Thanksgiving 2009

I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name.

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.

Surely our griefs He Himself bore, and our sorrows He carried.

He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest… to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

As high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His steadfast love towards those who fear Him.

As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

He has satisfied the thirsty soul, and the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.

Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights.

He has made everything beautiful in its time.

The earth has yielded its produce; God, our God, blesses us;

God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth may fear Him.

The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

The voice of the LORD makes the deer to calve and strips the forests bare.…

In His temple, everything says, “Glory!”

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to an end.

They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.

Trust in Him at all times, O people. Pour out your heart before Him.

I sought the LORD, and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears.

If anyone sins, we have an Advocate…, Jesus Christ the righteous.

And He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be white as snow;

Though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.

Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy,

To the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord,

Be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.

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Ps 34:1 (ESV)

Ps 103:1-2 (ESV)

1 Jn 2:1

Is 1:18

Jude 24-25

Praise Builder

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Praise-Builder

Do you ever use form prayers? Consider this exercise in building prayers of praise that we talked about in this week’s staff meeting.

“O (name of God) I will (verb) You for Your (attribute of God) and because You (act of God)."

Shepherd	worship	compassion	pardon all our iniquities
King	praise	lovingkindness	heal all our diseases
Savior	sing to	patience	redeem our life from the pit
Righteous Judge	bow before	righteousness	crown us with steadfast love and mercy
Master	adore	justice	satisfy us with good so that our youth is renewed like the eagle’s
Keeper	exult in	comfort	redeem the life of Your servant
Hiding place	exalt	holiness	are slow to anger
Redeemer	delight in	trustworthiness	do not deal with us according to our sins
Advocate	magnify	sovereignty	know our frame and are mindful that we are but dust
Mediator	bless	graciousness	work righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed
Lord of lords	shout to	kindness	have removed our iniquities from us as far as the east is from the west
Messiah	remember	omniscience	knit me together in my mother’s womb
Comforter	proclaim	might	do not crush the bruised reed or snuff out the smoldering wick
Creator	extol	orderliness	were pierced for our transgressions
Warrior	give thanks to	authority	have done wonderful things
Consuming Fire	exclaim	unchanging nature	are able to make all grace abound, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, we may have an abundance for every good deed
Jesus	cry to	forgiveness	care for me
Holy One	declare to	majesty	will dwell with us, and we shall be Your people
Bridegroom	speak of	generosity	give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost
Refuge	meditate on	happiness	raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus so that in the ages to come You might show the surpassing riches of Your grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus

What combination most stirs your spirit?