  SHOW MY THANKS BY GIVING BACK TO GOD

(Psalm 50:14, NCV) “Give an offering to show thanks to God. Give God Most High what you have promised.”

5.  SERVE HIM THE ABILITIES HE HAS GIVEN ME

(Hebrews 12:28, LB) “Let us please God by serving him with thankful hearts …”

6.  LIVING DAY BY DAY WITH A THANKFUL HEART

(Colossians 2:7, LB) “Let your lives overflow with joy and thanksgiving for all he has done.”