Thanksgiving to Thanks Living
by Pastor Chip Dean
1. The Presence God
1 Chronicles 16:1-3
"And they brought in the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord and distributed to all Israel, both men and women, to each a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins."
Psalm 100:4
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
2. The Power of Giving Thanks
1 Chronicles 16:4
"Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel."
Philippians 2:14
"Do all things without grumbling or disputing."
3. The Perspective of the Gospel
1 Chronicles 16:7
"Then on that day David first appointed that thanksgiving be sung to the Lord by Asaph and his brothers."
1 Chronicles 16:34-36
"Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! Say also: 'Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather and deliver us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting!'”
1 Thessalonians 5:18
"Give thanks in every circumstance; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."
