1. Testimonial Dinner? Graphical sermon notes by, Rev. Ed Whitman Sunday, November 23, 2014 Evangelical Congregational Church in Dunstable Massachusetts © Copyright 2014 by the author, Rev. Ed Whitman, with permission to freely redistribute.

2. Testimonial Dinner? Know that the L ORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving Psalm 100: 3-4a

3. Luke 18: 9-14 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

4. Luke 18: 9-14 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’

5. Luke 18: 9-14 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’

6. Luke 18: 9-14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

7. Community ThanksGiving Eve Service Immanuel Church November 26, 2014 7:00 pm

10. God, I Thank You… 1) Not like other men

11. God, I Thank You… 1) Not like other men 2) I fast a lot

12. God, I Thank You… 1) Not like other men 2) I fast a lot 3) I tithe my total income

13. God, I Thank You… 1) Not like other men 2) I fast a lot 3) I tithe my total income 4) You can be very thankful for such a faithful servant as…me

14. God, I Thank You…

15. God, Have Mercy on Me…

16. 1. Forgive me

17. God, Have Mercy on Me… 1. Forgive me 2. I am a sinful man

18. Jesus: THE Great Story-Teller # 393 Luke 18: 9-14

19. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus to himself NASB

20. But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, Luke 18: 13

21. But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ Luke 18: 13

22. I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

23. “He sang about Jesus Christ” Andrae Crouch

24. To God Be The Glory! How can I say thanks for the things You have done for me? Things so undeserved yet you gave To prove your love for me The voices of a million angels Could not express my gratitude All that I am, and ever hope to be I owe it all to thee

25. To God Be The Glory! To God be the glory, to God be the glory To God be the glory for the things He has done With His blood he has saved me With His power he has raised me To God be the glory for the things He has done

26. To God Be The Glory! Just let me live my life and Let it be pleasing lord to Thee And if I gain any praise, let it go to Calvary To God be the glory for the things He has done

27. Three Requests from Pastor Ed 1) Make time for STOP…LOOK…THINK

28. Three Requests from Pastor Ed 1) Make time for STOP…LOOK…THINK 2) Come Wednesday Night to Immanuel Church

29. Three Requests from Pastor Ed 1) Make time for STOP…LOOK…THINK 2) Come Wednesday Night to Immanuel Church 3) Have a “Glory to God” dinner on Thursday

30. Luke 18:14 For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

31. At Your Table on Thursday…

32. Know that the L ORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving Psalm 100: 3-4a