1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,600 Lizzy, as you know, parent helps me with the newsletter. 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,500 She proofs it and I appreciate that very much. 3 00:00:06,500 --> 00:00:11,200 She does some sheep also puts the puzzle in there and so I 4 00:00:11,207 --> 00:00:15,500 appreciate her help very much. And Bob Iger Gene also helped me 5 00:00:15,500 --> 00:00:18,400 before that. So I appreciate these sisters 6 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:22,100 helping out with the newsletter. She sent the newsletter back to 7 00:00:22,100 --> 00:00:24,000 me and and said there's a little more space. 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,500 Maybe we could put something in there about Thanksgiving and I 9 00:00:26,500 --> 00:00:28,900 thought that was a good idea. And so I started looking for 10 00:00:28,900 --> 00:00:33,100 quotes, you know, I just Add a little space filler and about 11 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,700 look for quotes on the news on the internet about Thanksgiving 12 00:00:36,700 --> 00:00:41,300 and I read quite a few and, you know, some were funny and some 13 00:00:41,300 --> 00:00:45,100 were, you know, very thoughtful but I got to thinking, you know, 14 00:00:45,100 --> 00:00:47,400 the Christian needs to be thankful everyday. 15 00:00:48,700 --> 00:00:53,200 Not just on the holiday and we have a lot to be thankful for, 16 00:00:54,500 --> 00:00:58,100 you know. And so I thought a lesson about 17 00:00:58,100 --> 00:01:02,300 being thankful would be fitting and I found this outline on the 18 00:01:02,500 --> 00:01:05,800 on the internet and I think it's really could really be helpful 19 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,100 to us because we do have a lot to be thankful for. 20 00:01:09,100 --> 00:01:12,200 And and we are more thankful to God. 21 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:17,200 Of course, then than people who do not have faith, But sometimes 22 00:01:17,300 --> 00:01:20,300 we just forget to express our thankfulness. 23 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,300 And so we want to talk about this morning barriers to 24 00:01:24,300 --> 00:01:29,200 thankful to Thanksgiving. The scriptures of course, tell 25 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,700 us to be thankful. First Thessalonians 5 and 18 26 00:01:32,700 --> 00:01:35,500 says in everything, give, thanks for. 27 00:01:35,500 --> 00:01:39,600 This is, the will of God in Christ Jesus, for you, Ephesians 28 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:43,600 5 and 20 says, giving thanks always for all things to God. 29 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:47,700 The father, in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, Hebrews, 13 30 00:01:47,700 --> 00:01:50,200 and 15. Therefore by him, let us 31 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:54,500 continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God. 32 00:01:54,500 --> 00:01:56,900 That is the fruit of our lips giving. 33 00:01:56,900 --> 00:01:58,600 Thanks. X2 his name. 34 00:02:00,300 --> 00:02:04,600 There was a there was for young college, boys, sharing 35 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:08,800 apartment, and of course, they shared the expenses and they 36 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,600 were working part-time. So they needed they needed to 37 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:15,700 share that that expense. And of course they shared their 38 00:02:15,700 --> 00:02:17,900 meals. And they took turns fixing the 39 00:02:17,900 --> 00:02:22,100 dinner meal. And as usual, you know, with 40 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:28,400 young men, the meals were very plain and and but Joe would 41 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:30,500 always say no matter what. That was. 42 00:02:30,500 --> 00:02:33,400 A mighty fine dinner. No matter who fixed it. 43 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:39,300 And one day it was particularly bad and he still said that was a 44 00:02:39,308 --> 00:02:41,700 mighty fine dinner. And someone asking, why do you 45 00:02:41,700 --> 00:02:44,600 always say that this food is probably hardly fit for 46 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,400 consumption? And he said that when he was 47 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:52,000 young, his mother always fixed the dinner, and she was spend 48 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:56,200 all afternoon fixing it because there was 11 kids and he said, 49 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,000 one day, they came to the dinner after she called them and there 50 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,700 was just straw on all of the plates. 