What the Bible Says above Thanksgiving

• Give thanks to God’s Name (HEB 13:15)
• Offer God thanksgiving (PSA 50:14) for it is good to give thanks to the Lord (PSA 92:1)
• Abound with thanksgiving (COL 2:7) 
• In everything give thanks -- that is regardless of circumstances (1TH 5:18)
• Proclaim aloud with the voice of thanksgiving....tell of all God’s wondrous works (PSA 26:7)
• Thank God for always giving us the victory (1CO 15:57; 2CO 2:14)
• Pray with thanksgiving: PHI 4:6  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
• There is thanksgiving in heaven - so practice on earth! REV 11:16-17 The 24 elders...worshipped God saying, We give thanks to You, Lord God Almighty.

How to Have all Your Desires Granted

Desire the following and God will grant you your desires:

 

1. Desire to put God first

There is none upon earth that I desire beside You - Psalm 73:25.

 

2. Desire the fear of the Lord

He will fulfill the desire of them that fear Him: He also will hear their cry, and will save them – Psalm 145:19.

 

3. Desire God’s Judgments

The judgments of the Lord are...more to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold – Psalm 19:9-10.

 

4. Desire to be filled with the knowledge of His will

We....desire that you might be filled with the knowledge of his will – Colossians 1:9.

 

5. Desire God’s Name

The desire of our soul is to Your Name, and to the remembrance of You. With my soul have I desired You in the night – Isaiah 26:8-9.

 

6. Desire to dwell in God’s house

One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple – Psalm 27:4.

 

7. Desire Spiritual gifts (so that you may bless others)

Desire spiritual gifts – 1 Corinthians 14:1.

 

8. Delight yourself in Him

Delight thyself in the Lord: and He will give you the desires of your heart – Psalm 37:4.

 

9. Desire to live humbly

Lord, You has heard the desire of the humble: You will prepare their heart, You will cause Your ear to hear – Psalm 10:17.

 

10. Desire to live Righteously (do what is right)

The desire of the righteous will be granted – Proverbs 10:24.

 

11. Desire good things for yourself and others

The desire of the righteous is only good – Proverbs 11:23.

 

12. Put all your desires before the Lord today

Lord, all my desire is before You – Psalm 38:9.

 

13. Talk with God and have faith for your desires to come to pass

Whatever things you desire, when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them – Mark 11:24.

God wants you Healed & Healthy

1. Sin is not always the cause of sickness, but the very first case of sickness in the Bible was because of sin – Gen 12:14-20.
2. God only uses His ways to heal the sick: prayer, repentance, the Holy Spirit, laying on of hands, anointing with oil, and the prayer of faith – Isa 55:9; Jam 5:14-16; Mar 16:18.
3. God always heals when His ways of healing are applied – John 17:17.
4. Christ came to save us from the curse of sin, sickness, poverty, and death – Gal 3:13.
5. God made healing covenants with man. When we do our part, God will do His part. Exo 15:26 If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you. Exo 23:25 I will take sickness away from the midst of you.
6. It is always God's will to heal His children in the NT – Act 10:38.          
7. Sickness is never the will of God for His people. NT believers have the privilege to ask:  what you will; whatever; anything; whatever you desire; and everything – Joh 15:7; 16:23; Mat 21:22; Mar 11:24.
8. Healing is part of the Good News (Gospel) that the church is to proclaim – Mar 16:17-18.
9. Healing is one of the signs to follow believers - Mar 16:17-18.
10. Jesus promised healing power to every believer – Mar 16:17-18.
11. Healing proves the true disciples from the false – Mar 16:17-18.
12. Healing proves the resurrection of Jesus Christ – Heb 13:8.
13. Healing proves that Jesus Christ is alive today – 2Co 6:2.
14. God's program of healing is the same today - Mat 28:20; Heb 13:5.
15. Healing proves that God's promises in the Bible are true – 2Co 1:20.
16. Healing demonstrates the power of God over the power of satan – Mat 8:16.
17. Healing reveals the love and goodness of the Fatherhood of God – Joh 3:16..
18. Healing is received by personal faith just like forgiveness of sins – Mat 8:13; 9:28-30; 15:28; Mar 5:34; 10:52; Luk 17:19; 18:42.
19. Healing is one of the best means of drawing people to the Glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ – Mat 12:!5; 15:30; 5:15..
20. Before ascending into heaven Jesus commanded His disciples to carry on the work of healing – Mar 16:17-18.
21. It is always God's highest will for His children to be happy, healthy, and prosperous – Psa 23:6.
22. God has promised His children a long life without being sick – Psa 91:16; Pro 3:1-2.
23. Healing and health always glorifys God – Mat 15:31; Joh 11:4; Luk 19:37.
24. Health is promised on condition of obedience to God – Exo 15:26; 23:25.
25. Jesus has equipped His Church with power to defeat sin, sickness, poverty and all the works of the devil – Luk 10:19; 1Co 12:7-11.
26. Jesus authorized the twelve and the seventy others to heal and cast out devils before the cross – Luk 9:1-2; 10:17.
27. Early believers confirmed Jesus’ Word by healing – Mar 16:20; Act 3:6-8; 6:8; 9:34;
28. All disciples are commanded to observe all that Christ taught the early disciples – Mat 28:20.
29. Gifts of healing are for the church today – 1Co 12:28.

