Three Good Reasons to Thank God

Introduction

1.       Lots of murmuring and complaining going around

§  Numbers 21:4-9ܡܢܝܢܐ ܟܐ:4 –9   

I Thank God Because…ܐܚܢܲܢ ܫܵܟܘܿܪܹܐ ܝܘܵܚ ܒܕܵܝܸܡܘܼܬܵܐ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ:

I)        You received the word of God (vs 13a)ܕܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܒܠܵܠܵܘܟܼܘܿܢ

§  John 5:43ܝܘܚܢܢ ܗ:43  

§  John 1:11ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐ:11  

§  I Corinthians 2:14ܐ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܒ:14

§  John 10:27ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝ:27  

How do you know when a man received the Word of God?

ܕܵܐܚܝܼ ܒܝܼܕܲܥܝܵܐ ܝܘܵܚ ܕܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܩܘܼܒܠܵܘܘܵܚ؟

§  Obedient to the Word ܡܲܨܝܘܼܬܹܐ ܒܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ

o   Luke 5:1-5ܠܘܩܐ ܗ:1 –5   

§  The Word is a way of Life.ܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܕܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܠܵܐ

o   Psalm 119:11, 16, 24, 34, 46, 97ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܩܝܛ:11، 16، 24، 34، 46، 97  

§  The Word brings forth Faithܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܬܝܵܐ ܡܼܢ ܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ

o   Romans 10:17ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܝ:17  

II)      You received the word of God; not as the word of men, but as it is, in truth, the word of God

ܠܵܐ ܐܲܝܟܼ ܕܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ ܕܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܐ ܩܘܼܒܠܵܠܵܘܟܼܘܿܢ: ܐܸܠܵܐ ܕܵܐܟܼܝܼ ܕܝܼܠܵܐ ܫܲܪܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ: ܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ:

§  I Corinthians 2:1-5ܐ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܒ:1 –5   

§  I Corinthians 3:4-6ܐ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܓ:4 –6   

III)    The Word you received effectually works also in you that believe.

ܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܗܿܝ ܕܒܸܦܠܵܚܵܐ ܝܠܵܐ ܒܝܼܵܘܟܼܘܿܢ ܕܗܲܡܘܼܢܹܐ ܝܬܘܿܢ

§  Mark 4:3-20ܡܪܩܘܣ ܕ:3 –20

§  Galatians 1:15-16ܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ ܐ:15 –16   

§  John 17:3ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܙ:3  

Conclusion–                                           Galatians 2:20ܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ ܒ:20