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K. Marshall Williams, Sr.

K. Marshall Williams, Sr. wrote the Thanksgiving study, Thank You, Lord. For

the past 28 years he has served as pastor of the historic Nazarene Baptist

Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Augsburg College and

the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary of Philadelphia. He has served as the

chairman of the African American Advisory Council to The Southern Baptist

Convention and vice president of The National African American Fellowship,

Southern Baptist Convention.

We love it when people tell us Thank you.

Its great to be appreciated and valued. Gratitude is essential to healthyhuman interactions of all kinds. At some point in our pilgrimage, our

parents, spouses, children, neighbors, and colleagues expect us to

express appreciation in some way for their contributions to our lives.

Were indebted to many people for who we are and where we are

in life.

Even more so, we are indebted to God. That should come out in our

thanks and gratitude to Him. No one in our lives is more deserving of

gratitude than the Lord, and we can be assured that He will receive our

gratitude as a sweet smelling sacrifice of praise. And when we have

persistently practiced gratitude toward God, it will be manifested in

our gratitude and attitude toward others.

How do we express our thanks to the One who has done so much

for us? In His love for us, God has given us Psalm 100, a short but

expressive psalm that gives us a wonderful formula for the expression

of thanksgiving. Psalm 100 addresses the who, what, where, when,

why, and how of giving thanks.

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As you get ready for Thanksgiving, what areyou most looking forward to?

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THE POINT

Thanks should come naturally when I

think about God.



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THE POINT Thanks should come naturally when I think about God.

Psalm 100:1-2

Psalm 100 gives us seven imperatives or commands of thanksgiving.

1. Give a triumphal shout to the Lord. The text, originally

written in the Hebrew language, is very explicit as it calls us

to raise a shout or give a blast as on a trumpet. Worship is

not a spectator sport; its a participatory event. The psalmist

says we need to give shoutsverbal expressionsof

thanksgiving. God commands us to shout words of joyful

approval to Him.

2. Serve Him with gladness. We are saved to serve God;not saved to just enjoy Gods Word and keep it to ourself

(Ephesians 2:10; James 2:14-15). A sign of a grateful heart

is joyful service. Colossians 3:23 tells us that, whatever we

do, we dont do it to please people but to glorify the Lord.

We are to serve Him with joy, gladness, and pleasantness

(2 Corinthians 9:7).

3. Come into the presence of God with the singing of

joyful songs. Ephesians 5:19 calls us to use psalms, hymnsand spiritual songs to sing and make music to the Lord in our

heart. When we come into His presence, we are to give Him

joyful, heartfelt praise, not routine, empty singing.

What is the relationshipbetween praising God and

serving Him?

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How do we offer heartfelt worship to God on a continual basis?

] AcknowledgeGods roles in your life and thank Him for

those today.

] Developa personal plan to prepare for worship so that your

minds attention and hearts affection can center on Him. Feel

free to use the ideas your group developed for the Getting

Ready for Worship section, or come up with your own.

] WorshipGod privately this week. Find time to get alone with

Goddriving to class or work can be a time of worship when

we pause before a busy day to thank God for who He is.

As you enjoy Thanksgiving this week, dont miss the chance to also

draw near to God with a thankful heart. Consider how your life

your activities, your speech, your involvement at church, how you

prioritize your timespeaks of Gods goodness. Let thankfulness

be a habit so that your thoughts convey humility before

God and your attitude is one of constant gratitude.

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