The Power of Thankfulness
Part IV; November 26, 2023
Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia. 2 They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity. 3 For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford, but far more. And they did it of their own free will. 4 They begged us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers in Jerusalem. 5 They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do. —2 Corinthians 8:1-5 (NLT)
“Thanks Giving”
Thankful giving reminds us that all we have has
But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us! —1 Chronicles 29:14 (NLT)
The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him. —Psalm 24:1 (NLT)
Thankful giving helps us to be
The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. —Proverbs 11:25 (NLT)
Thankful giving allows us the privilege of partnering with
One-tenth of what comes from the land, whether grain or fruit, is holy and belongs to the LORD. —Leviticus 27:30 (GW)
Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s business manager; Susanna; and many others who were contributing from their own resources to support Jesus and his disciples. —Luke 8:3 (NLT)
Thankful giving starts in the
They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord… —2 Corinthians 8:5 (NLT)
Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. —Matthew 6:21 (NLT)