1. Vertical Thanksliving
Pastor Jon Fulton
November 18, 2018
Series: Thanksliving

3. 28 One of the teachers of religious law [Old Testament Law]
was standing there listening to the debate. He realized
that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29 Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is
this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only
Lord. 30 And you must love the Lord your God with all your
heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’
31 The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
--Mark 12:28-31 (NLT)

5. 1 And God spoke all these words: 2 “I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
--Exodus 20:1-2 (NIV)

7. 1. “Thanksliving” is about honoring God’s position

9. 4 “You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an
image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea.
5 You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon
their children; the entire family is affected—even children
in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.
6 But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on
those who love me and obey my commands.
--Exodus 20:4-6 (NLT)

11. 2. “Thanksliving” is about honoring God’s jealousy

13. An idol is ANYTHING you
are putting before God

14. In America, the most common image, family and possessions
An idol is ANYTHING you
are putting before God
In America, the most common
idols are work, success,
image, family and possessions

16. You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God
You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.
--Exodus 20:7 (NLT)

18. 3. “Thanksliving” is about honoring God’s name

20. 8 Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
9 You have six days each week for your ordinary work,
10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to
the LORD your God. On that day no one in your household
may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters,
your male and female servants, your livestock, and any
foreigners living among you. 11 For in six days the LORD
made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them;
but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the LORD
blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
--Exodus 20:8-11 (NLT)

22. 4. “Thanksliving” is about honoring God’s day

24. Through its sacredness, the Sabbath
becomes the centerpiece of a naturally
sound life, a weekly reminder of
how to live in a way that honors the
Creator, the creation, and the created.

26. The Old Testament’s use of the word ‘Sabbath’ (shabbâth 7676) means
“to repose (i.e. cease from exertion)”

28. The clause reads “or a day of weekly repose from secular avocations.”
In the New Testament, the word Sabbath (sabbatŏn 4521) is the Hebrew equivalent (matching Strong’s 7676) and the
definition is very similar except a short supplemental clause is added.
The clause reads “or a day of weekly
repose from secular avocations.”

30. Vertical Thanksliving
Pastor Jon Fulton
November 18, 2018
Series: Thanksliving