11/24/2024 Church service

周日礼拜

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  Gratitude Overflows! 感恩爆棚

 
Heb 12:28,29: Since we are receiving our rights to an unshakable kingdom we should be extremely thankful and offer God the purest worship that delights his heart as we lay down our lives in absolute surrender, filled with awe.
For our God is a holy, devouring fire!
希 伯 來 書 12:28,29: 所以，我们将得到一个不可振撼的王国，让我们满怀感激之情吧，并由此带着敬畏，按照上帝所能接受的方式崇拜他， 因为我们的上帝是一团吞噬万物的烈火。(page 1956)

Gen 32:10: You have always loved me. You have continued to be kind to me. I do not deserve this.
创世记 32:10: 你向仆人所施的一切慈爱和诚实，我一点也不配得。(page 55)
Ephesians 5:20: Always give thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
以弗所书 5:20: 凡事要奉我们主耶稣基督的名常常感谢父神。(page 1899)

John 1:17: For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
约翰福音 1:17: 因为律法是借着摩西颁布的，恩典和真理是借着耶稣基督赐下来的。(page 1716)

Col 3:15: “ …let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.”
歌罗西书 3:15: 要让基督的平安掌管你们的心，你们就是为此而蒙召成为一个身体。 要常存感恩的心。 (page 1911)

Matt 13:12 - Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.
马太福音 13:12: 因为凡有的，还要给他更多，他就丰富有余；凡没有的，连他仅有的也要夺去。(page 1580)


 

 

 

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Gratitude Overflows!!!
Hebrews 12:28,29
(weather changes)
It’s “’tis the season” – but not quite the actual DAY yet, but…

I have a very fresh message of Thanksgiving for you

All Christians acknowledge the importance of being thankful – to some extent.

Their speech and their actions may not always reflect it…

Just like we don’t always prove to the world we’re actually saved.

You can be the most “saved” person on the planet – and if you’re truly saved – you are the most saved person (just like all of the rest of us)
- but your life can still be a mess.

We can still miss out on many of the true joys of life
We may never fully discover our true potential

We can be saved and be so bitter and negative that no one wants to be around us
We can be very saved and still be so self-centered that we alienate your family and friends

Did you know many food service professionals consider Sundays as the worst day to work because of the church crowd?

(as we talked about last week,) we have to recognize that getting saved is just the very beginning of our Christian life.

Following God’s Word keeps us going and growing in the right direction…
And part of that comes by being thankful.

Research shows people who practice gratitude have closer relationships, are more committed to family and friends, and are generally looked upon more favorably.

Gratitude makes relationships flourish… including our relationship with God.
Let us enter His gates with Thanksgiving

(Jacob prayed to GOD)
Gen 32:10: You have always loved me. You have continued to be kind to me. I do not deserve this.

Today’s Message is called “Gratitude on Steroids”

…because we really have so much to be grateful for.

Don’t take gratitude for granted, or lightly.

"If you will practice gratitude, you will find yourself more and more living in the present moment – and not letting life just pass you by."

Gratitude is not only beneficial, it is our duty as believers.

Ephesians 5:20: Always give thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We have so much to be thankful, including our New Covenant, New Testament world we live in.

While Moses was receiving the Law, Aaron and the rest were building an idol shaped like a golden calf.

On that day 3000 men lost their lives due to the Lord’s anger. Some 1500 years later we see Peter stand up to preach on the day of Pentecost.

The feast of Pentecost looked back to the day Moses brought God’s Law to the people.

When Peter began to preach the glory of the new covenant, 3000 people were saved. This was a sure sign that something far greater and more glorious had come.


Heb 12:24-29: And we have come to Jesus who established a new covenant with his blood sprinkled upon the mercy seat; blood that continues to speak from heaven, “forgiveness,” a better message than Abel’s blood that cries from the earth, “justice.”
25Make very sure that you never refuse to listen to God when he speaks! For the God who spoke on earth from Sinai is the same God who now speaks from heaven. Those who heard him speak his living Word on earth found nowhere to hide, so what chance is there for us to escape if we turn our backs on God and refuse to hear his warnings as he speaks from heaven?
26The earth was rocked at the sound of his voice from the mountain, but now he has promised, “Once and for all I will not only shake the systems of the world,
but also the unseen powers in the heavenly realm!”
27Now this phrase “once and for all” clearly indicates the final removal of things that are shaking, that is, the old order, so only what is unshakable will remain. 28Since we are receiving our rights to an unshakable kingdom we should be extremely thankful and offer God the purest worship that delights his heart as we lay down our lives in absolute surrender, filled with awe.
29For our God is a holy, devouring fire!

We are New Covenant people.
If we understand what that means, we should be so very, very grateful indeed.

John 1:17 – “For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”

“Let us therefore be grateful and use our gratitude to worship God
in the way that pleases Him, in reverence and fear.”

Being grateful opens our hearts to all of the abundance that is already ours through God’s grace.

Complaining – being un-grateful – closes our eyes and heart to the good things you might otherwise notice.

It also closes doors to more. It closes doors to joy.
It closes the door to healing relationships with others.

Col 3:15 – “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.”

I am so vert grateful for the simple truths of the Gospel

It’s not complicated – but it is life-changing. Eternity-changing

Eph 2:8,9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast.

Act 16:31 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”

I encounter people who put their trust in religious rituals – organizations and structures…

They appear to be content to learn “about” God rather than have a true relationship with their Creator and know God.

#Breathe

I am so thankful, that no matter where you are in your life right now – we all have been given the grace to move beyond knowing “about” God and move into a personal relationship with Him.

Mt Zion represents the New Covenant.

God is no longer far away.
He has reached down through Jesus Christ to bring us back to fellowship with Him.

We have been reconciled to God through Jesus Christ.

Acts 3:19 “Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord…”

God is calling us back to Him… how can we not be thankful that He is still calling us with tender mercies – with compassion

Heb 4:16: Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

We are no longer outcasts of outsiders.
Through the Blood of Jesus, we have been adopted into God’s family.

“Daddy God.”

Be thankful to God
2 Cor 9:15: Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift!

…and let that Thanksgiving open your heart to more of His Presence and Power in your life.

Since we are receiving our rights to an unshakable kingdom we should be extremely thankful and offer God the purest worship that delights his heart as we lay down our lives in absolute surrender, filled with awe.
For our God is a holy, devouring fire!

Be thankful for the grace and mercy He has shown us.

Do you carry true gratitude for Jesus Christ in your heart today?

Jesus said: “Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.”

? Do you have a heart of gratitude and thanksgiving?

“Let us therefore be grateful and use our gratitude to worship God in the way that pleases Him, in reverence and fear.”

Let us show gratitude for God’s amazing grace. Let us share that with others, so no one misses this wonderful life-changing gift from God.


Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee,
Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not,
As Thou hast been,Thou forever wilt be.

Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!

“Let us therefore be grateful and use our gratitude to worship God in the way that pleases Him, in reverence and fear.”

Hillside United Methodist Church
3739 US 80
Phenix City  AL  36870
United States
Pastor: Mike J Koger

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