The Sweet Taste of "Thank You"
March 5th-8th, 2020
John Elmer
Part of Sweet Tooth

Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 16:24

“THE SWEET TASTE OF THANK YOU”

1. God wants us to be a

people.

… give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 p. 1020

More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us.

Romans 5:3-5 RSV

2. Gratitude will change your

.

For as he thinks in his heart, so is he …

Proverbs 23:7 NKJV

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-7 p.1013

3. A life of gratitude starts with

.

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

Psalm 118:1 p. 526

One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.

Luke 17:15-16 p. 900

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord

Romans 6:23 p. 970

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