Ephesians 5:20 NASB

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Ephesians 520 (NASB)

• always giving thanks for all things in the name
  of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the
  Father

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I Thessalonians 517-18 (NASB)

• pray without ceasing in everything give thanks
  for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

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Philippians 46 (NASB)

• Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by
  prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let
  your requests be made known to God.

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Colossians 42 (NASB)

• Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it
  with an attitude of thanksgiving

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Hebrews 1315 (NASB)

• Through Him then, let us continually offer up a
  sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of
  lips that give thanks to His name.

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II Timothy 31-2 (NASB)
But realize this, that in the last days
difficult times will come. For men will be lovers
of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant,
revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful,
unholy,
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The commands in Psalm 147

• Vs. 1 Praise the Lord/Hallelujah!
• Sing praises zamar to make music)

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The commands in Psalm 147

• Vs. 1 Praise the Lord/Hallelujah!
• Sing praises zamar to make music)

• Vs. 7 Sing anah to sing, cry,
• howl, make melody, rhythm, or shout)
• Sing praises zamar to make music)

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The commands in Psalm 147

• Vs. 12 Praise/Extol the Lord
• shabach to laud, praise, commended,
  congratulated, glory, make exuberant
  statements as to the excellence of someone)
  
• Praise halal)

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The commands in Psalm 147

• Vs. 12 Praise/Extol the Lord
• shabach to laud, praise, commended,
  congratulated, glory, make exuberant
  statements as to the excellence of someone)
  
• Praise halal)

• Vs. 20 Praise the Lord/Hallelujah!

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Heals
rapha
To heal, become fresh, repair, mend, to cause or
promote restoration of health or a right state
after being sick, diseased, injured, or in a bad
state
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Broken
shabar
To break, destroy, crush, maul, implying
destruction of the object (used of water
breaking in the birth of a child), to suffer, be
grieved, formally, broken, i.e., have a feeling
or attitude of anxiety or distress, as a
figurative extension of smashing or breaking an
object , be crushed.
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What causes broken hearts?
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Isaiah 4026 (NASB)

• Lift up your eyes on high And see who has
  created these stars,The One who leads forth
  their host by number, He calls them all by name
  Because of the greatness of His might and the
  strength of His power, Not one of them is
  missing.

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Romans 1133-36 (NASB)

• Oh, the depth of riches both of the and
  knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His
  judgments and unfathomable His ways! For AS KNOWN
  THE MIND OF THE LORD, OR WHO BECAME HIS
  COUNSELOR? Or WHO HAS FIRST GIVEN TO HIM THAT IT
  MIGHT BE PAID BACK TO HIM AGAIN? For from Him and
  through Him and to Him are all things To Him be
  the glory forever. Amen.

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Psalm 1475 (The Message)

• God's the one who rebuilds Jerusalem, who
  regathers Israel's scattered exiles. He heals the
  heartbroken and bandages their wounds.  He counts
  the stars and assigns each a name. Our Lord is
  great, with limitless strength we'll never
  comprehend what he knows and does.  God puts the
  fallen on their feet again and pushes the wicked
  into the ditch.

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Afflicted/humble
anav
humbleness, humility, unpretentiousness, i.e., a
quality of sincere and straightforward behavior,
suggesting a lack of arrogance and pride
afflicted, oppressed, needy, poor, i.e., those
tormented and weak and so not able to help
themselves, and so be of low status in a society
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Hallelujah, our infinite God restores us.
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Matthew 6.26-32 (NASB)

• Look at the birds of the air, that they do not
  sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your
  heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth
  much more than they? And who of you by being
  worried can add a single hour to his life? And
  why are you worried about clothing? Observe how
  the lilies of the field grow they do not toil
  nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even

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Matthew 6.26-32 (NASB)

• Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one
  of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the
  field, which is alive today and tomorrow is
  thrown into the furnace, will He not much more
  clothe you? You of little faith! Do not worry
  then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will
  we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?'
  For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things
  for your

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Matthew 6.26-32 (NASB)

• heavenly Father knows that you need all these
  things.

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Psalm 14710 (The Message)

• Sing to God a thanksgiving hymn, play music on
  your instruments to God, Who fills the sky with
  clouds, preparing rain for the earth, Then
  turning the mountains green with grass, feeding
  both cattle and crows. He's not impressed with
  horsepower the size of our muscles means little
  to him. Those who fear God get God's attention
  they can depend on his strength.

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Matthew 633 (NASB)

• But seek first His kingdom and His
  righteousness, and all these things will be added
  to you.

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Psalm 1386 (NASB)

• For though the LORD is exalted, Yet He regards
  the lowly, But the haughty He knows from afar.

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Matthew 2312 (NASB)

• Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled and
  whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.

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Hallelujah, our God who provides for His creation
and takes pleasure in our humble hope.
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I Peter 53b-7 (NASB)

• all of you, clothe yourselves with humility
  toward one another, for God is opposed to the
  proud, but gives grace to the humble. Therefore
  humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,
  that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting
  all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for
  you.

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James 46 (NASB)

• But He gives a greater grace Therefore it says,
  GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO
  THE HUMBLE.

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Praise/Extol the Lord
shabach
To laud, praise, commended, congratulated,
glory, make exuberant statements as to the
excellence of someone
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Verse 13 strong bars of your gates
Verse 14 peace in your borders
Verse 13 blesses your people
Verse 14 satisfies with finest wheat
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Psalm 14715 18 (NASB)

• He sends forth His command to the earth His
  word runs very swiftly.

He sends forth His word and melts them He
causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.
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Psalm 14715 18 (NASB)

• He sends forth His command to the earth His
  word runs very swiftly.

He sends forth His word and melts them He
causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.
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Psalm 14715 18 (NASB)

• He sends forth His command to the earth His
  word runs very swiftly.

He sends forth His word and melts them He
causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.
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Psalm 14715 18 (NASB)

• He sends forth His command to the earth His
  word runs very swiftly.

He sends forth His word and melts them He
causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.
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This (Bible story, chapter, verse) is special
to me.
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The word Bible comes for the Greek word Biblia,
which literally means "books."
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The Bible Was Written

• over a 1500 year span (from 1400 B.C to A.D. 100)
  
• over 40 generations
• over 40 authors from many walks of life (i.e. -
  kings, peasants, philosophers, fishermen, poets,
  statesmen, scholars)
• in different places (i.e. - wilderness, dungeon,
  palaces)

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The Bible Was Written

• at different times (i.e. - war, peace)
• in different moods (i.e. - heights of joy, depths
  of despair)
• on three continents (Asia, Africa, and Europe)
• in three languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek)
• and has been translated in part or in whole into
  over 1200 languages and dialects.
• and today is the largest seller of all books
  published.

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This (Bible story, chapter, verse) is special
to me.
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Hallelujah, our God who speaks protection and
provision has given us His Word.
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The commands in Psalm 147

• Vs. 1 Praise the Lord/Hallelujah!
• Sing praises

• Vs. 7 Sing
• Sing praises

• Vs. 12 Praise/Extol the Lord
• Praise

• Vs. 20 Praise the Lord/Hallelujah!

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You can either take things for granted or with
gratitude, its up to you.