51 00:03:02,500 --> 00:03:05,900 And his father says, what is this straw doing on my plate? 52 00:03:06,300 --> 00:03:09,600 And she said that's the first time you've ever said anything 53 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:13,800 about my dinner. So, you know, this was in Dear 54 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:19,200 Abby, by the way. Sometimes we just forget to say 55 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,400 thanks and take things for granted. 56 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:28,400 You know, this is one of the this is one of the barriers to 57 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,600 thanks to Thanksgiving and that's thoughtfulness. 58 00:03:33,700 --> 00:03:37,200 It's interesting that the word think and thank are from the 59 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:42,300 same root English word. We're often. 60 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:46,200 We often fail to be grateful and express our thanks. 61 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:47,700 Because we just don't think about it. 62 00:03:48,900 --> 00:03:51,800 We need to think about what God has done for us. 63 00:03:52,100 --> 00:03:55,900 We need to think about his love and and the great sacrifice that 64 00:03:55,900 --> 00:04:01,500 he's made for us. The Psalms Express a lot of 65 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:08,900 Thanksgiving to God. Psalms 30 David writes there 66 00:04:08,900 --> 00:04:20,000 about at the time of his of the the the at the time, the of the 67 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:24,000 dedication of his of his house. I'd like to read all of the 68 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,800 30th. Psalm I will extol You O Lord 69 00:04:26,900 --> 00:04:30,500 for you have lifted me up and have not let my foes Rejoice 70 00:04:30,500 --> 00:04:34,100 Over Me O. Lord my God I cried out to you 71 00:04:34,100 --> 00:04:37,400 and you healed Me O Lord, you brought my soul up from the 72 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:40,000 grave. You have kept me alive. 73 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,000 That I should not go down to the pit. 74 00:04:42,700 --> 00:04:46,200 Sing praise to the Lord, you Saints of his and give, thanks 75 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:49,900 at the remembrance of His holy name for his anger is. 76 00:04:49,900 --> 00:04:54,300 But for a moment, his favor is for Life weeping. 77 00:04:54,300 --> 00:04:57,500 May endure for a night but joy comes in the morning. 78 00:04:58,100 --> 00:05:02,100 Now, in my Prosperity, I said I shall never be moved. 79 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,500 Lord by your favor. You have My Mountain stand 80 00:05:05,500 --> 00:05:10,600 strong, you hid your, you hid your face and I was troubled. 81 00:05:10,700 --> 00:05:13,300 I cried out To You O, Lord, and to the Lord, I made 82 00:05:13,300 --> 00:05:16,800 supplication. What profit is there in my 83 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,600 blood? When I go down to the pit Will 84 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:22,200 the dust praise you. Will it declare? 85 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:25,500 Your name here? O Lord and have mercy on me. 86 00:05:25,500 --> 00:05:29,400 Lord, be my helper. You have turned from for me my 87 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,700 mourning into dancing. You have put off my sack cloth 88 00:05:32,700 --> 00:05:37,100 and clothed me with gladness. To the end that my glory may be. 89 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:40,600 May sing, praise, to you and not be silent. 90 00:05:40,900 --> 00:05:45,000 Oh Lord, my God I will give thanks to you forever. 91 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:51,200 In Psalms 103 and the first five verses there. 92 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:58,600 Bless the Lord O my soul and all that is within me. 93 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:02,800 Bless His holy name, bless the Lord, O my soul and forget, not 94 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:06,400 all of his benefits, who forgives all your iniquities, 95 00:06:06,700 --> 00:06:10,200 who heals all your diseases? Who redeems your life from 96 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,300 destruction? Who crowns you with 97 00:06:12,300 --> 00:06:16,300 loving-kindness and tender Mercy who satisfies your mouth with 98 00:06:16,300 --> 00:06:19,300 good things. So that your youth is renewed, 99 00:06:19,300 --> 00:06:25,700 like the eagles. In 105 and 1 through 30, give 100 00:06:25,700 --> 00:06:28,200 thanks to the Lord call upon his name. 101 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:32,000 