Thanks be to God!
Romans 6:17 But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted.
Romans 7:25 Thanks be to God— through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.
1 Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 2:14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him.
2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
How fast this year has passed. Fall will soon be over. Soon we will be decorating our Christmas trees and planning our holiday parties. In our rush to get to the giving time of the year, let’s not forget the thanksgiving season. As a culture, it is not unusual for us to give a disproportionate amount of attention to Halloween and Christmas, but somehow minimize Thanksgiving.
It is always appropriate to be thankful. We need not wait for a special day of the year, but since we have a national holiday dedicated to giving thanks, why not use it to remind ourselves of all the things we should be thankful for every day of the year?
This is especially true of all the blessings we have in Christ. For the next three weeks in my messages, I will be focusing on a phrase that Paul uses five times in his epistles, “Thanks be to God.” He exhorts and commands us to be thankful in many of his letters, but in these five instances, Paul bursts into praise thanking God for our blessings in Jesus Christ.
My messages for the remainder of November will be…
- 11/10 — Thanks be to God for his Indescribable Gift.
- 11/17 — Thanks be to God! He gives us the Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 11/24 — Thanks be to God who Always Leads us in Triumphal procession.
At the heart of our thanksgiving is the work of Jesus Christ through the cross. He gives us victory over sin, death, and life!
Please join us for these lessons. — Joey
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