Summary
I want to look at a negative example of giving thanks to God. We're going to twist it this week and we're going to take a look at a negative example of giving thanks to God and the question I want to pose is this. There is only one other time recorded in Scripture where it says there was the beating of the breast. When the tax collector is praying and beating his breast, when he's acknowledging the sin and the evil in his heart, when he cries out for mercy, he's not crying for general mercy from God. And that leads to repentance and it leads to thanks giving because we give thanks that God is constantly in our lives the word and sacrament to chisel us to make us more and more like Christ and we will never arrive this side of heaven. We can give thanks to God as we compare ourselves to Christ that Christ is at work in our lives to change us each and every day.
Video citations
- Comparing: "Thanksgiving Twist" 11-17-24 — Would you open your Bibles please with me to Luke the 18th chapter for our study today? If you're using a Pew edition of Holy Scripture you're going to find that page 70 in the New Testament the…