Make known his deeds. Among the peoples sing to him, 102 00:06:32,100 --> 00:06:35,200 sing praise to him. Talk of all, his wondrous Works 103 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:38,700 glory in His holy name. Let the hearts of those who 104 00:06:39,100 --> 00:06:46,800 Rejoice who seek the Lord. In 106, praise the Lord. 105 00:06:46,900 --> 00:06:51,000 Oh give thanks to the Lord for he is good for his Mercy endures 106 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:54,500 forever. Who can utter the mighty acts of 107 00:06:54,500 --> 00:06:59,600 the Lord, who can declare all his praise blessed are those who 108 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:03,700 keep Justice? And he who does righteousness in 109 00:07:03,700 --> 00:07:06,600 at all times? David here. 110 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:10,900 Writes about his about praise to God, when he was at the height 111 00:07:11,500 --> 00:07:16,500 of his of his Rule, and he was very well blessed then, but 112 00:07:16,500 --> 00:07:19,900 David had hard times too and David blessed the Lord even 113 00:07:19,900 --> 00:07:25,300 during his hard times, I like the account of Jonah who in the 114 00:07:25,300 --> 00:07:28,900 belly of the whale gives praise. And thanks to God. 115 00:07:29,500 --> 00:07:33,800 Jonah two, and seven says, when my soul fainted within me, I 116 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:38,000 remembered the Lord and Prayer went up to you into your Holy 117 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,600 Temple, those who regard worthless Idols forsake their 118 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:45,100 own Mercy, but I will sacrifice to you with the voice of 119 00:07:45,100 --> 00:07:47,200 Thanksgiving. I will pay. 120 00:07:47,300 --> 00:07:50,100 What I have vowed salvation is of the Lord. 121 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,600 In it's something when we can remember to praise God, when we 122 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:57,900 are troubled, you know, we often pray our most Earnest prayers 123 00:07:57,900 --> 00:08:02,200 when we have the most trouble. And, but oftentimes, it's for 124 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:05,500 help because we're needing help, but, we need to remember, 125 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:09,700 Remember to thank God at those times to sometimes when we're 126 00:08:09,700 --> 00:08:13,500 doing well it's easy to forget and just take our blessings for 127 00:08:13,500 --> 00:08:16,900 granted. But we need to thank God always 128 00:08:17,500 --> 00:08:19,900 at when in the good times and the bad. 129 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:26,200 What are we blessed with, you know, wherever we're blessed by 130 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:30,600 God, by the day, we blessed because we have another day to 131 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:33,400 live, we know that God, created the heavens and the earth and 132 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:38,700 the and Peter says that same word keeps it in store today. 133 00:08:39,299 --> 00:08:43,299 So it is because God willed it, that we have another day and 134 00:08:43,299 --> 00:08:45,400 that we have this hour and moment. 135 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:50,800 So we can thank God for that. Just having another day of life 136 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:57,600 and and we You think about those who do not believe and they 137 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:01,600 don't give God. Thanks, they believe the World 138 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:05,600 created itself or that was just created by an accident. 139 00:09:06,500 --> 00:09:10,600 But we need to thank God because we recognize him as the Creator 140 00:09:10,900 --> 00:09:14,500 and the sustainer of Life. As We Know It. 141 00:09:15,700 --> 00:09:19,500 We have our Bibles, we have our song books, we have this 142 00:09:19,500 --> 00:09:26,700 building, we have song leaders and teachers and we have fellow 143 00:09:26,700 --> 00:09:31,400 church members. We have a, we have peace and 144 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:35,100 strength in this congregation and all of these things. 145 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:41,700 I'm also thankful that the the prayer leaders are often are 146 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:45,100 very diligent and faithful to mention these things. 