Saturday, November 23, 2019

THANKSGIVING: An Attitude of Gratitude - Sermon Outline for November 24, 2019 (a blogpost for a sermon to be preached at Kenwood Church in Livonia, MI, on November 24, 2019)

THANKSGIVING: An Attitude of Gratitude - Thanksgiving as Expression - November 24, 2019

Prayers

INTRODUCTION

Saying "thank you" - Jim Pittman,

“I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.

My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you. For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge. You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name for ever and ever. Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies, you have uprooted their cities; even the memory of them has perished.

The Lord reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment. He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity. The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.

Sing the praises of the Lord, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done. For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.

Lord, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death, that I may declare your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion, and there rejoice in your salvation.

The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. The Lord is known by his acts of justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. The wicked go down to the realm of the dead, all the nations that forget God. But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.

Arise, Lord, do not let mortals triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence. Strike them with terror, Lord; let the nations know they are only mortal.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭9:1-20‬ ‭NIV‬‬

I.  I WILL GIVE THANKS TO YOU, LORD, WITH ALL MY HEART

A.  I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
B.  I will be glad and rejoice in you.
C.  I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.

II.  GOD HAS VANQUISHED OUR ENEMIES

A.  God is on our side
1.  You have upheld my right and my cause
B.  God has punished the wicked
1.  Rebuke and destruction
2.  Blotted out their name
3.  Endless ruin

III.  GOD REIGNS FOREVER

A.  He is the judge
B.  He rules
1.  In righteousness
2.  In equity
C.  He protects the vulnerable
D.  He is trustworthy

IV.  SING THE PRAISES OF THE LORD

A.  Proclaim what He has done.
B.  He remembers our pain.
C.  He hears the cries of the afflicted.

V.  NOTICE MY SITUATION

A.  My persecution
B.  My near death experience
C.  That I may declare your praises
D.  That I may rejoice in your salvation

VI.  GOD'S JUDGMENT

A.  The nations demise
1.  Fallen into pit they dug
2.  Ensnared by the net they have hidden
B.  God's justice and wicked's ruin
1.  His acts of justice
2.  The wicked have forgotten God
3.  He will never forget the needy
4.  The hope of the afflicted will never perish

VII.  ARISE, LORD

A.  Don't let mortals triumph
B.  Let the nations be judged in your presence
C.  Strike them with terror
D.  Let them know they are only mortal


CHALLENGE

Tell of His wonderful deeds!  Blog, FB, email, text, shout, letters, telegram, Instagram,

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