https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/I-Will-Give-Thanks-to-You-Forever.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\tby Jeffrey W. Hamilton<\/p>\n\t
Text: Psalms 30<\/p>\n
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I. When nice things happen, we know we ought to be thankful<\/p>\n
A. Yet, in our happiness we too often forget – Luke 17:12-19<\/p>\n B. However, in one of David’s Psalms, David contemplates other times we might not\nthink of being thankful to God\n
II. In the depths of despair – Psalms 30:1-3<\/p>\n
A. David declares I will raise up or exalt God because He has lifted me up<\/p>\n
B. David had become ill and he thought he was near death, but God healed him<\/p>\n C. God is the source of healing, not just of physical illnesses but spiritual ones as\nwell – James 5:14-16\n D. Once the storm is pass, do we remember to thank the One who brought\ndeliverance?\n
III. When I’m being punished – Psalms 30:4-5<\/p>\n
A. David declares he will sing praises to the Lord <\/p>\n
B. And he encourages all followers of God to do the same<\/p>\n
C. After all, we all sin and as a result we are all chastened by God – Hebrews 12:5-7<\/p>\n
D. But why should I appreciate being punished?<\/p>\n 1. Perhaps not at the time of the punishment, but the punishment doesn’t last\nforever – Psalms 30:5\n
a. “His anger is but for a moment”<\/p>\n
b. “Weeping may last for the night”<\/p>\n
2. It is the change that I can appreciate – Hebrews 12:10-11<\/p>\n
E. God is not like you and I. <\/p>\n
1. Sometimes we keep the fires of our anger burning. <\/p>\n
a. It consumes our friendships. <\/p>\n
b. We become the fuel and our own anger consumes us.<\/p>\n
2. We too need to learn to let things go – Ephesians 4:26<\/p>\n
F. We can be thankful that God keeps us in line, improves us, but also releases us<\/p>\n
G. And His favor lasts for a lifetime<\/p>\n
1. He will forgive and take us back – I John 1:9; Romans 3:26<\/p>\n
IV. When I get prideful – Psalms 30:6-9<\/p>\n A. Even when nothing is going wrong, there is the danger that I begin to think that it\nis because of my own accomplishments\n
1. We only have what we have because God has supported us<\/p>\n B. There are times that God leaves the prideful to face life on his own in order to see\njust how much he needs his God.\n
C. Jesus’ parable of the rich man – Luke 12:15-21<\/p>\n
1. What profit is there in life if we are without God – Mark 8:34-37<\/p>\n 2. Life is for being thankful and praising God, as Hezekiah learned – Isaiah\n38:18-20\n
D. May we have the humility to appreciate God’s blessings on us<\/p>\n
V. God cares about us so much – Psalms 30:10-12<\/p>\n
A. He doesn’t leave us in despair, sin, or self-destructive pride<\/p>\n
B. God is life-changing and for who He is, we offer our thanks to Him forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalms 30 I. When nice things happen, we know we ought to be thankful A. Yet, in our happiness we too often forget – Luke 17:12-19 B. However, in one of David’s Psalms, David contemplates other times we might not think of being thankful to God II. 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Hamilton Text: I Thessalonians 5:12-24 Suggested song: Count Your Blessings \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Ten Lepers - Luke 17:11-19 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019m sure all ten were happy to have been healed. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Perhaps in their joy nine rushed off to tell their loved ones, but only one returned to say \u201cthank you.\u201d\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":27939,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/abounding-through-many-thanksgivings-to-god\/","url_meta":{"origin":26636,"position":1},"title":"Abounding Through Many Thanksgivings to God","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 25, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"by R. 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Hamilton Text: Psalms 40 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Psalms 38-40 cover related themes on the problems caused by sin \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sin is an overwhelming burden and they cause problems in life - Psalms 38:3-8 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sin can cause anxiety - Psalms 38:18 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Even close friends and family tend to avoid you when\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26636\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}