147 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:50,400 When they pray and they do very well here about that. 148 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:55,100 And again, we need to think about God's forgiveness and his 149 00:09:55,100 --> 00:10:01,100 Redemption, his mercy and his grace, and how great that is, 150 00:10:01,100 --> 00:10:06,700 and what a great price, he was willing to pay for us. 151 00:10:11,700 --> 00:10:16,000 Dr. Paul Reese tells a true story about a man whose job. 152 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:19,700 It was to transport. A mental patients, who had been 153 00:10:19,700 --> 00:10:25,900 committed to a mental hospital and he was delivering one day, a 154 00:10:25,900 --> 00:10:28,300 patient and dropped him off. And as he was walking back to 155 00:10:28,308 --> 00:10:30,500 his car, he heard somebody yell to him. 156 00:10:30,500 --> 00:10:35,200 Hey fella and he turned around and from one of the upper four 157 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:36,700 floors, he says are you talking to me? 158 00:10:37,300 --> 00:10:40,600 And he says, yeah you He says, have you ever thought to thank 159 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:42,700 God that you have a healthy mind? 160 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:49,800 And all his 15 years of delivering unstable people, and 161 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:52,200 mentally ill people to this hospital. 162 00:10:52,300 --> 00:10:55,700 He never thought to thank God that he had a healthy mind. 163 00:10:56,500 --> 00:11:01,600 So we just need to be thoughtful and think about the things we 164 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:09,100 have to be thankful for. Faithless nastas is a barrier to 165 00:11:09,100 --> 00:11:13,600 thankfulness. Of course, our strong faith 166 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:17,300 prompts us to be thankful and to give God thanks. 167 00:11:18,500 --> 00:11:23,300 People who refuse to believe can never really be thankful in 168 00:11:23,300 --> 00:11:25,400 Romans the first chapter, 22 and 21. 169 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:28,600 It says for since the creation of the world his invisible 170 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:32,600 attributes are clearly seen being understood by the things 171 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,800 that are made even his eternal power and godhead so that they 172 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:42,800 are without excuse because although they knew God They did 173 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:47,000 not glorify him as God nor we're thankful, but became futile in 174 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,800 their thoughts and their foolish Hearts were darkened. 175 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:55,200 This is pretty interesting. If you think about it, they knew 176 00:11:55,200 --> 00:12:00,800 God, it talks about the heavens, of course, declaring the glory 177 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:04,700 of God. And and and and we can know God 178 00:12:04,700 --> 00:12:10,200 just through the creation but they knew God, but they refused 179 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:13,900 to to glorify. Him or give him. 180 00:12:13,900 --> 00:12:21,000 Thanks Kaufman quotes, RC bell and says an expressive change of 181 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:26,100 voice is noted in the last Clause where the active voice 182 00:12:26,100 --> 00:12:28,400 records. The negative, the negative 183 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:32,200 action of the Gentiles in refusing to glorify God or give, 184 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:35,200 thanks, but the passive voice was used in. 185 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,200 Describing what happened afterwards? 186 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:39,700 Their senseless Hearts were darkened. 187 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:46,700 They made the Just choice. Not to believe, God. 188 00:12:47,700 --> 00:12:52,500 They knew God it says it's not that they were they lack the 189 00:12:52,500 --> 00:12:59,400 information because they knew God but they chose not to give 190 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:01,300 him. Thanks or not to glorify him. 191 00:13:03,300 --> 00:13:05,100 The Hebrews are a good example of this. 192 00:13:05,100 --> 00:13:07,900 Very same thing. To in Hebrews, the fourth 193 00:13:07,900 --> 00:13:11,600 chapter talks about God's delivering of the children of 194 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:17,800 Israel to the promised land. And that they threw a lack of 195 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:23,200 faith, would not go in and God promised they would not go in. 196 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:27,900 And so he drove them and, you know, for the, the Wilderness 197 00:13:27,900 --> 00:13:32,500 years until all of that generation passed away, Except 198 00:13:32,500 --> 00:13:36,300 for Joshua and Caleb. They were the only two of the 12 199 00:13:36,300 --> 00:13:40,500 Spies that, that were confident and had faith. 