Outline
1.
For All Things
2.
Offered Through Christ
3.
Instances
4.
For Power Over Sin
5.
For Victory Over Death
6.
The Heavenly Host
1. For All Things
Ephesians 5:20 And
give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
2. Offered Through Christ
Romans 1:8 Let me say
first that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your
faith in him is being talked about all over the world.
Colossians 3:17 And
whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving
thanks through him to God the Father.
3. Instances
a.
Jacob - Genesis 32:10 I am
not worthy of all the unfailing love and faithfulness you have shown to me,
your servant. When I left home and crossed the Jordan
River, I owned nothing except a walking stick. Now my household
fills two large camps!
b.
Samuel - 1 Samuel 7:12
Samuel then took a large stone and placed it between the towns of Mizpah and
Jeshanah. He named it Ebenezer (which means “the stone of help”), for he
said, “Up to this point the Lord has helped us!”
c.
David - 2 Samuel 9:1 One
day David asked, “Is anyone in Saul’s family still alive—anyone to whom I can
show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
1 Chronicles 29:12-13
Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and
might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given
strength. 13 “O our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name!
d.
Daniel's Daily Custom - Daniel 6:10 But
when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down
as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He
prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.
f.
Jesus - Matthew 11:25 At
that time Jesus prayed this prayer: “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and
clever, and for revealing them to the childlike.
Matthew 26:27 And he
took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them and
said, “Each of you drink from it,
4. For Power Over Sin
Romans 7:25 Thank God!
The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I
really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to
sin.
5. For Victory Over Death
1 Corinthians 15:57
But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus
Christ.
6. The Heavenly Host
Revelation 7:12 They sang, “Amen! Blessing and glory and
wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength belong to
our God forever and ever! Amen.”
Outline is from the Dixon Analytical Bible
Scripture is from the New Living Bible
courtesy of www.biblegateway.com
Arranged and modified by HKM 10/14/2010