"Gratitude, The Cornerstone of An UNSTOPPABLE FAITH!"

The Kingdom Corner with Matt Geib

PART III “Gratitude ’The CORNERSTONE of An Unstoppable FAITH’”(12/08/23)

There is a ‘family/tribe’ including… Blessing, Thankfulness(Thanksgiving), Rejoicing, Praise, Honor(Reverence),Joy…..also all aspects for Worship/Adoration really

My INTENT in this study is to FILL You So FULL of GRATITUDE thats all that consumes your Heart & Mind!!:-)

The devils language VS. The Language of Heaven

HONOR…GLORY ( Honor is not a KJV Term , but is used 130 x in ESV , NKJV..124x NASB)

The word most often translated in English as HONOR means GLORY in the Hebrew which Old Testament was penned in predominantly

Mal. 2:2 if you do not give HONOR (Glory) to My Name…PRO. 15:33 The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom, & Humility comes before HONOR(Kabod).. Pro. 18:12 Before destruction a mans heart is haughty, but humility comes before HONOR(Kabod)

SPELLED HONOUR in KJV(146x)(British spelling)

I Chron. 16:27 * Honor and majesty are before Him;(* beauty, majesty= Hadar)

Strength and gladness are in His place.

PSALM 104:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with *honour and majesty.( beauty, majesty, also brilliancy=Hod)

Hebrew = *Tif –arah or Tif- ereth

Psalm 71:8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy* honour all the day.

beauty, splendour, glory

1. beauty, finery (of garments, jewels)
2. glory
3. of rank, renown
4. as attribute of God
5. honour (or nation Israel)
6. glorying, boasting (of individual

PSALM 66:2 Sing forth the honour(KA-VADE, Ka-vad(Kabod) of his name: make his praise glorious….31x this word used in O.T.

glory, honour, glorious, abundance ..abundance, riches,,splendor,dignity,reputation, reverence, honourable…WEIGHTINESS(heavy) (SEE Kingdom corner podcast episodes…1,2,3 Sept/oct 2019)

NT use of HONOUR/HONOR

Rev. 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour (DOXA=see above..6x) to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

Hebrews 2:7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour,(Time= a value that is set, an estimation of value…preciousness is implied..49x) and didst set him over the works of thy hands:

Rev. 5:12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour,(Time) and glory, and blessing.

Mtt. 15: 4 HONOR (TAMAO==same as Time with weightiness added for emphasis) your Father & Mother

John 5:23 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, (TAMAO) and glory, and blessing.

JOY

O.T………(100x)

simchâh, sim-khaw';......... joy, mirth, gladness

1. mirth, gladness, joy, gaiety, pleasure
2. joy (of God)
3. glad result, happy issue

PSALM 16:11 You make known to me the path of life;

in your presence there is fullness of joy;

at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

ISAIAH 51:12 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return

and come to Zion with singing;

everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;

they shall obtain gladness and joy,

and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isaiah 35:10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Hab. 3:18 I will JOY{GIL–GUL} , that is LEAP in the God of my salvation

Zeph.3:17 The Lord will JOY {LEAP} over thee with singing

Neh. 8:9-10 And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law. 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. {The GLADNESS of God is our protection ,our fortress}

N.T….Chara, Chario, Charis…(70x)= Joy, delight, Gladness…our capacity for joy increases as our sense of Gratitude grows

Gal. 5:22 The Fruit of the Spirit is love JOY

John 15:9-11 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

Acts 8:8 And there was GREAT JOY in that city ……………………..WHY??

I Peter 1:6-8 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,

GRATITUDE IS……………….Statements to Build FAITH, from ‘The 4:8 Principle’~Tommy Newberry

GRATITUDE is a conviction, a practice, & a discipline…

Ps. 103: 1 Bless the Lord Oh my soul, & ALL that is w/in me Bless His name

Phil.4:4 Rejoice in the Lord ALWAYS, & AGAIN I say REJOICE

Daniel 6:10-28 Daniel prayed 3x a day

1.)GRATITUDE is an essential nutrient, a kind of spiritual amino-acid for human growth,creativity, & joy

PSALM 92:12-13The righteous flourish like the palm tree

and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

They are planted in the house of the Lord;

they flourish in the courts of our God.

II Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

PSALM 68:3 But the righteous shall be glad;

they shall exult before God;

they shall be jubilant with joy!

Exodus 36:1 “Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whom the LORD has put skill and intelligence to know how to do any work in the construction of the sanctuary shall work in accordance with all that the LORD has commanded.”

2.)GRATITUDE involves channeling your energy & attention toward what is present & working rather than what is absent & ineffective

PSALM 105:1-5

Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;

make known his deeds among the peoples!

Sing to him, sing praises to him;

tell of all his wondrous works!

Glory in his holy name;

let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

Seek the Lord and his strength;

seek his presence continually!

Remember the wondrous works that he has done,

his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,

ROMANS 5:2

Through him we have also obtained access by faith] into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

3.)GRATITUDE is like a Mental gearshift that takes you from turbulence to peacefulness , from stagnation to creativity

PSALM 42 David..’Why art thou cast down oh my soul?” My Help Is in the Lord

ACTS 16:22-27

22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. 23 After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. 24 When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.-22

25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose. 27

4.)GRATITUDE brings you back to the present moment to all that is working well in your life currently

‘JEREMIAH 29:11 For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,' says the LORD, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

Romans 8:28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[a] for those who are called according to his purpose.

5.)GRATITUDE is the CORNERSTONE of an Unstoppable attitude & gratitude can be cultivated & then experiences at ever deepening levels

Ephesains 2:19-22 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens,[a] but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by[b] the Spirit.

PSALMS 36:5-9 Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,

your faithfulness to the clouds.

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God;

your judgments are like the great deep;

man and beast you save, O Lord.How precious is your steadfast love, O God!

The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

They feast on the abundance of your house,

and you give them drink from the river of your delights.

For with you is the fountain of life;

in your light do we see light.

6.) GRATITUDE is an effective antidote to the most negative emotions , you can not experience hostility & gratitude at the same time …you must choose!

JOB 2:7-10 So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. 8 And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in the ashes.

9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die.” 10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?”[a] In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

7.) GRATITUDE is a skill & a feeling ..the more you appreciate today , the more things you will notice tomorrow to be thankful for

PSALM 34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Ephesians 5:18-21 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

WE EXPERIENCE GRATITUDE BY HARBORING THOUGHTS OF APPRECIATION FOR THE ABUNDANCE WE SEE IN OUR LIVES

Ephesians 3:17-21 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

PSALMS 92:1-2 It is good to give thanks to the Lord,

to sing praises to your name, O Most High;

to declare your steadfast love in the morning,

and your faithfulness by night,