200 00:13:40,500 --> 00:13:44,700 That they could go in and possess the land, but the ten 201 00:13:44,700 --> 00:13:51,500 spies convinced the rest of the Israelites that they couldn't 202 00:13:51,500 --> 00:13:53,000 make it. They couldn't do it. 203 00:13:53,100 --> 00:13:57,200 And so, God says, in Hebrews, the fourth chapter verse 11, let 204 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:02,500 us therefore be diligent to enter the rest lest one fall 205 00:14:02,500 --> 00:14:06,900 according to the same example of Disobedience that can't the new 206 00:14:06,900 --> 00:14:11,900 King James says, or unbelief, the King James says listen to 207 00:14:11,900 --> 00:14:16,400 the definition of this word Disobedience, it means 208 00:14:16,700 --> 00:14:23,600 disobedient Disobedience unwillingness to be persuaded, 209 00:14:23,700 --> 00:14:31,300 willful unbelief, obstinance they would not believe Joshua 210 00:14:31,300 --> 00:14:35,600 and Caleb believed, but the rest of them would not believe, you 211 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:37,300 know, how could they not believe? 212 00:14:38,300 --> 00:14:42,300 They had just been delivered from Egypt, and saw the mighty 213 00:14:42,300 --> 00:14:45,500 works of God. Saw God part the sea and they 214 00:14:45,500 --> 00:14:51,700 walked across on on dry ground. How could they not believe they 215 00:14:51,700 --> 00:14:57,600 willfully refuse to believe? They chose to not believe and 216 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:01,000 that's the way people will do and people that That won't 217 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:05,700 believe cannot be thankful Joshua believed, and he led the 218 00:15:05,700 --> 00:15:10,800 people into Israel and the Hebrews 11 and 30 says by faith, 219 00:15:11,700 --> 00:15:15,200 the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for 220 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:19,700 seven days, Joshua believed and he led the People by that faith. 221 00:15:21,900 --> 00:15:26,700 We know that all gifts come from God, James 1 and 17, every good 222 00:15:26,700 --> 00:15:28,500 gift. And every perfect gift is from 223 00:15:28,500 --> 00:15:31,800 above, and comes down from the Father of Lights with whom there 224 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:34,800 is no variableness or shadow of turning. 225 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:40,800 We recognize that everything comes from God and we give God, 226 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:44,800 praise, and thanks because of that faith in him. 227 00:15:48,100 --> 00:15:51,700 Discontentment is another barrier to being thankful. 228 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:59,700 Philippians, 4 and 11, not that I speak in regard to need for. 229 00:15:59,700 --> 00:16:01,700 I have learned in whatever state. 230 00:16:01,700 --> 00:16:05,700 I am to be content. I know how to be abased, and I 231 00:16:05,700 --> 00:16:08,600 know how to abound everywhere in. 232 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:12,400 And in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry 233 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:18,400 both to abound and to suffer need Paul is a, it's remarkable 234 00:16:18,700 --> 00:16:24,300 that Paul would say that that he could say that, you know, no 235 00:16:24,300 --> 00:16:29,000 reading about his travels and about all of all that he endured 236 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:35,400 and and suffered through, it's amazing that he could be content 237 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:39,200 no matter what came his way. But we need to learn to be 238 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:44,500 content that way to First, Timothy 6 and 6 now godliness 239 00:16:44,500 --> 00:16:48,500 with contentment is Great game for we brought nothing into this 240 00:16:48,500 --> 00:16:51,600 world and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 241 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:58,700 I'd like to read a little quote from Barnes on this verse 242 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:04,300 Philippians 4:11 a contented. Mine is an invaluable blessing 243 00:17:04,700 --> 00:17:07,300 and is one of the fruits of religion in the soul. 244 00:17:07,500 --> 00:17:11,500 It arises from the belief that God is right in all his ways. 245 00:17:11,900 --> 00:17:15,900 Why should we be impatient Restless discontented? 