attitude matters 1 thessalonians 5:16-18. the pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts…...
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Attitude Matters1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
The pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts…nevertheless, [they] set aside a day of thanksgiving.
— H. W. Westermeyer
Margaret Visser, The Gift of Thanks (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009)
Learning to be thankful involves a steep learning curve.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-1816 Be joyful always; 17 pray continually; 18 give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
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Acts 16–18 Second Missionary Campaign
1 Thessalonians 5:12-2212-13 Relationship to Spiritual Authority14-15 Relationship to One Another16-18 Relationship to Yourself
16 Be joyful always; 17 pray continually; 18 give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
19-22 Relationship to God’s Word
Explain
Practical Instructions -for doing life in community
Knowledge & Skills
Attitude
Foundational Instructions - affecting everything
1Thessalonians 5:16-1816 Be joyful always; 17 pray continually; 18 give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
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Acts 5:41; 16:25Philippians 1:18; 4:4John 15:11
Joy is not linked to external circumstances but rooted in relationship.
I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
1 Thessalonians 5:16 Be joyful always
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Spontaneous and continual interaction rooted in relationship
1 Thessalonians 5:17 pray continually
Grand Parents Prayer Gathering 6pm tonight
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Romans 1:22
1Thessalonians 5:18give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.
1Thessalonians 5:16-1816 Be joyful always; 17 pray continually; 18 give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
JoyfulPrayerfulThankfulFo
llow
ers
of Je
sus
are…
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