Introduction
Letter about starting child beside the road in Ethiopia.Does my gratitude to God motivate me to imitate Christ by being compassionate and generous to others?
Who gets the credit?I Corinthians 15:10-11 – Paul gave the credit to God.Thankfulness is a command, an active behavior, an evident foundational attitude
Ephesians 5:20I Thessalonians 5:16-18Philippians 4:6Thankfulness is more than a momentary response to our blessings; it includes a continuing attitude of humility toward God
Luke 17:15-16Daniel 6:10Glorifying God involves admitting we aren’t the source of our blessings and developing the proper attitude toward our possessions
Luke 12:16-21, 15If it’s not us doing it and it’s not for us, why do we work?Ephesians 4:28A grateful attitude toward God will encourage us and move us to share our blessings
Galatians 6:10I John 3:16-17Matthew 19:16-22Our gratefulness and desire to follow Christ should bring us joy as we have opportunity to share.Luke 16:19-23Matthew 25:34-40, 41-46Thanks, gratitude, compassion, and sharing are not optional!As our gratefulness helps us grow and want to imitate Christ, we become more Christlike ourselves
Learn to be thankful
Motivated to share
Imitate Christ
Actively thanking God
Compassion and generosity to others
Be more Christlike
We can’t fix the world, but we can find small ways to help.John 8:12John 3:16 – The greatest blessing God has ever given us!