246 00:17:15,900 --> 00:17:21,599 What evil will it Remedy by it? What want supplied, what 247 00:17:21,599 --> 00:17:26,700 calamity removed so you No, our trust in God, our faith in God. 248 00:17:26,700 --> 00:17:30,400 Really can make us content because we know that we can do 249 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:34,000 all things, as Paul said through Christ. 250 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:39,600 Who strengthens us. Proverbs 15 and 15. 251 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:43,600 He that is of a merry heart hath, a continual feast. 252 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:50,100 Consider of this. This is an interesting fact 253 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:53,500 about the pilgrims. And they were, they were 254 00:17:53,500 --> 00:17:59,100 grateful of the 102 that were on the Mayflower. 255 00:17:59,100 --> 00:18:04,500 Only 46. That is 46 died the first year. 256 00:18:05,700 --> 00:18:09,700 Only three couples of all of those escape, the death of one 257 00:18:09,700 --> 00:18:13,300 of their partners. They had only a few personal 258 00:18:13,300 --> 00:18:16,800 possessions and lived in crude log huts. 259 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:22,100 After those first few hard years, they had a custom that at 260 00:18:22,100 --> 00:18:25,500 their Thanksgiving dinner. There would be five kernels of 261 00:18:25,500 --> 00:18:29,600 corn on each plate and they would have to think of five 262 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:36,700 things to be thankful for and That Grew From the allotment or 263 00:18:36,700 --> 00:18:43,000 the well, their allotments. Each day of of corn was five 264 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:48,100 kernels through the first year. And so that reminded them of the 265 00:18:48,100 --> 00:18:52,500 hardship, but it also prompted them to be thankful for what 266 00:18:52,500 --> 00:19:01,000 they have now. Selfishness. 267 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:06,800 Those who are selfish. Cannot be have a hard time 268 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:14,500 giving. Thanks, Matthew, 18 and 23. 269 00:19:25,100 --> 00:19:32,300 23 through 25 35. Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven 270 00:19:32,300 --> 00:19:35,500 is like a certain King who wanted to settle accounts with 271 00:19:35,500 --> 00:19:39,600 his servants and when he had begun to settle accounts one was 272 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,500 brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. 273 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:46,500 But as he was not able to pay his master commanded that he be 274 00:19:46,500 --> 00:19:50,000 sold and his wife and children and all that they had and that 275 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:53,800 payment be made the servant therefore fell down before him 276 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:57,000 saying Master have patience with me and I will pay you all. 277 00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:00,400 Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion. 278 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:05,200 Released him and forgave him the debt, but that servant went out 279 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:07,000 and found. One of his fellow servants, who 280 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:10,700 owed him, a hundred denarii, and he laid hands on him and took 281 00:20:10,700 --> 00:20:12,900 him by the throat saying, pay me what you owe? 282 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:16,400 So, his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him 283 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:21,300 saying have patience with me and I will pay you all And he would 284 00:20:21,300 --> 00:20:24,800 not but when and threw him into prison till he should pay the 285 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:27,600 debt. So when his fellow servants saw 286 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:31,200 what he had done, they were very grieved and came and told his 287 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:36,200 master, their master, all that had been done, then his master 288 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:38,900 and he after he had called him said to him. 289 00:20:38,900 --> 00:20:40,200 You Wicked. Servant. 290 00:20:40,500 --> 00:20:43,200 I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. 291 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:47,100 Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow 292 00:20:47,100 --> 00:20:50,400 servant just as I had pity on you and asthma. 293 00:20:50,500 --> 00:20:53,700 Master was angry and delivered him to the torturers until he 294 00:20:53,700 --> 00:20:58,300 should pay all that was due him. So my heavenly father also will 295 00:20:58,300 --> 00:21:01,000 do to you. If each of you from his heart, 296 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:03,500 does not forgive his brother, his trespasses. 