Title: Most Valuable Thanks
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Text: Matthew 22:23-40
1. The life of the saints must be accompanied by thanksgiving.
2. We should live our whole life with gratitude.
God gave us this faith and sent Jesus into this world, Jesus gave us this faith and gave all of his life on the cross, and the Holy Spirit is still among you by giving us this faith. Therefore, I pray that you will be overflowing with more gratitude on Macchu Thanksgiving Day.
Conditions to complain about and things to complain about come to those who complain, and conditions to be thankful for and things to be thankful for come to those who are grateful. Therefore, if you give thanks even if you have nothing to be thankful for, things to be thankful for will arise.
In the Old Testament, the priests were to take the best part of the offering. This is because it represents God. What is more, what you give to God is the best thing you should give. Even if you offer fruit, you give the firstfruits, if you sacrifice animals, you give the firstborn, you give the first thing, and the first child belongs to God. This is the first thing, says the Lord." This means that you should give a good thing to do the first thing. It is also to give voluntarily, voluntarily beyond one's strength, with a joyful heart, and voluntarily in pursuit of God's will.
Introducing people who live like this.
A charity run by the world's richest man, American Bill Gates (a devout Christian), is worth $30 billion. Converted to Korean money, it is 30 trillion won. But what's really surprising is that Warren Buffett, the second richest man in the world, recently donated $37 billion to a charitable organization, giving only $7 billion to a charity run by his wife and children, and $30 billion to a charitable organization run by Bill Gates. He said he was doing it because if he donated everything to a well-run charity, it would run well. With $30 billion, he donated to a well-run charity, even though he could create a charitable organization the same size as the charities run by Gates. He's a really cool guy. Even if it's like me, I don't think I'll put it anywhere else. There is no more reason to question why God made them the richest people in the world. So, let's think about how the United States stands tall as the most powerful country in the world. Although there are dark sides such as hippies, drugs, robbery, and pistol killings, the country is strong because of the Puritan faith that believes in God well under the ideology of the people of the country.
Dear saints,
Let's change our minds too. It is a mindset of giving and serving God and society with a willing heart. Then, won't God add blessings to blessings?
Today's text shows how those who serve God should serve God. This is the plot of what I am going to talk about next week. I believe that gratitude with all of your heart, as if giving your life, and thanks with all your will will surely be the thanks God accepts. I pray that we will be able to offer such a grateful worship service next week.
Amen Hallelujah!