SERMON IN A SENTENCE: Give thanks to the Lord for he has made his goodness and love known through Jesus’ saving work. Introduction Context

1. Give Thanks for God’s Goodness and Love [Psalm 118:1-4]
  a. Give Thanks to the Covenant Lord [Exo. 15:3; Jer. 32:17; Psa. 83:18; Deut. 31:6; Exo. 6:8]
  b. Give Thanks to the Good Lord [1 Jhn. 1:5]
  c. Give Thanks to the Loving Lord [Exo. 34:6-7] d. Give Thanks, People Who Fear the Lord [Isa. 6:5; Phil. 2:12; Heb. 12:28]

2. Give Thanks for God’s Defense and Deliverance [Psalm 118:5-18]
  a. Distress and Defense [Psalm 118:5-7, cf. Luk. 12:4-5; Rom. 8:31; Heb. 13:6]
  b. Trust the Trustworthy [Psalm 118:8-9]
  c. Hated but Helped [Psalm 118:10-13]
  d. The Right Hand of Redemption [Psalm 118:14-16, cf. Exo. 15:2; 2 Cor. 5:21; Exo. 15:6, 12; Luk. 9:31; Rev. 15:3]
  e. Life and Death [Psalm 118:17-18, cf. Rev. 1:17-18]

3. Give Thanks for God’s Answer and Atonement [Psalm 118:19-29]
  a. The Entreaty and the Entrance [Psalm 118:19-21, cf. Heb. 10:19-20; Jhn. 14:6; Eph. 2:18; Rom. 5:2]
  b. The Rejected and Chosen Stone [Psalm 118:22-24, cf. Isa. 7:10-16; Matt. 21:33-46; Acts 4:11-12; 1 Pet. 2:4-10]
  c. The Cry for Salvation and the Sacrifice [Psalm 118:25-27, cf. Neh. 1:11; Jhn. 2:18-22; Matt. 21:9; Mark 11:9-10; Luke 19:38; Jhn. 12:13]

Conclusion