297 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:11,700 You know this this servant owed owed his master, a huge sum, 298 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:16,700 it's a totals about 16 million dollars and in that day it would 299 00:21:16,700 --> 00:21:20,200 take him two hundred fifty thousand years at their wages to 300 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:24,700 pay that back. So it was a huge debt that his 301 00:21:24,700 --> 00:21:28,800 master forgave him yet, he wouldn't forgive his fellow 302 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:31,700 servant that tiny debt. That was owed him. 303 00:21:32,700 --> 00:21:36,200 That debt. He would have Denari was a day's 304 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:39,900 wages so it would it take him 100 days to work that debt off. 305 00:21:40,900 --> 00:21:47,600 So, you know, and he says, just so it is so your heavenly father 306 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:51,400 also will do to you. If each of you from his heart, 307 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:54,700 does not forgive his brother, his trespasses, you know, if we 308 00:21:54,700 --> 00:21:58,900 could, if we could compare the debt that God forgives us 309 00:21:58,900 --> 00:22:04,200 through Christ with what someone might transgress against us. 310 00:22:04,900 --> 00:22:09,400 It would be a tiny thing. so we need to be forgiving and willing 311 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:16,800 to forgive, Those who trespass against us just as God for 312 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:24,800 Christ's sake, forgives us. Paul says that great 313 00:22:24,900 --> 00:22:30,500 Thanksgiving is given to God through our generosity. 314 00:22:31,300 --> 00:22:34,800 You know, he talked to the Corinthians and how that the in 315 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:37,200 second Corinthians the Night chapter, he tells them how they 316 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:41,200 should give and to give generously because God will 317 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:47,500 bless them so that they can give them more and then he says, In 318 00:22:47,500 --> 00:22:51,500 verse 10 now, may he who supplies seed to the sower and 319 00:22:51,500 --> 00:22:54,900 bread for food supply and multiplied, the seed you have 320 00:22:54,900 --> 00:22:59,400 sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness while you are 321 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:03,000 enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes 322 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:06,900 Thanksgiving through us to God for the administration of this 323 00:23:06,900 --> 00:23:09,300 service. Not only supplies the needs of 324 00:23:09,300 --> 00:23:13,800 the Saints but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to 325 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:17,200 God. He's saying that the that 326 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:21,700 Thanksgiving to God is compounded by their generosity 327 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:27,000 and their giving because it not only is is a sign of their 328 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:30,800 Thanksgiving and their trust in God by giving so generously. 329 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:35,200 But their gift also causes many to give Thanksgiving to God. 330 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:46,300 Selfishness looks to self and says I and myself you know, why 331 00:23:46,300 --> 00:23:51,500 should I be thankful I earned it or I deserve what I've received 332 00:23:51,700 --> 00:23:54,900 or why help others. They haven't helped me. 333 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:59,100 We need to not be selfish. Love is not selfish. 334 00:23:59,100 --> 00:24:03,600 Love thinks of others and we need to think of others and not 335 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:13,700 of ourselves. Those people who receive letters 336 00:24:13,700 --> 00:24:16,900 for the to Santa Claus say that they receive thousands and 337 00:24:16,900 --> 00:24:21,700 thousands of letters, requesting a specific gifts saying what 338 00:24:21,700 --> 00:24:24,300 they want to receive for Christmas. 339 00:24:24,700 --> 00:24:29,700 But as far as they know they say they only receive one letter of 340 00:24:29,700 --> 00:24:33,700 thanks to Santa. And I just mention that to say 341 00:24:33,700 --> 00:24:36,700 that to say this that we're we seem to be. 342 00:24:37,100 --> 00:24:40,100 It seems to be in our nature from a very young age to be 343 00:24:40,100 --> 00:24:43,400 selfish. And we need to not do that. 344 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:48,100 We need to to fight that barrier to thankfulness. 