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Thank God for You
Philippians 1:3
I. Introduction
A. Paul’s Tender Relationship with the Christians at Philippi
1.
He thanked God every time he thought of them
2. We could use that kind of love today
B. Wrong Relationships Flourish in Many Churches Today
1.
People who cannot forgive
2. Little groups gather and grumble
3. The church becomes powerless because of lack of love
C. Lessons from Paul’s Statement of Thanksgiving
II.
Body
A. There is a value in Remembering (v. 3)
1. God has made us with the ability to remember
2. Instructions to remember in the Bible
a. “Remember now thy Creator” (Eccl.
12:1)
b. “Remember Lot’s Wife” (Luke 17:32)
c. “This do in remembrance of me” (1 Cor.
11)
d. “Remember from whence thou art fallen” (Rev.
2:5)
3. Paul remembers Philippi
a.
A little group by a river and Lydia’s conversion
b.
The Philippian jailor
4. Remember high points in your Christian life
a.
The day of your conversion
b.
The time you fully surrendered to the Lord
c. Was there ever a better day?
B. There is a value in Remembering Positive Things about others
1. “Every remembrance of you”
2. Was the church at Philippi perfect?
a.
No perfect churches
b.
No perfect pastors
3. Paul refused to dwell on the negatives about these people
a. Were there gossips there?
PROBABLY!
b.
Were there troublemakers there?
PROBABLY!
c.
But Paul did not focus on these negative characteristics
4. Paul thought about those who were faithful
a.
Some cared and shared
b.
Some gave sacrificially
c.
Some witnessed fervently
d.
Paul remembered these
5. What do you think about when you think of this church?
6. Are you thankful for some?
C. The Value of Expressing Appreciation to those we Love
1. Paul wasn’t just thankful, he told them so
2. What good is appreciation if it is never expressed?
3. Like love, appreciation must be spoken … expressed!
4. Letters to be written, calls to be made, people to see
III.
Conclusion
A. Remembering together
B. For whom are you thankful?
C. Thank God for you!
I. Introduction
A. Remembering the First Thanksgiving
1.
The Pilgrims and their new land
A postal employee opened and read the mail which came to the Dead Letter Office in Washington addressed to Santa Claus.
In the three months before Christmas, there were thousands of letters asking for something.
In the months after Christmas, there was only one card addressed to Santa Claus thanking him.
How quick we are to ask and receive.
How slow we are to speak the magic word—thanks!
—Chicago Daily News
2. The good harvest … and many since
3.
But we must also remember the many hardships
A postal employee opened and read the mail which came to the Dead Letter Office in Washington addressed to Santa Claus.
In the three months before Christmas, there were thousands of letters asking for something.
In the months after Christmas, there was only one card addressed to Santa Claus thanking him.
How quick we are to ask and receive.
How slow we are to speak the magic word—thanks!
—Chicago Daily News
4. In spite of losing half their number they gave thanks
A postal employee opened and read the mail which came to the Dead Letter Office in Washington addressed to Santa Claus.
In the three months before Christmas, there were thousands of letters asking for something.
In the months after Christmas, there was only one card addressed to Santa Claus thanking him.
How quick we are to ask and receive.
How slow we are to speak the magic word—thanks!
—Chicago Daily News
B. Habbakkuk: A Prophet Who Vowed to Be Thankful in Hard times
1.
One who loved God enough to thank Him in distress
Do you have a lot of hard work to do now that the Spirit has adopted you into God’s family?
Certainly.
But not to become a son or a daughter of the heavenly Father.
No, you make those changes because you are a son or daughter.
And every time you start to revert back to the old addictions to sin, the Holy Spirit will say to you, “No, no.
That’s not how we act in this family.”
—M.
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