GIVING THANKS IN EVERYTHING
1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-18

 

"Everyone will agree there are some scriptures far easier to memorize than to practice. Well, it's one of those verses that I want us to talk about today.

So turn if you will to 1 Thessalonians 5 and lets talk about giving thanks in everything."
  1. Giving thanks in everything is the will of God. Colossians 3:15
  2. Being grateful is no big deal.
  3. Two questions must be answered when discussing giving thanks in everything:
    A.Why

    4. B. How?

  4. Expressing gratitude:
    A. Keeps me continually aware of the presence of God.
    B. Motivates me to keep looking for God's purpose which gives me strength
    C. Motivates me to become more submissive to His will
    D. Makes me aware of my dependence upon God.
    E. Teaches me to trust God.
    F. Builds my faith.
    G. Gives impact to my witness.
    H. Energizes me in difficult situations.
  5. How are we to give thanks in everything?
    A. Must first of all be a child of God - The Holy Spirit indwells us

 


"When you understand why and how,

God enables you to express thanks in everything.

That is a victory worth the battle."

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