THANKSGIVING PRODUCES HEALTHY THINKING Ps 285 NLT 5 They care nothing for what the Lord has done or for what his hands have made So he will tear them down and they will never be rebuilt ID: 654415
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THANKFUL ALWAYS
THANKSGIVING 2017Slide2
THANKSGIVING PRODUCES HEALTHY
THINKING
Ps 28:5 (NLT) --
5
They care nothing for what the
Lord
has done or for what his hands have made. So he will tear them down, and they will never be rebuilt!
Ps 28:5 (The Message) --
5
Because they have no idea how God works or what he is up to, God will smash them to smithereens and walk away from the
ruins.
1
Th
5:18 (NLT) --
18
Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
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THANKSGIVING PRODUCES HEALTHY
THINKING
Eph
5:15–20 (NLT) --
15
So be careful how you live
. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise.
16
Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.
17
Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.
18
Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit,
19
singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts.
20
And give thanks for everything to God the Father
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Slide4
THANKSGIVING PRODUCES HEALTHY THINKING
Complaining can’t coexist with thanksgiving:
Php
2:13–15 (NLT) --
13
For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.
14
Do everything without complaining and arguing
{bad attitude}
,
15
so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. Slide5
THANKSGIVING PRODUCES HEALTHY THINKING
Thanksgiving reinforces faith:
It
reminds us that God is in control
:
Heb
3:19 (NLT) --
19
So we see that because of their unbelief they were not able to enter his rest.
Let T
hanksgiving
drive out complaints
& unbelief
.
Thank God for all things
, believe God through all things and complain about nothing!!!Slide6
THANKSGIVING
COMBATS ENTITLEMENT
Thanksgiving
focuses attention on the Giver
Thanksgiving helps us recognize the gift
Thanksgiving reminds us that
no one owes me anything
and to
be thankful for everything
.Slide7
THANKSGIVING
ENCOURAGES THE GIVER
Being ungrateful disheartens the giver
:
Dt
28:47–48 (NLT) --
47
If you do not serve the
Lord
your God with joy and enthusiasm for the abundant benefits you have received,
48
you will serve your enemies whom the
Lord
will send against you. You will be left hungry, thirsty, naked, and lacking in everything. The
Lord
will put an iron yoke on your neck, oppressing you harshly until he has destroyed you.
Thanksgiving lubricates the flow of
generositySlide8
SUMMARY
Thankfulness produces healthy thinking, combats entitlement and encourages the giver.
We are commanded to be thankful in all things, to complain about nothing and believe in God always. This is the life of a believer and it produces great reward.