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Introduction: It’s hard at times to be thankful
Bottom Line: Thankfulness is always possible.
1. Thankful for others fruitfulness.
How do you feel when others do well?
How about when things aren’t going well for you?
What’s your goal?
That you be glorified or Christ?
Well, when you put it that way.
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- The church had Rome was known for it’s faith.
No competition here.
2. Thankful for not baptizing people.
1. Thankful for not baptizing many people.
- Thankful he didn’t make things worse!
3. Thankful for speaking in tongues.
- Thankful for speaking mysteries to God that builds himself up.
- Thankful he didn’t make things worse!
4. Thankful our minds are free.
We aren’t slaves to our emotions, desires and deceptive thoughts.
Your mind is free to sort things out to reframe things to be able to get to the point where you’re thankful.
- We can serve God with our minds any time.
5. Thankful for everything.
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This flows from a heart filled with the Spirit.
It’s spontaneous.
All thankfulness isn’t spontaneous.
- In all circumstances.
This is a choice to respond in thankfulness to everything.
This is what happens to you.
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- In all you do and say.
This is what you do, have to do, choose to do.
Conclusion: Sometimes thankfulness flows, sometimes you have to work at it, but we can always find something about which to be thankful.
Discussion Questions:
How do you feel when others do well?
- The church had Rome was known for it’s faith.
No competition here.
Romans 1:8
Describe, if you can, one time when you were overflowing with gratitude?
What is the hardest situation for you to be thankful.
Why?
What have you learned that helps you to be thankful when thankfulness isn’t your natural reaction?
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