All scripture references are NIV unless otherwise noted.
Thankfulness is not an occasional act but a
Luke 17:11-19 As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. As he entered a village there, ten men with leprosy stood at a distance, crying out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
He looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy.
One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, “Praise God!” He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan.
Jesus asked, “Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” And Jesus said to the man, “Stand up and go. Your faith has healed you.” (NLT)
Jesus always engaged with the
God hears your
His response of Thanksgiving: to
Psalm 100:1-5 Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation. (NLT)
1. Thanksliving
Psalm 13:5 But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
Psalm 27:6b …I will sacrifice with shouts of joy…
Psalm 16:9a Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices…
2. Thanksliving recognizes who
Psalm 100:3b …we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Psalm 17:8 Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings…
1 Corinthians 6:19-20a Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price.
3. Thanksliving is an
Psalm 105:5 Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced…
4. Thanksliving acknowledges God’s
Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.
CONCLUSION: A thankful spirit is a