1. A Believer’s Thankfulness For Faith
Col. 1:12-14
Rom. 1:21
2 Tim. 3:2
1 Th. 5:16-18
Heb. 1:1-2
Heb 11:1-3
Rom. 1:20
Heb. 12:1
What is Thankfulness?
What is Faith?
What is the Basis For Our Faith?
Thankful For The Events (Past)
Thankful For The Evidence (Present)
Thankful For The Effects (Now/Future)
Why We Should be Thankful
Faith and Thankfulness go together
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2. Events of the Past Recorded in God’s Word
Creation (The Beginning)
Corruption (The Fall)
Catastrophe (The Flood)
Confusion (Tower of Babel)
Christ (First Coming)
Cross (Redemption)
Consummation (2nd Coming)
Gen. 1:31
Gen. 3:6
Gen. Ch. 6-8
Gen. 11:3-4
Gen. 11:8
Luke 2
Rom. 6:23
Rev. 19:11
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3. Confirmation of the Events
By Stephen, Acts 7
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
Everlasting covenant
To Christ
By Paul, Acts 13
God chose Israel
Christ crucified
Christ raised
Prophecy fulfilled
Acts 7:1-2
Gen. 12:1-3
Acts 7:8
Acts 7:52-53
Acts 13:17
Acts 13:28
Ps. 2:7
Is. 53
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4. Evidence of the Events Internal consistency Manuscript evidence
Archaeology
Accuracy in science
History
Geography
Prophecies fulfilled
Uniqueness of the Bible
2 Tim. 3:16
Is. 40:3
John 1:29
Rev. 1:7
Gen. 9:4
Gen. 17:12
Luke 1:1-4
1 John 1:1
Deut. 18:20-22
Ezek. 26
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5. Effect of the Events Changed lives of people of the Bible
Rom. 1:16
Heb. 4:12
Luke 19:1-10
John 4:1-26
Acts 2:41
Acts 9
Acts 10
Rom. 13:13-14
Changed lives of people of the Bible
Martyrdom of Apostles
Changed lives of people throughout history
Changed lives of people today
Eternal life
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6. Why We Should Be Thankful
Because of:
Events of the past
Evidence in the present
Effects in the past/present/future
And because:
God welcomes thankful people
God deserves your thanks
God commands it
Faith and Thankfulness go together
Ps. 100:4
Ps. 107:1
2 Cor. 9:15
Col. 3:15
Col. 3:17
Col. 2:6-7
1 Th. 5:18
@ Dr. Heinz Lycklama