Merry Friday by Parris “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful”. Col 3:15 The foundation stone of the New Testament is “for grace ye are saved through faith, not of yourself for it is the gift of God”. …
NEW SONG – NEW LIFE
Ps.98:1 - Oh sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. Ps.100:4 - Come right into his presence with thanksgiving. Come bring your thank offering to him and affectionately bless his beautiful name! There is something about thankfulness …
GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD
Psa. 136:1 ¶ Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Complaining is the opposite of being thankful. Murmuring and complaining caused a whole generation of Jews to fall short of the promise and die in the wilderness. Paul said those things happened as an example to us. …
ENTER HIS GATES
Ps. 100:4 - Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! This is the great lesson of the children of Israel in their wilderness drama. They couldn’t enter in to the promised rest because of unbelief. Their unbelief was expressed in unthankfulness. All they could think …
UNTHANKFUL
Lk.17:17,18 - Then Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine — where are they? Was no one found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner? What have you done for me lately? That is kind of the attitude the children of Israel had that kept them wandering …
VOICE OF THANKSGIVING
Ps.100:4,5 - Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the LORD is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting and His faithfulness to all generations. Nothing like fervent, corporate worship. Actually, worship flows out from our love of God. Once you taste His incredible love that …
SMACK YOUR LIPS
Eph.1:14 - Amp. - That [Spirit] is the guarantee of our inheritance [the firstfruits, the pledge and foretaste, the down payment on our heritage], in anticipation of its full redemption and our acquiring [complete] possession of it—to the praise of His glory. Nothing like some good home cooking. Last week there was an impromptu Mary’s …
GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD
Psa. 136:1 ¶ Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Complaining is the opposite of being thankful. Murmuring and complaining caused a whole generation of Jews to fall short of the promise and die in the wilderness. Paul said those things happened as an example to us. …
HE IS MY GOOD
Psa. 118:1 ¶ Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. My Mom taught me a prayer as a child to pray over my food. Sometimes the simplest prayers can be quite profound. It went like this, ‘God is great God is good Let us thank Him for …
WASHINGTON’S THANKSGIVING
John 11:25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,” Years ago Parris and I went to Mount Vernon, George Washington’s home. It was similar to any other large home from that era except for one distinct difference. It was on …