2. Colossians 3:17 And whatever you
do, whether in word or deed, do it
all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father
through him.
3. Ephesians 5:20 Always and for
everything, giving thanks to God
the Father, in the name of the
Lord Jesus Christ.
4. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 ...give thanks
in all circumstances, for this is
God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
5. 1. Builds a correct perspective on your life.
(Romans 8:28)
2. Builds your attitude about God and trouble:
(James 1:2-4)
3. Builds dependence on God:
(Philippians 4:6-7)
6. PSALM 107
Psalms 107:1 Give thanks to the
LORD, for he is good; his love
endures forever.
7. PSALM 107
2Let the redeemed of the LORD
say this-- those he redeemed from
the hand of the foe,
8. PSALM 107
3those he gathered from the lands,
from east and west, from north and
south.
9. FOUR SCENARIOS
1. WANDERING -SEARCHING
4Some wandered in desert
wastelands, finding no way to a
city where they could settle.
11. FOUR SCENARIOS
6 Then they cried out to the LORD
in their trouble, and he delivered
them from their distress.
12. FOUR SCENARIOS
7 He led them by a straight way to a
city where they could settle.
13. FOUR SCENARIOS
8 Letthem give thanks to the
LORD for his unfailing love and
his wonderful deeds for men, 9 for
he satisfies the thirsty and fills the
hungry with good things.
14. FOUR SCENARIOS
2. PRISONERS -BONDAGE
10Some sat in darkness and the
deepest gloom, prisoners suffering
in iron chains,
15. FOUR SCENARIOS
11 for
they had rebelled against the
words of God and despised the
counsel of the Most High.
16. FOUR SCENARIOS
12 Sohe subjected them to bitter
labor; they stumbled, and there was
no one to help.
17. FOUR SCENARIOS
13 Then they cried to the LORD in
their trouble, and he saved them
from their distress. 14 He brought
them out of darkness and the
deepest gloom and broke away their
chains.
18. FOUR SCENARIOS
15 Letthem give thanks to the
LORD for his unfailing love and
his wonderful deeds for men,
19. FOUR SCENARIOS
3. THE SICK – SOMETHING’S
WRONG WITH ME
17 Some became fools through their
rebellious ways and suffered
affliction because of their
iniquities.
21. FOUR SCENARIOS
19 Then they cried to the LORD in
their trouble, and he saved them
from their distress. 20 He sent forth
his word and healed them; he
rescued them from the grave.
22. FOUR SCENARIOS
21 Letthem give thanks to the
LORD for his unfailing love and
his wonderful deeds for men.
23. FOUR SCENARIOS
Luke 5:31 …"It is not the healthy
who need a doctor but the sick. 32 I
have not come to call the righteous
but sinners to repentance."
24. FOUR SCENARIOS
4. TROUBLE FROM NATURE - BACKS
AGAINST THE WALL
23Others went out on the sea in
ships; they were merchants on the
mighty waters. 24 They saw the
works of the LORD, his wonderful
deeds in the deep.
25. FOUR SCENARIOS
25 For he spoke and stirred up a
tempest that lifted high the waves.
26 They mounted up to the heavens
and went down to the depths; in
their peril their courage melted
away.
26. FOUR SCENARIOS
27 They reeled and staggered like
drunken men; they were at their
wits' end.
27. FOUR SCENARIOS
28 Then they cried out to the LORD
in their trouble, and he brought
them out of their distress. 29 He
stilled the storm to a whisper; the
waves of the sea were hushed.
28. FOUR SCENARIOS
30 They were glad when it grew
calm, and he guided them to their
desired haven.
29.
30. FOUR SCENARIOS
31 Letthem give thanks to the
LORD for his unfailing love and
his wonderful deeds for men.
32. 34and fruitful land into a salt waste,
because of the wickedness of those who
lived there.
33. 35 He turned the desert into pools of
water and the parched ground into
flowing springs; 36 there he brought
the hungry to live, and they founded a
city where they could settle.
34. 41But he lifted the needy out of their
affliction and increased their families
like flocks. 42 The upright see and
rejoice, but all the wicked shut their
mouths.
35. PRAYER JOURNAL
•God's People: •God's character:
•Trials: •God's work in my life:
•Physical needs: •Spiritual blessings:
•My family: •Answers to prayer:
