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God the Father the initiator of all things: before we thank people we
thank him.
1.3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when
we pray for you
image of God
firstborn over creation
the one by whom all things were made, and for whom all things were
made
The one who is above all things
The one who holds everything together
The head of his church
The beginning
The firstborn from the dead
Indwelt by the fullness of God in bodily form.
The reconciler
THE BELOVED SON
(Col 1:15-20
We thank Jesus the son, who with all these credentials came to die for
us, knowing he didnt need to and knowing who he is. That one like
this would come and save you came went to the cross and died and
rose again for us.
Jesus didnt even stop there, he poured out his Holy Spirit so that
We should also thank the Holy Spirit for his work in our lives.
2 Why do we thank?
v 12 giving thanks[d] to the Father, who has qualified you.
If you have ever been disqualified you know what that feels like .
Child in school choosing teams never chose me. I could not do it. Felt..
disqualified, not just from sport but from everything. Jesus came to
qualify people who feel disqualified.
Not just qualified but v13 He has delivered us from the domain of
darkness and, 1 he has set you free
Not just delivered but: transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved
Son not just left in middle ground, moved into a whole new area
Before the food on the table, before a roof over your head, thank him
for the salvation you can get nowhere else but God. Giving thanks to
the almighty, at all times, for all things
3. How do we thank?
Abounding in Thanksgiving means that we are known for
gratefulness
We look for and celebrate the good, not complain about the bad.
Gratitude is on our lips and in our hearts.
We humbly confess that what we have received is better than we
deserve, and hence we are full of thankfulness.
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Very linked
thanksgiving and praise.
Give thanks because thanks are due Abound in it. Effortlessly. How we
live.
Not just thank you for all you have done, I will show this gratitude in
the way that I live. I walk in him, rooted in him, built up in him,
established in faith by him. If you are truly grateful it changes the
posture of your life.
We have seen so far that we are to thank God for who he is, and that
we also thank God for the salvation he has given us, but God doesnt
even stop there.
We all have things to thank God for daily. At this point I shared
something of my personal testimony of Gods faithfulness over the last
twenty years during which I have had the same career, been married
to the same wife, and attended the same church.
When you see God for who he is, and when Jesus is revealed to you in
all his glory, that should be enough to make you thank him abundantly
even if he never did anything for you. But when you realize he has
saved you, then you should be thrilled to think that God has given you
this JEsus. But, he hasnt just done that: he has been faithful to you,
loved you , provided for you. somehow you find expressions to praise
him and to thank him.