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Means of Grace.Thanksgiving-2

Means of Grace.Thanksgiving-2

Q Name _______Jerry Zechariah_____________ Authors read _________Jung______ For MGR #6, only Jung on Thanksgiving is required. Open the "Means of Grace: Thanksgiving" document (below) and complete this worksheet. Where it calls for "showing your work," you may use a Bible dictionary, study Bible, or commentary that you might have access to, to address what your selected verses have to say about thanksgiving. Note these on your document. As you grow more aware of God's hesed about you, may you find yourself more humbly grateful to Him and to/for those He places around you.The completed worksheet is your MGR and will be due 11:59 pm on the due date. Remember to identify Jung's chapter and Emmon's article at the top of your paper. Means of Grace Thanksgiving Means of Grace: Biblical Thanksgiving Scripture passages: 1Tim 4:4; Ps 107:8-9; 147:7-9; Lk 17:11-19; Rom 1:20-21; 14:6; Ps 50:14; Ps 95:2; 1 Tim 2:1; 2 Cor 9:10-12; Eph 5:3-5; 1Thes 5:18; Phil 4:6; Col 3:15-17; 1 Cor 15:57; 1 Cor 4:7; Matt 14:19 (Luke 9:16); 1 Cor 11:24; Acts 28:15; Rom 6:17; Eph 1:16; 1 Tim 1:12; Rev 4:9; 7:12; 11:17 Use commentaries and Bible dictionaries to explore five (5) of the above passages (2 OT and 3 NT) concerning this means of grace. Show your work: Note the author and the contribution you found for each verse. You do not need to footnote. 1. 1Tim 4:4 – According to this verse, no created thing or living being by God can be considered to be unworthy of praise and thanksgiving (Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, url: https://biblehub.com/commentaries/1_timothy/4-4.htm). Moreover, there has to be thanksgiving for every type of food or beverage consumed by human beings to not displease God. There must not be ungratefulness shown by human beings by not giving thanks to God. 2. 1 Tim 2:1 – According to this verse, there has to be thanksgiving given to God for all types of personalities of human beings (Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, url: https://biblehub.com/commentaries/1_timothy/4-4.htm). However, there must also be praying for the protection and the change of heart of every personality of human being through thanksgiving. Eucharistic celebration is the best form of thanksgiving for every human being (Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, url: https://biblehub.com/commentaries/1_timothy/4-4.htm). 3. Lk 17:11-19 – According to this verse, the journey of Jesus Christ has been described to make the readers understand the importance of ministry/service to be done by Jesus (Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, url: https://biblehub.com/commentaries/luke/17-11.htm). Service/ministry must always be continued by every believer of Christ throughout his/her life by constantly giving thanks to Jesus and replicating His actions. 4. Matt 14:19 – According to this verse, Jesus blesses the loaves of bread and two fishes to make the disciples and the multitude realize the importance of blessing food and giving thanks to God for food (Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, url: https://biblehub.com/commentaries/matthew/14-19.htm). Jesus also gives thanks to God when He is present at the Last Supper with His disciples. 5. Rev 4:9 – According to this verse, every creature like animals, human beings, etc. will have to give thanks to God for God’s creation of them (Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, url: https://biblehub.com/commentaries/revelation/4-9.htm). This is because of God’s everlasting nature and status (Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, url: https://biblehub.com/commentaries/revelation/4-9.htm). Now come up with the following:

Q 1. Your own definition.2. Spiritual perks: What was revealed about God’s heart? 3. The purpose/value of this means. 4. How one could exercise this means.5. How you exercised biblical thanksgiving.

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God’s heart is overwhelming with ecstasy when His children give thanks to Him. God is humbled and returns His humility by showering His graces in the lives of human beings.