Faith in God is not suggested, recommended, or optional!

God commands us to exercise and live by faith:

1. Believe in God believe also in Me (Jesus Christ) - John 14:1. 
2. Have faith in God - Mark 11:12.
3. Be not faithless but believing - John 20:27. 
4. Fight the good fight of faith - 1 Timothy 6:12. 
5. Live by faith not by sight - 2 Corinthians 5:7.    
6. The just will live by faith (3 times in NT). The life of faith is the only “Lifestyle!” - Romans 1:17.
7. The life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God - Galatians 2:20.
8. Without faith you cannot please God; for whoever comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him - Hebrews 11:6.

25 Commands for Christians

Romans Chapter 12...

1. Exhibit undisguised love (without dissimulation) (v9)
2. Detest (abhor) evil (v9)
3. Love good (v9)
4. Love with family (brotherly) affection (v10)
5. Put others first (preferring one another) (v10)
6. Don't be lazy or careless (v11)
7. Remain zealous (fervent in spirit) (v11)
8. Live to serve the Lord (v11)
9. Rejoice in hope (v12)
10. Be patient during trials & problems (tribulation) (v12)
11. Pray continuously (v12)
12. Contribute to needy saints (v13)
13. Practice hospitality (v13)
14. Bless & don't curse your enemies (v14)
15. Rejoice when others rejoice (v15)
16. Weep when others weep (v15)
17. Live in harmony with others (v16)
18. Associate with humble & Godly people (v16)
19. Don't be vain (v16)
20. Never pay back evil with evil (v17)
21. Live honestly (v17)
22. Live peacefully (v18)
23. Trust God to judge & punish your enemies (v19)
24. Give food & drink to your enemies (v20)
25. Never let evil get the better of you but overcome evil with good (v21)

25 Works of the Devil

1. Sin—rebellion (Genesis 3:2 Cor. 11:3)
2. Works of darkness, including moral sedition and sex perversion (Ephes. 5:11; Ephes. 6:12; Acts 16:18; Romans 1)
3. Works of wickedness (Col. 1:21)
4. Spiritual blindness (2 Cor. 4:4)
5. Stealing the Word of God (Matthew 13:19)
6. Deceptions and false religions (2 Cor. 11:14; 1 Tim. 4; Rev. 12:9)
7. To kill and destroy (John 10:10)
8. Sowing tares, tempting, and sifting saints (Matthew 4:3; Matthew 13:25; Luke 22:31)
9. Promoting counterfeit worship and miracles (2 Thes. 2:8-12; 1 Cor. 10:20)
10. Causing destructive storms (Job 1:18-19; Ephes. 2:2)
11. Ruling nations (Matthew 4:8-9; Daniel 10)
12. Executing death (Hebrews 2:14-15)
13. Accusing the brethren (Rev. 12:10)
14. Hindering prayers (Daniel 10:12-21)
15. Opposing the gospel (Ephes. 6:1-18)
16. Supervising demons (John 12:31), fallen angels (Rev. 12:7-12), and fallen man (Ephes. 2:2; 1 John 3:8; John 8:44)
17. Causing sickness and disease (Matthew 4:23-24; Matthew 9:32-33; Matthew 15:22; Acts 10:38)
18. Causing infirmities (Matthew 8:17; Luke 13:16; John 10:10; Acts 10:38)
19. Causing lunacy and mania (Matthew 4:23-24; Matthew 17:14-21; Mark 5:1-18)
20. Urging suicides (Matthew 17:15; John 10:10)
21. Agitating lusts (John 8:44; Ephes. 2:1-3)
22. Lying and false prophecy (1 Kings 22; Matthew 24:11,24; 2 Cor. 11:13-15)
23. Propagating false doctrines (1 Tim. 4; 2 Tim. 4; 2 Thes. 2; Rev. 13)
24. Oppressing men (Acts 10:38)
25. Persecuting Christians and warring on saints (Ephes. 6:10-18; 1 Peter 5:8-9).

