pastor mark schwarzbauer phd choosing your destiny through thanks got thanks?
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I Thessalonians 5: Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.TRANSCRIPT
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Pastor MarkSchwarzbauer
PhD
Choosing Your
Destiny through Thanks got thanks?
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Pastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhDFamily Worship Center
Thanksliving (not a misprint).
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I Thessalonians 5:12-22
16Rejoice always, 17pray without ceasing, 18in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
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I Thessalonians 5:12-22
19Do not quench the Spirit. 20Do not despise prophecies. 21Test all things; hold fast what is good. 22Abstain from every form of evil.
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Part One: Choosing
Your Destiny
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Pastor MarkSchwarzbauer
PhD
Choosing Your
Destiny of Joy got joy?
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Don’t Quench
The SpiritPastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhD
Family Worship Center
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Pastor MarkSchwarzbauer
PhD
Choosing Your
Destiny through Thanks got thanks?
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Choosing Your Destiny Through Thanks
Choose your destiny through thanks…
because it affects not only WHERE you arrive but
also HOW much you enjoy the journey.
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Part Two: Choosing
Your Destiny Through Thanks
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I Thessalonians 5:12-22
16Rejoice always, 17pray without ceasing, 18in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
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Choosing Your Destiny Through Thanks
• Secular studies show how an attitude of thanksgiving promotes personal success. (They are finally catching up to what the Bible has taught for millennia).
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Choosing Your Destiny Through Thanks
• “Drs. Blaire and Rita Justice reported for the University of Texas Health Science Center, "a growing body of research shows that gratitude is truly amazing in its physical and psychosocial benefits." Ibid
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Study on Gratitude• 1. Randomly assigned 3
tasks.• 2. Group 1 journaled 5
things they were thankful for that week (not daily).
• 3. Group 2 journaled 5 daily hassles that displeased them that week.
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Study on Gratitude• 4. Group 3 (neutral)
journaled 5 events or circumstances that affected them but weren’t told whether to focus on positive or negative.
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Study on Gratitude• “Ten weeks later, participants in
the gratitude group felt better about their lives as a whole and were a full 25 percent happier than the hassled group. They reported fewer health complaints, and exercised an average of 1.5 hours more.” Ibid
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Study on Gratitude• Emmons did another study
showing DAILY journaling of thankfulness was even more effective reaping rewards of greater goodwill to others.
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Gratitude study amongst adult onset
neuromuscular disorders. • Those who jotted down their
blessings nightly reported more hours of sleep, feeling more rested and more optimistic than the control group.
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Gratitude study amongst adult onset
neuromuscular disorders. • Their spouses noticed the
differences too.• Their personal choice of
nurture overrode nature.
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Old saying “If you've forgotten
the language of gratitude, you'll
never be on speaking terms with
happiness.”
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Dr. John Gottman at the University of Washington
after two decades of studying marriage concluded “unless a couple is able to maintain a
high ratio of positive to negative encounters (5:1 or
greater), it is likely the marriage will end.”
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The Most important
destination is your spiritual destination of
Christ likeness.
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I Thessalonians 5:12-22
16Rejoice always, 17pray without ceasing, 18in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.