Gratitude and Giving Thanks

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Gratitude and Giving Thanks
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Contentment The Fruit of Faith
Ungrateful Godless
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In todays world being grateful is
like swimming upstream
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God expects for us to be grateful
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II Timothy 3 1-5  But realize
this, that ??in the last days difficult times
will come. 2 For men will be ??lovers of self,
??lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers,
disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
unloving, irreconcilable, ??malicious gossips,
without self-control, brutal, ????haters of
good,4 ??treacherous, ??reckless, ??conceited,
??lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God ...
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1620 first act after landing
After first harvest a Thanksgiving Day
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National day
of
Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving originated by God and it was a
feast w/o leftovers.
Leviticus 22 30 It shall be eaten on the same
day, you shall leave none of it until morning
I am the Lord.
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In Deuteronomy 26, as well as feasting, Gods
Thanksgiving Day included - Vs. 2 ...
Giving an offering to God - Vs. 3 ...
Acknowledging Gods gifts - Vs. 10 ...
Worshipping God And you shall set it down
before the Lord your God, and worship before the
Lord your God
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I. Thanksgiving did not originate in the
United States. II. God desires true gratitude,
not just the giving of thanks
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Ungratefulness is an evidence of the sin of
unbelief.
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Romans 1 18-21
His eternal power and divine nature, have been
clearly seen, ??being understood through what has
been made, so that they are without excuse.
 21 For even though they knew God, they did not
??honor Him as God or give thanks, but they
became ??futile in their speculations, and their
foolish heart was darkened

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By nature a man wants others to be grateful for
graces he extends.
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Sadly, increasing numbers of people refuse to
give to God what they expect from others BUT
... This is nothing new !
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Romans 1 28 And just as
they did not see fit to acknowledge God any
longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind,
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I. Thanksgiving did not originate in the
United States. II. God desires true gratitude,
not just the giving of thanks III.
Gratitude and ingratitude are moral
issues, not just a question of manners.
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Our irritation at ingratitude is a witness
against us for our ingratitude to God.
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What is gratitude ... It is an
attitude of heart ... It is a sincere
feeling of delight It is a spontaneous,
emotional response that reflects ones heart
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Hebrews 12 28
Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which
cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which
we may offer to God an acceptable service with
reverence and awe
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God owes us nothing, but He has given us
everything. The earth and the air .. Gen.
1-2 All we consume ... Psa. 50
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Acts 17 28 ... for in Him we live and move
and exist, Col. 1 17 ... in Him all things
hold together. James 1 17 ... Every good thing
given and every perfect gift Matthew 5 45
... Causes sun to rise on the evil and the good,
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Luke 6 35 But love your
enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing
in return and your reward will be great, and you
will be sons of the Most High for He Himself is
kind to ungrateful and evil men.
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III. Gratitude and ingratitude are
moral issues, not just a question of
manners. IV. Ingratitude is a disease.
How do we cure it ?
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We start by recognizing - Who we are -
What we are - What we deserve
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Like Paul, we do not deserve salvation
I Timothy 1 15 It is a trustworthy statement,
deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came
into the world to save sinners, among whom I am
foremost of all.
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Like Paul, salvation puts us in His debt
I Corinthians 15 10 But by the grace of God I
am what I am, and His grace toward me did not
prove vain but I labored even more than all of
them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.
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People who take sin lightly also take the savior
and take His salvation lightly.
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Salvation engenders great gratitude.
I Thessalonians 5 16-18 Rejoice always
17 ??pray without ceasing 18 in everything
??give thanks for this is Gods will for you in
Christ Jesus.
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Are you a child of grace ? Are
you walking in His saving grace? Is
your heart filled with gratitude for His
unmerited favor ?
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When you are saved and you know it, your heart
will be filled with gratitude and Peace.
Come to Jesus Now !