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THANKFULNESS

• JESUS SET AN EXAMPLE OF
  Matthew 11:25; 26:27; John 11:41

• The heavenly host engage in
  Revelation 4:9; 7:11, 12; 11:16, 17

• Commanded
  Psalm 50:14
  
  

• SHOULD BE OFFERED:

  • To God
    Psalm 50:14

  • To Christ
    1Timothy 1:12

  • Through Christ
    Romans 1:8; Colossians 3:17; Hebrews 13:15

  • In the name of Jesus Christ
    Ephesians 5:20

• SHOULD BE OFFERED:

  • On behalf of God's servants
    2Corinthians 1:11

  • In private worship
    Daniel 6:10

  • In public worship
    Psalm 35:18

  • In everything
    1Thessalonians 5:18

  • Upon the completion of great undertakings
    Nehemiah 12:31, 40

  • Before receiving food
    John 6:11; Acts 27:35

  • Always
    Ephesians 1:16; 5:20; 1Thessalonians 1:2

  • As the remembrance of God's holiness
    Psalm 30:4; 97:12

  • For the goodness and mercy of God
    Psalm 106:1; 107:1; 136:1-3

  • For the gift of Jesus Christ
    2Corinthians 9:15

  • For Christ's power and reign
    Revelation 11:17

  • For the reception and effectual working of the word of God in others
    1Thessalonians 2:13

  • For deliverance from indwelling sin, through Christ
    Romans 7:23-25

  • For victory over death and the grave
    1Corinthians 15:57

  • For wisdom and might
    Daniel 2:23

  • For the triumph of the gospel
    2Corinthians 2:14

  • For the conversion of others
    Romans 6:17

  • For faith exhibited by others
    Romans 1:8; 2Thessalonians 1:3

  • For love exhibited by others
    2Thessalonians 1:3

  • For the grace bestowed on others
    1Corinthians 1:4; Philippians 1:3-5; Colossians 1:3-6

  • For the zeal exhibited by others
    2Corinthians 8:16

  • For the nearness of God's presence
    Psalm 75:1

  • For appointment to spiritual service
    1Timothy 1:12

  • For willingness to offer our property for God's service
    1Chronicles 29:6-14

  • For the supply of our bodily needs
    Romans 14:6, 7; 1Timothy 4:3, 4

  • For all people
    1Timothy 2:1

  • For all things
    2Corinthians 9:11; Ephesians 5:20
    
    

• SHOULD INCLUDE PRAYING FOR OTHERS
  1Timothy 2:1; 2Timothy 1:3; Philemon 1:4

• Should always accompany prayer
  Nehemiah 11:17; Philippians 4:6; Colossians 4:2

• Should always accompany praise
  Psalm 92:1; Hebrews 13:15

• Expressed in psalms
  1Chronicles 16:7

• Ministers appointed to offer, in public
  1Chronicles 16:4, 7; 23:30; 2Chronicles 31:2
  
  

• SAINTS EXHORTED TO:

  • General references
    Psalm 105:1; Colossians 3:15

  • Resolve to offer
    Psalm 18:49; 30:12

  • Habitually offer
    Daniel 6:10

  • Offer sacrifices of
    Psalm 116:17

  • Abound in the faith with
    Colossians 2:7

  • Magnify God by
    Psalm 69:30

  • Come before God with
    Psalm 95:2

  • Should enter God's gates with
    Psalm 100:4

• Of hypocrites, full of boasting
  Luke 18:11

• The wicked averse to thankfulness
  Romans 1:21

• Exemplified:

  • General references
    Genesis 32:10, 48:11, 15-16; Exodus 15:1-21; Numbers 21:17, 18; 1Kings 8:56; 1Chronicles 29:14; Psalm 9:1, Ezra 7:27; 2, 4; 13:6; 22:23-25; 26:7; 28:7; 30:1, 3, 11, 12; 35:9, 31:7, 21; 40:2, 10, 18; 3, 5; 41:11, 12; 44:7, 8; 54:6, 7; 56:12, 13; 66:8, 9, 59:16, 17; 12-16, 20; 68:19; 71:15, 23, 24; 79:13; 92:1, 89:1; 2, 4; 98:1; 100:4; 102:18-20; 104:1; 116:12-14, 17; 119:65, 108; 136:1-26; Isaiah 63:7; Daniel 2:23; 4:2, 34; 6:22; Acts 2:46, 47; 28:15; Romans 14:6; Colossians 1:3; 1Timothy 1:12

  • By David
    1Chronicles 29:13

  • By the Levites
    2Chronicles 5:12, 13

  • By Daniel
    Daniel 2:23

  • By Jonah
    Jonah 2:9

  • By Simeon
    Luke 2:28

  • By Anna
    Luke 2:38

  • By Paul
    Acts 28:15

  • See JOY,  PRAISE,   PSALMS,   WORSHIP

• Enjoined:

  • General references
    Exodus 12:14, Genesis 35:1; 13:3, 17, 42; 8-10, 14-16; 16:32; 34:26; Leviticus 19:24; 23:14; Deuteronomy 12:18; 16:9-15; 26:10; Judges 5:11; Psalm 48:11; 50:14, 15; 98:1; 105:1-45; 107:1, 2, 15, 22, 106:1; 42, 43; 118:1, 4; Proverbs 3:9, 10; Ecclesiastes 7:14; Isaiah 48:20; Joel 2:26; Romans 2:4; Ephesians 5:4, 15:27; 19, 20; Philippians 4:6; Colossians 1:12; 2:7; 3:15-17; 4:2; 1Thessalonians 5:18; 1Timothy 2:1; 4:3-5; Hebrews 13:15; James 1:9

  • See JOY,  PRAISE,  PSALMS
    
    

• OF MAN TO MAN:

  • The Israelites, to Joshua
    Joshua 19:49, 50

  • The spies, to Rahab
    Joshua 6:22-25

  • Saul, to the Kenites
    1Samuel 15:6

  • Naomi, to Boaz
    Ruth 2:19, 20

  • David:

    • To the men of Jabesh-gilead
      2Samuel 2:5-7

    • To Hanun
      2Samuel 10:2

    • To Barzillai
      1Kings 2:7

  • Paul:

    • To Phoebe
      Romans 16:1-4

    • To Onesiphorus
      2Timothy 1:16-18

  • The people of the island of Melita, to Paul
    Acts 28:10
    
    

• TO GOD:

  • Instances of:

    • Eve
      Genesis 4:1, 25

    • Noah
      Genesis 8:20

    • Melchizedek
      Genesis 14:20

    • Lot
      Genesis 19:19

    • Sarah
      Genesis 21:6, 7

    • Abraham
      Genesis 12:7; 13:4

    • Abraham's servant Eliezar
      Genesis 24:27, 35

    • Isaac
      Genesis 26:22

    • Leah
      Genesis 29:32-35

    • Rachel
      Genesis 30:6

    • Jacob
      Genesis 31:42; 35:3, 7

    • Joseph
      Genesis 41:51, 52

    • Moses
      Exodus 15:1-19

    • Miriam
      Exodus 15:20-22

    • Jethro
      Exodus 18:10

    • The people of Israel
      Exodus 4:31; Numbers 21:17; 31:49-54; 1Chronicles 29:22

    • Deborah
      Judges 5

    • Hannah
      1Samuel 1:27, 28

    • Samuel
      1Samuel 7:12

    • David

      • General references
        2Samuel 6:21

      • See PSALMS

    • The Queen of Sheba
      1Kings 10:9

    • Hiram
      2Chronicles 2:12

    • Jehoshaphat's army
      2Chronicles 20:27, 28

    • The Levites
      Nehemiah 9:4-38

    • The Jews
      Nehemiah 12:43

    • The sailors
      Jonah 1:16

    • The shepherds
      Luke 2:20

    • Those whom Jesus healed:

      • The man who was paralyzed
        Luke 5:25

      • The demon-possessed man who was exorcized
        Luke 8:39

      • The woman who was bent over for eighteen years
        Luke 13:13

      • One of the ten lepers whom Jesus healed
        Luke 17:15, 16

      • Blind Bartimaeus
        Luke 18:43; Mark 10:46-52

      • The Roman centurion for his son
        John 4:53

    • The lame man healed by Peter
      Acts 3:8

    • Before receiving food, by Jesus
      Matthew 14:19; Mark 8:6, 7

    • Paul
      Acts 27:35
      

    • See PRAISE,   PRAYER BEFORE RECEIVING FOOD