Give THANKS with a Grateful Heart

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The HEART ♥
1. “Desperately Wicked and
Deceitful”
2.Circumcision of The Heart
3. Give THANKS With a Grateful
Heart
The HEART ♥
1. “Desperately Wicked and
Deceitful”
2.Circumcision of The Heart
3. Give THANKS With a Grateful
Heart
It’s a HEART Thang!!!
~Psalm 136~
Bishop: Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
Congregation: His love endures forever.
Bishop: Give thanks to the God of gods.
Congregation: His love endures forever.
Bishop: Give thanks to the Lord of lords:
Congregation: His love endures forever.
It’s a HEART Thang!!!
~Psalm 136~
Bishop: to Him who alone does great wonders,
Congregation: His love endures forever.
Bishop: who by his understanding made the heavens,
Congregation: His love endures forever.
Bishop: who spread out the earth upon the waters,
Congregation: His love endures forever.
It’s a HEART Thang!!!
~Psalm 136~
Bishop: who made the great lights—
Congregation: His love endures forever.
Bishop: the sun to govern the day,
Congregation: His love endures forever.
Bishop: the moon and stars to govern the night;
Congregation: His love endures forever.
It’s a HEART Thang!!!
~Psalm 136~
Bishop: to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt
Congregation: His love endures forever.
Bishop: and brought Israel out from among them
Congregation: His love endures forever.
Bishop: with a mighty hand and outstretched arm;
Congregation: His love endures forever.
It’s a HEART Thang!!!
~Psalm 136~
Bishop: to him who divided the Red Sea asunder
Congregation: His love endures forever.
Bishop: and brought Israel through the midst of it,
Congregation: His love endures forever.
Bishop: but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red
Sea;
Congregation: His love endures forever.
It’s a HEART Thang!!!
~Psalm 136~
Bishop: to him who led his people through the
wilderness;
Congregation: His love endures forever.
Bishop: to him who struck down great kings,
Congregation: His love endures forever.
Bishop: and killed mighty kings—
Congregation: His love endures forever.
It’s a HEART Thang!!!
~Psalm 136~
Bishop: Sihon king of the Amorites
Congregation: His love endures forever.
Bishop: and Og king of Bashan—
Congregation: His love endures forever.
Bishop: and gave their land as an inheritance,
Congregation: His love endures forever.
It’s a HEART Thang!!!
~Psalm 136~
Bishop: an inheritance to his servant Israel.
Congregation: His love endures forever.
Bishop: He remembered us in our low estate
Congregation: His love endures forever.
Bishop: and freed us from our enemies.
Congregation: His love endures forever.
It’s a HEART Thang!!!
~Psalm 136~
Bishop: He gives food to every creature.
Congregation: His love endures forever.
Bishop: Give thanks to the God of heaven.
Congregation: His love endures forever.
What Does it mean to be Thankful?
THANKFUL
Adjectives: Pleased, Relieved
Grateful: Appreciative
*Conscious of Benefit, received for what we are
about to receive make us truly THANKFUL.
It’s a HEART Thang!!!
God’s Love is the
Foundation of all His
Actions on our
Behalf and the
Fountainhead of all
our Thanksgiving
His Love Includes:
Mercy
Faithfulness
Kindness
• Endures:
The Literal Meaning is
“Because forever His Mercy”
• Mercy: (Heb.Chesed) it is also
translated “Loving Kindness”
“Unfailing Love” or
“Covenant Love” and is
similar to the NT word
“Grace”
IT’S A HEART
THANG!!
It’s a HEART Thang!!!
Number Seven 7.
We are Grateful For God’s Love
1 Chronicles 16:34
“Give THANKS to the Lord, for He is
good;
His love endures forever.”
It’s a HEART Thang!!!
Number Six 6.
We are Grateful in every situation
1 Thessalonians 5:18
“Give THANKS in all circumstances;
for this is God’s will for you in Christ
Jesus.”
It’s a HEART Thang!!!
Number Five 5.
We are Grateful for the ability to do good
works
Colossians 3:17
“And whatever you do, whether in word or
deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving THANKS to God the Father through
him.”
It’s a HEART Thang!!!
Number Four 4.
We are Grateful for God’s Gifts given
through His People
2 Corinthians 9:15
“THANKS be to God for His
indescribable gift!!!!”
It’s a HEART Thang!!!
Number Three 3.
We are Grateful for God’s Deliverance over our
lives
Romans 7:25
“THANKS be to God, who delivers me through
Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my
mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful
nature a slave to the law of sin.”
It’s a HEART Thang!!!
Number Two 2.
We are Grateful for God’s Miraculous
hand over our lives
Psalms 9:1
“I will give THANKS to you, Lord, with all
my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful
deeds.”
It’s a HEART Thang!!!
Number One 1.
We are Grateful in Prayers and Petitions
Philippians 4:6
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in
every situation, by prayer and petition,
with THANKSGIVING, present your
requests to God.”
This Will be the Ending Of Giving
THANKS with a Grateful Heart
“Let The People of
God sing His Praises
• Be GRATEFUL:
in
the
Morning,
“It is a Gift from God for us to be
Afternoon, and
grateful because it is impossible to
be discontented and THANKFUL
Evening. May we
at the same time
Never grow tired of
• “There are so many people in the
being GRATEFUL”
world today that enjoy His
Sunshine or Rain, His Provision of
food and Shelter and they never
stop to THANK Him”
IT’S A HEART
THANG!!