How To Be Thankful
Miles Seaborn
Matt. 6:9-13
Introduction: The disciple's prayer, which is known as the Lord's Prayer which we read this morning is an oft quoted portion of scripture. With Thanksgiving so soon upon us, it's entirely appropriate for us to do a simple study from Verse 11 from this prayer which reads,
''Give us this day our daily bread.''
Such a request may seem out of place here in Ft. Worth in our church in America; you might think it would be uttered by people in countries where famine is known and want and need is a minute by minute companion. But that only illustrates our lack of understanding about what Jesus was saying in this passage of scripture.
The of what he is saying is an understanding of how to feel thankful. For God appreciates our gratitude in return tr what he has done for us. How do we cultivate genuine, spontaneous gratitude even for the little things of life?
ILL When Matthew Henry, the great church leader and commentary of 18th Century England was robbed by a highway man, he wrote this in his diary: ''Let me be thankful, 1st,because I was never robbed before; 2nd, because although they took my purse they did not take my life; 3rd, because although they took my all, it was not much; 4th, because it was I who was robbed and not I who robbed someone else!
Thankful 2
Gratitude is an important element in the Christian life, and Scripture admonishes us to have it. We benefit from it and God appreciates it. The word ''bread'' that this scripture refers to is all of man's physical needs. There are five points) this morning I'd like to make about God s provision to man and in specific, God's provision to you and/ to me.
I. THE SUBSTANCE
The substance here is bread. A physical provision.
1. The first human need dealt with in the prayer is physical.
That's because we must be alive and living to bring glory to God on earth.
It thrills me to know that God, the God of celestial ethics, the God of space, ...
Miles Seaborn
Matt. 6:9-13
Introduction: The disciple's prayer, which is known as the Lord's Prayer which we read this morning is an oft quoted portion of scripture. With Thanksgiving so soon upon us, it's entirely appropriate for us to do a simple study from Verse 11 from this prayer which reads,
''Give us this day our daily bread.''
Such a request may seem out of place here in Ft. Worth in our church in America; you might think it would be uttered by people in countries where famine is known and want and need is a minute by minute companion. But that only illustrates our lack of understanding about what Jesus was saying in this passage of scripture.
The of what he is saying is an understanding of how to feel thankful. For God appreciates our gratitude in return tr what he has done for us. How do we cultivate genuine, spontaneous gratitude even for the little things of life?
ILL When Matthew Henry, the great church leader and commentary of 18th Century England was robbed by a highway man, he wrote this in his diary: ''Let me be thankful, 1st,because I was never robbed before; 2nd, because although they took my purse they did not take my life; 3rd, because although they took my all, it was not much; 4th, because it was I who was robbed and not I who robbed someone else!
Thankful 2
Gratitude is an important element in the Christian life, and Scripture admonishes us to have it. We benefit from it and God appreciates it. The word ''bread'' that this scripture refers to is all of man's physical needs. There are five points) this morning I'd like to make about God s provision to man and in specific, God's provision to you and/ to me.
I. THE SUBSTANCE
The substance here is bread. A physical provision.
1. The first human need dealt with in the prayer is physical.
That's because we must be alive and living to bring glory to God on earth.
It thrills me to know that God, the God of celestial ethics, the God of space, ...
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