Preached by Apostle Aje Pelser

Harvester Reformational Church, Cape Town

2. Thanks unlocks the 10 percent or the miraculous

3. Thanks unlocks new revelations of our identity

4. Thanks unlocks our testimony and helps us overcome

5. Hanks in advance unlocks our faith future

6. Thanks for Jesus’ work on the cross brings us together

7. Thanks for suffering for His name unlocks greater glory and purpose

8. Thanks unlocks more of Jesus for people to see!

We are taught by apostle Paul to stop worrying about everything and start praying and making petitions to God, with thanksgiving. Philippians 4:6. IN addition this form of prayerful ‘thanks’ unlocks the peace that passes our understanding.

Php 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

Php 4:7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

The word for thanksgiving here is the Greek word: G2169 ‘eucharistia’

From G2170; and it infers: ‘gratitude; actually grateful language to God, as an act of worship.’

The leper that was cleansed and gave thanks to Jesus, was a Samaritan. The others were presumably Jews who went to the priest and were pronounced cleansed. This fulfilled the law but did not show gratitude to the source of healing. By saying thanks this man sealed his healing and unlocked the Gospel for his Samaritan nation, who were at enmity with the Jews at the time.

Luk 17:15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God,

Luk 17:16 and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.

Phm 1:4 I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers,

Phm 1:5 hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,

Phm 1:6 that the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every g