Jesus Christ died to destroy and cancel all these works of the devil for believers in this age, and to give complete mastery over them (Col. 2:14-17; 1 Peter 2:24; Luke 10:19; John 14:12; Mark 16:17-18).

Society in Noah's & Lot's days - sound familiar?

1.   Rejection of God and His people (Gen 4:1-7; Rom 1:17-32)

2.   Undue prominence of sex in unlawful relation with angels (Gen 6:1-4; 2 Peter 2:4; Jud 1:6-7)

3.   Homosexuality prominent (Gen 19; Luk 17:28; Rom 1:17-32)

4.   Marriages and divorces (Gen 6:1-4; Mat 24:38; Luk 17:27)

5.   Inventions (Gen 4:17-24; Rom 1:30; Dan 12:4; Luk 17:28)

6.   Apostasy (2 Pet 2:4-8; Mat 24:38; Luk 17:27-28; 2 The 2:3)

7.   Rejection of preaching (2Per 2:5; 2Ti. 4:1-4; Mat 24:38)

8.   Violence and bloodshed (Gen 6:1-13; Rom 1:17-32; 2Ti 3)

9.   Anarchy—lawlessness (Gen 4:17-24; 6:1-13; Mat 24:38; Luk 17:26-28; Rom 1:17-32; 2Ti 3)

10. Overindulgence and drunkenness (Mat 24:38; Luk 17:26-39; Luk 21:34-36; Rom 1:17-32; 2Ti 3)

11. Buying and selling (Luk 17:28; Rom 1:17-32; 2Ti 3)

12. Planting and building (Luk 17:28; Rom 1:17-32; Dan 12:4)

Personal faith in God, His Word, and His miraculous power brings healing

Mark 11:24 What ever things you desire, when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
Hebrews 11:6 Without faith it is impossible to please God, for the one who comes to God must believe that God is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Personal faith brings personal healing for self and others:

• Jesus said to the Centurion whose paralyzed servant He healed: As you have believed, so be it done for you MAT 8:13.
• Jesus said to 2 blind men he healed: According to your faith be it done for you MAT 9:28-30.
• Jesus said to the Woman's demon possessed daughter He healed: Great is your faith, be it done for you even as you will MAT 15:28.
• Jesus said to the woman suffering from 12 years with bleeding: Your faith has healed you MAR 5:34.
• Jesus said to blind Bartimaeus: Your faith has made you whole MAR 10:52.
• Jesus said to a leper (one of ten): Your faith has made you whole LUK 17:19.
• Jesus said to a blind man whom He healed: Receive your sight, your faith has saved you LUK 18:42.

Says who?

• I'll never see my dreams come true. "Says who?"
• I will never get out of this vicious cycle of barely getting by financially. "Says who?"
• I just cannot be all God wants me to be. "Says who?"
• Well, I'm just stupid, I guess. "Says who?"
• I just cannot change. "Says who?"
• I'll never find a job. "Says who?"
• I'll never find a way. "Says who?"
• I just can't quit sinning. "Says who?"

 

WHO SAYS you can't be something or do something? You? Your parents? Your friends? Your past? Your boss? Your family heritage? Your checkbook? Your education level? Your emotions? Your head? The devil? WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T?

 

There is someone I know who says "YOU CAN!".........."YOU!"

 

Confess God's Word: I CAN do all things through Christ who strengthens me – Philippians 4:13.