Tis the Season - Praising when you don't feel like it.
Pastor Pierre D. Mayo
Tis the Season • Sermon • Submitted
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· 3 viewsWhen your at your lowest point, that's the time you need to give God His praise. Be Thankful.
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1 About this time another large crowd had gathered, and the people ran out of food again. Jesus called his disciples and told them, 2 “I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. 3 If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a long distance.” 4 His disciples replied, “How are we supposed to find enough food to feed them out here in the wilderness?” 5 Jesus asked, “How much bread do you have?” “Seven loaves,” they replied. 6 So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to his disciples, who distributed the bread to the crowd. 7 A few small fish were found, too, so Jesus also blessed these and told the disciples to distribute them. 8 They ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food. 9 There were about 4,000 men in the crowd that day, and Jesus sent them home after they had eaten.
The fact that they ran out of food again speaks volumes in that Jesus ministry was overwhelmed with growth and growing pains can sometimes be the worse form of pains. In life, in business, even your walk with Christ. In this journey as you are growing you will have times when you will see pain time and again. That’s just a part of life.
6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
God looks at your situations, circumstances and responds first with compassion.
Compassion is an action word with no boundaries. Prince
God wants to do the impossible in our lives, and since He lives in compassion nothing is impossible for Him.
There is a gentleman named George Mueller who started an orphanage with no money and no type of assistance help, just a heart of compassion for some disenfranchised children one day the house mother told Mr. Mueller; “The children are dressed and ready for school. But there is no food for them to eat,” the housemother of the orphanage informed George Mueller. George asked her to take the 300 children into the dining room and have them sit at the tables. He thanked God for the food and waited. George knew God would provide food for the children as he always did. Within minutes, a baker knocked on the door. “Mr. Mueller,” he said, “last night I could not sleep. Somehow I knew that you would need bread this morning. I got up and baked three batches for you. I will bring it in.”
Soon, there was another knock at the door. It was the milkman. His cart had broken down in front of the orphanage. The milk would spoil by the time the wheel was fixed. He asked George if he could use some free milk. George smiled as the milkman brought in ten large cans of milk. It was just enough for the 300 thirsty children.
Learn how to exercise your faith through your thankfulness.
1 Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! 2 Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. 3 Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation.
God always makes a show of everything. Because it’s important for those around to know who’s really in charge. (Not your will be done, but His will be done.)
27 Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. 28 God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. 29 As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.
Have Mark give his testimony about his job situation.
God always gives you a little extra to, just to say I love you and I gotcha.
29 What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. 30 And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. 31 So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
The little you have will be multiplied into a lot when you give thanks to your provider.
Jesus shows them how to be thankful for what they had.
16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.
Have Mark give his testimony about his job situation.
Side note - Learn how to celebrate in someone else’s blessings, what God got for you is for you and what He has for them is for them.
The none believer says; seeing is believing. The believer says; believing is seeing.