MY FIRST LIVE THANKSGIVING OF GOD'S PEOPLE, HELD ON ZOOM, 25TH OF SEPTEMBER 2021

There are so many reasons why we must give God praise.
Some reasons are explained in the Bible verses below;
HEBREWS 12:2-3
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

PSALM 119:11
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

JOHN 15:5
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

JOHN 16:33
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

ROMANS 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

II TIMOTHY 3:16-17
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.kNQdzo

PSALM 32:10
Many are the woes of the wicked, but the LORD’s unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him.

JOHN 13: 34
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

1 PETER 2:9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;

ROMANS 6:4
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

PSALM 133:1
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

LESSONS I LEARNT FROM BROTHER DANIEL'S TEACHING ;

We must not forget to do good, which includes giving of our contributions even as we Give thanks because with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
These sacrifices are also reffered to as spiritual sacrifices.
The fruits of lips, confessing his name, doing good and giving of financial contributions are all spiritual sacrifices.
But the most important sacrifice is to offer ourselves to God.

We can't take away the doing of Good works from the People of God.
Because it has been part of us from the start.
Doing of Good and giving of contributions goes together.

To be able to offer worthy thanksgiving to God there is a requirement.
There are requirements we must comply with.
The first thing we must do in order for our sacrifices to be acceptable before God is that we must be righteous.
To give thanks, one must be free from sin.
If sin rules in a person's heart, he or she can not give thanks.
Even if he does it will not be acceptable in Gods sight.
We can't be doing evil and our sacrifices will be accepted. We must do good.

Doing of good and giving of contributions are the two most important things we must put into consideration in order to offer spiritual and acceptable sacrifices.
Doing of good is very broad, it also entail giving ourselves to righteousness.
We cannot give acceptable thanksgiving if we remain in sin, Therefore We must examine ourselves.
The first thing we should check is if we are under the rule of God,
Secondly we must examine ourselves to know if we are giving our instruments to righteousness.

Finally , There is no just man that does good that does not sin, but he is not a servant, prisoner or slaves of sin. Every one of us has weaknesses and shortcomings. So inevitably a righteous man sins. But his sins will be forgiven if he repents.

HEBREWS 13:15
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

EPHESIANS 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

COLOSIANS 3:15
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

PSALM 119:34
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

THE ROMANS 6:13
Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

THE ROMANS 6:14
For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

HEBREWS 13:16
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

PSALMS 142:7
Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.

JEREMIAH 5:25
Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good things from you.

PROVERBS 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

PSALMS 53:1
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

JOHN 8:34
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

JOHN 8:32
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

COLOSIANS 1:18
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

I THESSALONIANS 2:13
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

I KINGS 8:46
If they sin against thee, ( for there is no man that sinneth not, ) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near.

HEBREWS 12:1
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.

Thank you and God Bless 🙏💖💖