Notes from Pastor Cho's Sermon Yoido Full
Gospel Church - Seoul, KoreaPraise the Lord, O My Soul 시 103:1 ~ 103:5 (NIV) 2016-02-28
We must lift up and praise our great God and let His great name be known in the world. It is never enough to praise for the grace of the Lord God who created and takes care of us. We should never forget to give thanks to and praise God.
1. Thanksgiving not to be forgotten 1) Human beings easily forget thankfulness. Despite the fact that we grew by love and dedication of our parents and teachings of teachers, we do not give thanks for their grace but forget it. In addition, even when we have received God's infinite grace and care, we live by forgetting thankfulness. 2) Giving thanks to God is to honor God. God shows salvation and gives blessings to those who come to God with thanksgiving. (Ps. 50:23)
2. Thanksgiving to drive the devil out 1) The devil took away thankfulness from Adam and Eve and gave them a heart of resentment and complaint. 2) If we lose thankfulness, we will fall into the devil's trap. But, if we commit everything to, praise, and give thanks to God in our sufferings, the devil will flee away. (Ps. 37:8)
3. Thanksgiving to serve God properly 1) Thanksgiving is to lift up and please God. It is our duty to serve God with thanksgiving and praise. (Ps. 145:1~2) 2) We must praise God and forget not all His benefits. (Ps. 103:1~5) ① Remember and give thanks for the grace of healing all diseases and of forgiveness of sins. ② Give thanks for redeeming our life from the pit and for granting love and compassion. ③ Give thanks for satisfying our desires with good things and for overflowing breath of life.
Conclusion Colossians 2:6~7 state, "So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. We should not stop having a heart of deep thanksgiving toward God and should not stop using a language of thanksgiving. Our life becomes beautiful when thanksgiving is joined with our faith. If we always remember and give thanks for the grace of God, things to be thankful for will come to us.
내가 주는 물을 먹는 자는 영원히 목마르지 아니하리니 나의 주는 물은 그 속에서 영생하도록 솟아나는 샘물이 되리라
요 4:14
주후 60년 가을, 바울은 백부장 율리오의 보호 아래 다른 죄수들과 함께 로마로 향했습니다. 이때 바울의 충고에도 불구하고 무모한 항해 길에 나섰던 일행이 유라굴로라는 광풍을 만나 위기에 처하게 되자, 바울은 하나님께서 안전하게 지켜 주실 것이라고 그들을 위로하였습니다.
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