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*Living a Life of Thanksgiving*
Psalm 100
 
 
*1.
The Expression of a Thankful Heart*
 
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
Psalm 100:1-2 NIV
 
 
 
 
2.
*The Conviction of a Thankful Heart*
 
Know that the LORD is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Psalm 100:3 NIV
 
 
 
3.
*The Progression of a Thankful Heart*
 
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
Psalm 100:4 NIV
 
 
4.
*The Confession of a Thankful Heart*
 
For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalm 100:5
 
 
*A Question to Consider:*
Are you living a life of thanksgiving?
*A Verse to Remember:*
Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV
 
 
Welcome…
 
Someone has described Thanksgiving like this….
/In this holiday we grab a turkey, pluck it, stuff it, bake it with all the side fixings, put it on the table, bless it, eat it, and then go watch football with the Detroit Lions traditionally losing (but who cares, because we are usually so full that we fall asleep), we nibble here and nibble there … /
/ /
/and then eat turkey “manna” for the next several days to finally discard the carcass.
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/Isn’t that the thanksgiving holiday in essence?/
For many people that describes Thanksgiving….
But is that really thanksgiving?
Every Thanksgiving is a time for me to do a reality check…Am I a thankful person?
When it comes to Thanksgiving: /Is it a way of life…or is it just an opportunity to take a day off and eat a lot of food and watch football?/
We need to understand that Thanksgiving is the will of God for our lives…
 
/Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thes 5:18 NIV/
A 4 year old boy was asked to return thanks before Thanksgiving dinner.
The family members bowed their heads in expectation.
He began his prayer, thanking the Lord for all his friends, naming them one by one.
Then he thanked the Lord for Mommy, Daddy, brother, sister, Grandma, Grandpa, and all his Aunts and Uncles.
Then he began to thank the Lord for the food.
He gave thanks for the turkey, the dressing, the fruit salad, the cranberry sauce, the pies, the cakes, even the cool whip.
Then he paused, and everyone waited….and
waited.
After a long silence, the young fellow looked up at his mother and asked, /“If I thank the Lord for the broccoli, won’t He know that I’m lying?”/
Like that little boy we need to learn to…even thank the Lord for the broccoli!!!!
/Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ/
 
Today I want us to look at Psalm 100…
\\ In Psalm 100 we see what it looks like to Live a Life of Thanksgiving….
Notice…
 
*1.
The Expression of a Thankful Heart*
 
The psalmist says…
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
Psalm 100:1-2 NIV
 
How many of you were shouting for Joy yesterday afternoon??
 
We get excited about the Buckeyes, don’t we?
 
·    4 straight wins over Michigan…
·    2nd outright Big Ten Championship
 
·    Going to the Rose Bowl, Possibly the BCS National Championship Bowl??
 
Have you ever shouted for joy to the Lord??
 
We don’t have problems getting excited about a football game, but we very seldom get excited in church.
I remember a few years ago when some of you got shook up here in church.
I was preaching and….One guy was so moved that morning that he let out a shout.
He just yelled out in the middle of the service…./
Amen, Amen, Amen….Yes Preacher!!!/
 
It shook some of you up…Good!
Our lives are meant to be a joyful call to God.
 
God wants us to get excited about who He is.
When I think of shouting for Joy to the Lord…I think of Ray Glenn the man who often said shouted…
/Amen, Amen, Amen….Yes Preacher!!!/
/ /
What joy he had for the Lord!!!
 
The expression of a thankful heart is marked by joy…
 
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
Psalm 100:1-2 NIV
 
As the Psalmist reminds us…no one is exempt…notice the phrase /all the earth…/
 
*Express yourself by…*
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·    */Shouting for joy to the LORD, all the earth /*
/ /
To make a joyful shout is more than hollering or screaming ... the emphasis is upon what we are shouting about ... the psalmist is speaking of making an open air confession.
In fact the Hebrew word means "an extension of the hand."
It is as if the psalmist is saying to cup the hand to the mouth and speak out loud a very joyful confession to the Lord.
I can’t hold it in…I’ve got to praise Him!!!
 
*Express yourself by…*
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·    */Worshiping  the LORD with gladness/*
*/ /*
Worship the Lord…declare his worth with a glad and grateful heart.
*Express yourself by…*
 
·    /Coming before the Lord with joyful songs/
 
As believers we are to come into His presence with our hearts filled with the joy and gladness of knowing Him.
We are to come singing with joyful voices of praise and thanksgiving.
Ephesians 5:19-20 says, 
19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs.
Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Eph 5:19-20 NIV
 
Think about this the next time we sing . . .
listen to yourself sing.
How would you measure it?
Thankful or thankless?
Didn’t say anything about singing in key… /Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord …/
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Several years ago…men’s choir….singing
I Walk By Faith…the example of Ray…dancing and singing!!
 
If we live ego centered or self centered lives we will never express to God how thankful we are??
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