Psalm 100:1-5
November 24, 2019
preached by Kent Dahlberg
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Time of Reflection Quotations

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”

~Influential British journalist and author G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936)

“Thou hast given so much to me, give one thing more:  a grateful heart.”

~George Herbert (1593-1633), Anglican priest and British poet, from his poem “Gratefulness”

“If the only prayer you say in your life is thank you, that would suffice.”

~Meister Eckhart (German theologian, 1260-1328 A.D.)

 “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”

     ~Cicero (106-43 BC)

“Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.”

        ~the Apostle Paul, in his first letter to the Thessalonians (5:16-18)

“Though our feelings come and go, God’s love for us does not…”

“If God forgives us, we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, we are setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him.”

        ~ C.S. Lewis, from his Collected Letters (lightly edited)

Sermon Passage

Psalm 100:1-5 (NLT)

¹ Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth!
² Worship the LORD with gladness.
Come before him, singing with joy.
³ Acknowledge that the LORD is God!
He made us, and we are his.
We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
⁴ Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
go into his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him and praise his name.
⁵ For the LORD is good.
His unfailing love continues forever,
and his faithfulness continues to each generation.