345 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:59,300 Failure to be thankful. Comes from neglect. in Luke 17 346 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:05,300 11 through 19 talks about Jesus healing 10 lepers, 347 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:21,000 Verses 11 through 19. Now, it happened, as he went to 348 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:23,800 Jerusalem that he passed through the midst of Samaria and 349 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:27,100 Galilee, then as he entered a certain Village there. 350 00:25:27,100 --> 00:25:32,100 Met him ten men who were lepers who stood far off and they 351 00:25:32,100 --> 00:25:37,300 lifted up their voices and said, Jesus Master have mercy on us so 352 00:25:37,300 --> 00:25:40,700 when he saw them he said to them go show yourselves to the 353 00:25:40,700 --> 00:25:44,600 priests. And so it was that as they went, 354 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:47,900 they were cleansed. And one of them when he saw that 355 00:25:47,900 --> 00:25:51,200 he was healed returned. And with a loud voice glorified 356 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:55,800 God, And fell down on his face and At His Feet giving him 357 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:58,300 thanks. And he was a Samaritan. 358 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:02,300 So, Jesus answered and said, where are the, were there, not 359 00:26:02,300 --> 00:26:08,100 ten cleansed but where are the nine where they're not? 360 00:26:08,100 --> 00:26:11,400 Any found who returned to give glory to God, except this 361 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:14,400 Foreigner? And he said to him rise. 362 00:26:14,500 --> 00:26:16,400 Go, your way your faith has made you. 363 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:21,300 Well, You know surely these men were thankful leprosy is a 364 00:26:21,300 --> 00:26:25,900 terrible disease and there was no cure in that day and here 365 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:30,100 they were cleansed of their leprosy but they neglected to 366 00:26:30,100 --> 00:26:33,000 give. Thanks a surely, they were 367 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:35,500 thankful but they neglected to give. 368 00:26:35,500 --> 00:26:41,500 Thanks only this Samaritan, went back and gave Jesus. 369 00:26:41,500 --> 00:26:48,400 Thanks for helium. I guess that's a an example of a 370 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:52,300 real neglect. Just just letting it pass when 371 00:26:52,300 --> 00:26:56,800 we should give thanks. We need to resolve to be 372 00:26:56,800 --> 00:27:00,800 thankful people and I think we are, I think we are and and it 373 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:07,800 tells in our in our public prayers and it's telling in our 374 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:11,500 faith, all of these things can be a barrier to our being 375 00:27:11,500 --> 00:27:13,400 thankful. We need to fight these barriers 376 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:16,500 and and take them down and be thankful people. 377 00:27:19,500 --> 00:27:23,800 Sorrowing Hearts, sweeten, your grief with gratitude burden, 378 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:25,900 Soul lighten, your burden by singing? 379 00:27:25,900 --> 00:27:30,200 God, praise disappointed one. Dispel your Heartache by making 380 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:31,900 others. Grateful sick. 381 00:27:31,900 --> 00:27:34,500 One grow strong in your soul thanking. 382 00:27:34,500 --> 00:27:37,400 God that you are healthy and strong spiritually. 383 00:27:38,300 --> 00:27:39,900 We have a lot to be thankful for. 384 00:27:39,900 --> 00:27:42,400 We need to. We need to express that thinks 385 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:47,500 and be diligent about it because God is certainly worthy of our 386 00:27:47,500 --> 00:27:49,900 thanks and praise for all he does. 387 00:27:51,500 --> 00:27:54,100 We thank you for listening to our podcast, put on by the 388 00:27:54,100 --> 00:27:59,900 Church of Christ at 22:15 plans. Road in Bakersfield, if you 389 00:27:59,900 --> 00:28:03,000 would, like any additional information, or you would like 390 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:06,100 to receive a free Bible correspondence, course by mail. 391 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:10,600 Please email us at info at her Church of Christ 392 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:14,700 Bakersfield.com. 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