04/01/2026
RCCG JANUARY 2026 THANKSGIVING SERVICE
TOPIC: THE MERCIES OF THE LORD
TEXT: PSALM 89:1
BY: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
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OPENING PRAYER
SONG
🎷Glory be to God in the highest, Amen
Glory be to God in the highest, Amen
For His mercy endureth forever, Amen
For His mercy endureth forever, Amen
Alpha and Omega; the Unchangeable Changer; the God of all flesh; the All-Sufficient God.
The Alpha; the Omega; the Beginning; the Ending; the One who is, the One who was, the One who is to come.
Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Glory be to Your Holy Name. Glory be to Your Holy Name. Glory be to Your Holy Name. Glory be to Your Holy Name.
Glory be to Your Holy Name. Glory be to Your Holy Name. Glory be to Your Holy Name.
Thank You for the past years. Thank You for a new beginning. Thank You for everything You have done for us. Thank You for every battle You fought for us. Thank You for all the victories You have given us.
Thank You for provision. Thank You for protection. Thank You for Your Support. Thank You for answered prayers. Thank You for Your faithfulness. Father, accept our worship in Jesus’ Name.
All we have come to do today is to praise You. Oh! Father, thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You, Lord. In Jesus’ Mighty Name, we have given thanks. Amen!
Let someone shout Hallelujah — Hallelujah!
Shake hands with one or two people and say, "Happy new year.”
THE MESSAGE
Text — Psalm chapter 127
I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever: with my mouth I will make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
I have implored us in the past that whenever something is very, very important to David, he uses the singular to express himself.
When you hear him say, “The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. He is saying, “I don't know about you, but I know about myself; the Lord is my Shepherd. Whether He is yours or not, I don't know. I shall not want. I know my own for sure, I don't know about you.”
When he says, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me. He is saying, ‘Forgive me, I'm only talking about myself.’ ”
Here, he is talking about himself. I will sing, Me, of the mercies of the Lord forever, not just on Thanksgiving Sunday, forever — every moment of my life.
He says I will sing of the mercies of God.
I want you to take this morning's message personally. I’m talking about myself. One or two people who can think of the mercies of the Lord can join me.
THE MERCIES OF THE LORD
The value of the mercies of the Lord when it comes to preservation.
Lamentations 3:22-23 says it is of the mercies of the Lord we have not been consumed.
Adeboye is alive this morning because of the mercies of the Lord, I don't know about you.
I’m around today because of the mercies of the Lord.
The mercies of the Lord make the difference in our lives.
I want to talk about the mercies of the Lord vis-à-vis establishment.
In Psalm 18:35, David said, ”Thy gentleness has made me great.”
Romans 9:14-16.
Romans 9:16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.
It is not your ability; it is the mercy of God that makes you who you are.
I know it is the mercies of God that will help me till the end.
In Psalm 73:24-26, David said, “Who do I have in heaven? Who is going to hold me by the hand and take me to heaven? Is it my ability?”
When Peter said, “If everybody denies You, I won't.” He meant it. Then he came across a problem bigger than what his faith could handle, and he said, “I don't know Jesus.”
PRAYER
I pray for you, that crisis that will cause you to say you don't know Jesus will never come your way.
The crisis that will cause people to say, “Why don't you try native method?” Will never come your way.
The Bible says, “Let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.” Is that not in your Bible?
I rely on God’s mercy for protecting me and preserving me.
I rely on His mercy for making me who I am.
I rely on His mercy for making sure I will end well.
What will I do? David said, “I will sing of your mercy. I will sing of your power. I will tell everybody.”
Psalm 59:16 But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
God has been merciful to me.
It was His mercy that pushed me to the foot of the cross.
Mercy brought me to salvation. It is by the mercy of the Lord that I'm saved.
I WILL HONOUR GOD
God deserves to be honoured.
He has been merciful to me.
I will honour Him if only for one reason: because I know that He controls my destiny.
I will honour Him because He is the One who is controlling my tomorrow and destiny.
1 Samuel 2:30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me forever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
I will honour God, I don't want Him to change His mind.
Proverbs 3:9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase.
I will honour God with my substance and in every way possible.
When you bring something to God and He accepts it, it is out of mercy.
When God receives your gift, it is out of mercy. Do you think He needs your money? Keep on deceiving yourself.
We are talking of a God who is so great that when He needed money, He asked His servant to go and fish and bring out a coin from the mouth of a fish.
Do you think God can't do His work without you?
ALTAR CALL
If there is anyone here, all these years we have been preaching to you, asking you to surrender your life to Jesus Christ, and you have been saying, "Don't mind them.” I said so before until one day God spoke to me out of mercy, “Go and surrender your life to Jesus.”
If you want to surrender your life to Jesus, go to the Altar wherever you are, hearing me all over the world.
This is another opportunity for you. This is a brand new year. Brand new opportunity. The choice is yours. You can pretend that you are already born again and already doing the will of God; it is up to you.
SONG
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord
With my mouth, will I make known
Thy faithfulness, Thy faithfulness
With my mouth, will I make known
Thy faithfulness to all generations
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord
Cry to Him: Those of you who are already in front, cry to Him. Lord Jesus, have mercy on me. Save my soul. Forgive all my sins. I will serve You for the rest of my life.
LET US INTERCEDE FOR THEM
The rest of us, please let’s stretch our hands towards them and cry to God for them. Lord, please have mercy on these people. Save their souls. Forgive all their sins. Please, Lord, have mercy on them.
SALVATION PRAYER
Saviour, thank you for Your Word. Thank you for these people who have come forward, Lord.
Please receive them. Save their souls. Let Your Blood wash them clean. Write their names in the Book of Life.
I pray, Lord God Almighty, that from now on, they will serve You. In Jesus’ Mighty Name, we have prayed. Amen!
Praise the Lord — Hallelujah!
FINAL BLESSING
If you are fully conscious of how merciful God has been to you, one more time, shout Hallelujah — Hallelujah!
My Father and my God, I'm very, very grateful to You. I’m grateful to You for all those who have heard this message this morning.
I’m grateful to You for the hearts that You have touched. Hearts that out of gratitude, they will do Your will this year. Father, accept our thanks in Jesus’ Name.
Please Lord, I commit Your children all over the world to You. As we all turn to You afresh, determined to serve You like never before, Almighty God, send help to us.
The ability to do Your will, the ability to be grateful, Almighty God, send to us afresh. Please, out of Your mercy, throughout this year, preserve us.
Establish us. Uphold us till the end. Just let all be well with us. If You return this year, Father, out of Your mercy, don't leave us behind.
Your children are going to be saying thank You in one form or the other. Out of mercy, receive their thanksgiving.
Receive them. Don't abandon any of us, Lord. Uphold us till the end. And let this year be very glorious. In Jesus’ Mighty Name, we have prayed. Amen!
OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND THANK GOD
Now, even if it is only for five minutes, on your own, as a person, go to God, and thank Him. Open your mouth and say thank You, Lord.
Thank You for Your mercy.
Thank You for preserving me.
Thank You for making me me.
Thank You because my future is in Your hand.
Thank You for another opportunity to rededicate my life to You.
Thank You.
Thank You.
Go ahead; just thank Him.