Have you had a week of thanksgiving? I hope this brief series has helped cultivate gratitude in your heart!
As was mentioned on Sunday evening, sometimes it it difficult to give thanks for some things. But God’s Word says,”Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 [...]
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Cultivating thanksgiving (7)
Posted in thanksgiving, tagged thanksgiving on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cultivating thanksgiving (6)
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Paul describes the Spirit-controlled Christian as one who is “giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 5:20).
I read of one man of God who was meditating on this verse while he was brushing his teeth one morning. He was challenged by the thought [...]
Cultivating thanksgiving (5)
Posted in thanksgiving, tagged thanksgiving on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you have today off to shop, relax or spend more time with family, you already have something to be thankful for! I hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving!
But even though the holiday is over, don’t forget that we are to be 2:7 Christians. “Rooted and built up in him [Christ] and established in [...]
Cultivating thanksgiving (4)
Posted in thanksgiving, tagged thanksgiving on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Happy Thanksgiving to you today!
You are probably going to see some of those family members today that you wrote something down about yesterday. Be sure to thank them for a specific character trait today. Put into practice what Paul wrote, “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you.” (Philippians 1:3)
And if you get [...]
Cultivating thanksgiving (3)
Posted in thanksgiving, tagged thanksgiving on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Corinthians 1:4).
Paul wrote to this to members of his spiritual family, but today as we cultivate thanksgiving I want us to focus on our own family members. When is the last time [...]
Cultivating thanksgiving (2)
Posted in thanksgiving, tagged thanksgiving on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving” (Psalm 50:14).
Before you can really give thanks, you really need to identify and recognize specific blessings that you have received from the Lord.
So why not take 10-15 minutes sometime today and just make a list of 7-10 spiritual blessings and 7-10 material blessings in your life. Once you [...]
