Title: Faith in Gratitude (Thanksgiving Sunday Sermon on November 18, 2007)
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Bible: Psalm 107:1 3. November 18, 2007 Thanksgiving Sunday Sermon.
Title: Thankful Faith.
I believe that God will bless you today.
Everyone! Today, our Korean church and the whole world church
It is a day celebrated as Thanksgiving Day.
In the Old Testament times, the Thanksgiving offering was offered on the Day of Pentecost.
And in modern times, our church has been imitating the spirit of faith of the Puritans
All churches around the world are celebrating Thanksgiving Day.
The Puritan movement began around 1559 in England.
The 102 ancestors of the faith who longed for freedom of religion as they suffered great persecution
Leaving England in the fall of 1620 on the Mayflower to America
We started our first voyage to the new continent.
In this way, despite the high waves during the long voyage of 66 days,
In the end, they went to the present-day America, the new continent of America, which they aimed for.
have arrived
However, they could not survive the cold winter of that year, the first year.
With cold and hunger, and with the raids of the Indians, half of them
He died and was buried in the ground.
But despite that, they struggled the following spring.
With the harvest of the first year after farming,
It was to give thanks to God with a heart of thanksgiving.
Everyone! Please think about it.
Their Thanksgiving feast was truly a sea of tears.
Losing half of the family they were with to gain religious freedom
It was because it was our first worship service.
When they migrated to America, the first thing they did was pave the way.
It was work (the road was built). and to God
A church was built for worship.
Then they built a house for them to live in.
Then they built a school and a hospital.
In this way, today's America began.
But everyone! look! Their descendants later
Today's America in a short history of less than 400 years
have built it.
Therefore, the spiritual pillar of American history today is
This is the Puritan spirit of faith. Therefore, our country,
In Korea, only such a Puritan faith movement can support the Korean church.
I think it can be updated.
And again, only the Puritan spirit is enduring,
It is the belief that modernization can be achieved. Everyone! home or society,
The country, too, must lay the right foundation.
Everyone! The standard by which a person can be known is in gratitude.
Moreover, for us believers, we can know whether we have faith or not.
This method can also be known from whether there is any thanks or not.
Gratitude is therefore a characteristic of our believers' lives.
Everyone! What is the will of our Lord?
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. 16) Always rejoice! 17) Pray without ceasing!
18) Give thanks for everything! for you in Christ Jesus
It is God's will. You say this:
Always rejoicing, praying without ceasing, always giving thanks in everything
It is the will of our Lord and the will of our God.
Colossians 2:6-7. 6) Therefore, since you have received Christ Jesus the Lord,
walking in him, 7 as rooted and built up in him,
Stand firm in the faith and overflow with thanksgiving.
Everyone! In the tree of that person, rooted in Christ
Gratitude bears fruit. Why? how to thank
Will it bear fruit?
Everyone! Christ is the source of life.
And he is the source of all hope. And you are the subject of love,
The substance of happiness, the secret of victory, and our Lord
Because it will become the treasure house of all wealth.
Therefore, the soul and person rooted in Christ
all the elements that Christ possesses, without limit
that can be supplied.
So whoever is rooted in Christ will spring up forever.
Because it has a source of living water, at any time at any time
It is always something to be grateful for.
If you look closely at these words, you will believe in Christ.
We can see that we can give thanks to God only when we are strong.
Here is the word: As established and instructed, stand firm in the faith
He tells you to overflow with gratitude.
The word being built up here is recognized by the Church,
While being used in the work of God and continuing to develop the character of faith
It means building.
Everyone! And in building the character of faith,
It is not built on worldly knowledge, ethics, or ideology.
Our Lord Jesus Christ, who is our eternal rock
It must be built on top.
Everyone! Today, especially on this Thanksgiving Day, our
I hope this will be an opportunity for you to check your faith.
Did we really live a life of gratitude for everything? is to do
The Israelites often complained more than they gave thanks.
They were freed from the land of Egypt where they had been slaves for 400 years.
They crossed the Red Sea like land and came to the wilderness.
But their excitement, their excitement, and their gratitude
It was only a moment. Soon after, he expressed his resentment.
Let's go back to Aegye level!!! There is no water here...
Are there more things that aren't there than there are?
Everyone! In the old sayings of our ancestors, only the superficial book-words (3 barley words)
You said you wouldn't live with your in-laws though what in the world do you like
You mean going back to Egypt and being a slave again? ^^
It is truly a learned virtue. They are the ones who have repaid their kindness with their enemies.
Everyone! Isn't there such a person among us?
Ten minutes to go back to the world again? ?쏧?셝 rather go this way or that way
Should I turn around? It's raining at the three-way intersection."^^^^
Look at Isaiah 51:7-15. Everyone! Today in this word
I hope it will be of great comfort to you.
7) You who know righteousness, people who have my law in their hearts,
Hear me and do not be afraid of men's slander.
Don't be surprised by the slander.
8) They will be eaten by moths like clothes, and they will be like wool.
It will be eaten by worms, but my righteousness endures forever.
My salvation goes to generations.
9) Awake, arm of the LORD, Awake, grant us your strength.
As if awakened in the ancient times, cut Rahab,
How is it not the Lord who pierced the dragon?
10) Dry the sea, the wide and deep waters, and make a way in the depths of the sea.
Why is it not the Lord who caused the redeemed to cross over?
11) Those who have been redeemed by the Lord will return and come into Zion with singing.
and everlasting joy will be written on his head, and he will find joy and joy.
Sorrow and groaning will flee.
12) He said to them, It is I who comfort you, and I am who you are.
Are you afraid of the man who will die, of the Son of Man who will become like grass?
13) Who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth;
How did you forget the wrath of that abuser who was preparing to destroy you?
Why are you afraid all the time? Where is the wrath of the abuser?
14) The captives in bondage will be released quickly, and they will not die.
He will not go down into the pit, and his food will
I will not be in need either.
15) I am the LORD your God; stir the sea with its waves.
A deceitful one, my name is the LORD of hosts.
This is the main text. 1) Give thanks to Jehovah! he is good
His mercy is everlasting.
2) Let those who have been redeemed by the Lord say this.
Everyone! Today, these words are about freedom from the world of sin.
The Lord Almighty gives to all of us who believe
It is the word of God. Amen. <End>.