Prayer as praise and thanksgiving
Thanksgiving, November 19, 2017 • Sermon • Submitted
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· 43 viewsPrayer embraces praising God for who he is, thanking him for what he has already done, and looking forward with joy to what he has promised to do in the future.
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Scripture exhorts God’s people to praise and thank him
Scripture exhorts God’s people to praise and thank him
do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
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4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the Lord; exult before him!
4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the Lord; exult before him!
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Praise and thanksgiving in prayer for God’s goodness towards his people
Praise and thanksgiving in prayer for God’s goodness towards his people
Praise and thanksgiving for deliverance and salvation
Praise and thanksgiving for deliverance and salvation
Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed.
O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come.
When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions.
Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple!
By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas;
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5 Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
5 Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
6 He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in him,
6 He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in him,
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Praise and thanksgiving for provision of material needs
Praise and thanksgiving for provision of material needs
And he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd.
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Praise and thanksgiving for help in time of trouble
Praise and thanksgiving for help in time of trouble
I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
let the humble hear and be glad.
Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together!
I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
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1 I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.
1 I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.
2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.
2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.
3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord.
3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord.
4 Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!
4 Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!
5 You have multiplied, O Lord my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you! I will proclaim and tell of them, yet they are more than can be told.
5 You have multiplied, O Lord my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you! I will proclaim and tell of them, yet they are more than can be told.
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Praise and thanksgiving for the encouragement of other believers
Praise and thanksgiving for the encouragement of other believers
I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
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8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.
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1 We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,
1 We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,
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16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,
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Moses, on crossing the Red Sea
David, on his deliverance from Saul:
David, on his deliverance from Saul:
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David, on bringing the ark to Jerusalem; Mary, on learning that she was to be the mother of Jesus Christ