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In part 4 of our How to build your faith series, we explore the transformative power of gratitude as a vital key to building and fortifying our faith. Rooted in Psalm 100:4 and Colossians 2:6-7, we understand gratitude as an attitude of thankfulness, demonstrating trust in God's goodness. Gratitude becomes a catalyst for faith, offering a weapon against doubt and positively impacting mental well-being. Examining biblical examples, we see how figures like David, Paul, and even Jesus practiced gratitude in various circumstances. The message emphasizes that gratitude is a choice, essential not just in times of abundance but especially in adversity. Practical steps, including journaling and intentional thanksgiving, are explored to help cultivate gratitude in daily life.

This morning we continue on our journey through the gospel according to Matthew....a journey that we have entitled The King and His Kingdom . Please grab your copy of God’s Word and turn with me to Matthew 2 . When you are there and if you are able to, please stand for the reading of God’s inspired,…

Intro: Leading worship in Rossville with laryngitis (Make a joyful noise) With that said, we're going to read Psalm 100 , because I want to talk about worship today. I'm excited to just talk with you about worship. But, I want to talk about worship maybe in a different way or come at it from a different…

“Serving God is not a job for the casually interested. It’s costly service. He asks for your life. He asks for service to Him to become a priority, not a pastime. To be called a “Christian” you must serve psalm 100:2 Serve the Lord with gladness: Come before his presence with singing. How much more shall…

Experience more of God’s presence by practicing praise! Joyful Journey Resource: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFqgqTWCuA/7PWLJSHzd8OBt_eZJoMQ7A/view?website#2

Wanted — Kingdom Workers Our text today makes it clear that there are no unemployment lines in the Kingdom of God. Our Lord always needs more workers. Workers needed who share Jesus’ compassion for the lost. As entire world of confused and lost sinners lies before us. “But when He saw the multitudes,…

Breaking into Song *** NS: When we consider what God has done for us, how can we keep from singing? Methodists have always been a singing people *** Sing the Wondrous Love of Jesus (701): 1, 3, 4 Resurrection Power Changes All *** Christ the Lord is Risen Today (302): 1-4 God’s Love is Above All ***…

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will…

Enjoy the Lord Right where you’re At. 1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord , all ye lands. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness: Come before his presence with singing. 3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter…

Drawing closer to God should be every child of God’s desire. This morning we preached about what we need in 2023. I did not include it but Drawing closer to God I think should be at the top of that list. Just real quick I want to try and help us do just that as we move forward in 2023. Draw nigh to God,…

Announcements Christmas Day Service at 11 AM Sanctification We believe that believers have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for all. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all . In more than one place, Paul…

Final message of our Foundation study in which we have been getting an overview of the Old Testament. Through this study, we have been asking two questions: What do we learn about God? What do we learn about ourselves? We have seen a lot of things about God and ourselves. What are some of the things…

TEXT: Psalm 100:1-5 | Turn Your Attention 1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord , all ye lands. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness: Come before his presence with singing. 3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4…

Deuteronomy 7:6-9 Deuteronomy 7:6–9 (ESV) “For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the Lord…

Thanksgiving As we think about this season, we encounter the topic of thanksgiving. Christians are commanded to be thankful. Main Premise: The Lord wants us to have a thankful heart. The Lord wants us to have a Thankful Heart It’s easy to not be thankful. Often, I have to wrestle my heart to get to a…

A Psalm for giving thanks. 1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord , all the earth! 2 Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! 3 Know that the Lord , he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,…

A Churchgoer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday . He wrote, “I’ve gone to church for 30 years now, and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can’t remember a single one of them. I think…

A PARAMEDIC was asked on a local Dallas TV talk-show program: “What was your most unusual and challenging 911 call?” “Well Recently,” the paramedic began, we got a call from that big white CHURCH on 11th and Walnut. A frantic usher was very concerned that during their WORSHIP service an elderly man PASSED…

21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. 22 You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will…

Praise and Worship is a term used by the modern charismatic church and adapted by some traditional churches as a contemporary worship service. The word Praise is associated with action and giving thanks The word Hallelujah has ben used in the church from early times and it comes from two Hebrew words…

A Psalm for giving thanks. 1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord , all the earth! 2 Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! 3 Know that the Lord , he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, we come before you today with Joy in our hearts. Joy for being in this space together. Joy for being able to be together. And joy for the day itself which represents the day in which our new lives can begin. We thank you and praise you this day for all these things…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, on this day that we celebrate Christ’s arrival in Jerusalem and immediately move to his passion, we ask that you help us to open our hearts, minds and spirits to your still speaking voice above the din of all other voices in our hearts, minds, and spirits so that…

Let us pray…God, may the words of my mouth, the meditations of all of our hearts, and the willingness of our spirits be pleasing unto you this day. Today’s time of reflection on this Psalm is going to be a bit different for us. I know I typically spend time relating the scripture to our lives but I want…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we gather this day, we are reminded that your love knows no limits and no bounds. Help us in this time to remember and reflect on this idea so that we can find comfort and peace in a time that is out of our control, and remind us that your time is perfect. Now,…