Sermon Tone Analysis

As we draw close to Thanksgiving the more we see our culture being less thankful and more greedy.

In the culture we live in today the world views holidays as a time they get off from work, partying, and shopping.

Very seldom does this woke generation stop and give thanks for the blessings we have here in America.

Thanksgiving is the first holiday that our country ever celebrated.

The Pilgrims celebrated “Thanksgiving” as part of their religion as days of prayer and fasting, not necessarily feasting.

Our national holiday really stems from the feast held in the autumn of 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians.

The 1621 Plymouth feast and thanksgiving was prompted by a good harvest.

The Pilgrims celebrated this with the Wampanoags, a tribe of Native Americans who, along with the last surviving Patuxet, had helped them get through the previous winter by giving them food in that time of scarcity, in exchange for an alliance and protection against the rival Narragansett tribe.

Thanks is given to God for His providence, provisions, fellowship and alliances in the new world

The word “thanks” is used 140 times in scripture and David uses it more than anyone.

I want us to look at reasons we need to thank God in our life.

Text: Psalm 18 1-3

1. David’s Declaration; 1-2

I will love the Lord and I will call upon the Lord;

David writes this psalm as a thanksgiving because God has delivered him from his enemies.

In these 3 verses David uses the pronoun “my” nine times confirming his relationship with God.

I will love You, O LORD! Love [re-ham] to seek the well being of another.

I just want to hug You God, like hugging children because they make your day better.

My Strength- God is the source of our ability to face life

My Rock- strength, stability, and permanance.

God is my only constant in life.

When everything else in life is changing and doesn’t make sense, God does!

My Fortress- a secure dwelling place protected by a walled defense.

God is David’s fortress.

My Deliverer- One who rescues and saves.

If there is no other reason you can think of to praise/thank God, here’s one!

If you are a christian, Jesus has rescued, saved and delivered you from your most powerful enemy, SIN!

My God- “I AM is in control”

My Shield- a barrier that protects.

God often steps in between us and the storms of life.

[Katrina, Biloxi Bridge, and a wood A frame house]

Horn of My Salvation- Horn means strength, power and security.

The LORD is all three parts in salvation.

He is the Strength that defeats SIN, the Power of the Resurrection and the Security of Eternal Life!

Adonijah placed himself under the saving grace of God

In Christ we are eternally secure

My Stronghold- The high towers of the city walls were strongholds stocked with supplies to fight the enemy from a point of advantage.

God gives us spiritual armor to wear to keep our advantage over our enemy Satan.

2. David’s Praise; 3

David says he will call upon the LORD because of His worth.

Worth- value, deserving

God is the only One deserving of our praise and thanksgiving because He has saved us from our enemy and sustains us in life!

Close;

David wrote this Psalm on the day the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

This Psalm has 50 verses of praise and thanksgiving to God for His deliverance.

But there is one verse in here that stands out that gave David and us as well, the reason why we should give thanks to God.

It is found in verse 19.