How to Thank the LORD

Psalm 116:12-19
How to Thank the LORD

I. Why We Give Thanks (1-13)

o The Gospel of Jesus Christ (1-12)

o The Gospel in 2 cups (13; Jn. 18:11; Lk. 22:20; Isa. 51:17; Jer. 25:15-16; 49:12; Mt. 26:27-39; etc.)

Wake yourself, wake yourself, stand up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord the cup of his wrath.—Isa. 51:17

in the hand of the Lord there is a cup with foaming wine, well mixed, and he pours out from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs.—Psa. 75:7b-8

My cup overflows.—Psa. 23:5 I will take the cup of salvation …--Psa. 116:13
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup.—Psa. 16:5

What shall I render to the LORD for all His benefits toward me?

II. How We Give Thanks (13-19)

1: Take up the cup of Salvation, 2: Call upon the name of the LORD, 3: pay your vows to the LORD in the presence of His people

o Assume the ____________________________________________ (13)

o Cultivate and express ________________________________ (13-19)

o Make and _________________________________ (14, 18)

o Look to the true __________________________________________