Subject: Thanksgiving
Scriptural selection:
Eph 1:2-4,6,8,10-12,17,19
2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to usward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
Eph 2:10,19,21,22
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
Eph 5:1,19,20
1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Benediction:
Deut 2:7 the (to :)
7 the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand:
From the Christian Science Hymnal:
Hymn 3: A grateful heart a garden is
Hymn 217: O, he whom Jesus loved has truly spoken. . . each loving life a psalm of gratitude
Hymn 58: . . . Seeing only Thy creation, We can share Thy happiness
Solo:
"I will sing new songs". Words from the Psalms. Music by Antonin Dvorak
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