Abounding in Thanksgiving
You might think that since we are approaching the Thanksgiving holiday, we are beginning a study on being thankful. No, it’s because of all the turmoil, division, financial uncertainties, ongoing viruses, etc. that the Lord has us studying “Abounding in Thanksgiving.” We must keep our focus on Him and as such, be thankful!
We are told in scripture to “abound in thanksgiving.” Another translation says, “overflowing in thanksgiving.” Our gratitude to the Father and His Son should lead us to offer sincere praise and worship for His goodness, His acts of kindness, and His grace toward us in every situation. Our life should be a constant display of our attitude of gratitude.
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving… Every day!!
Thanksgiving requires an expression of our gratitude.
A leper expressed his thanksgiving by returning to Jesus as he fell at His feet giving thanks. Yet the children of Israel “did not remember His power and were not thankful.” One benefited from his giving of thanks and the others actually limited God and what He desired to do for them.
For us, being ever thankful really reflects our love for Jesus. We can begin giving thanks before we see the manifestation of our prayers.
Is giving of thanks to be a part of our prayers and requests to God? Can giving of thanks be used as worship, and can it bring the results we need? Will my being thankful help me to “Continue in prayer and watch?”
If you’ve ever pondered any of these questions, then this session is for you! Learn how giving of thanks can bring manifestations of God and become a blessing to you and a witness to others!
What does the scripture mean when it says, “Give thanks for all things?” Have you wondered what Paul meant when he wrote this? Could we possibly be instructed to give thanks for evil as it comes to us?
Learn what the scripture teaches on this subject and see an example of what can happen when we forget to be grateful for all we have.
Was Jesus ever tempted to have wrong thoughts or to sin? Certainly, he was tempted in the wilderness by the devil, but overcame them by the Word. He was also tempted to ponder the world’s perspective by Peter.
Study with us today to see how he was tempted by Peter’s words, but he quickly dealt with them. He sets a perfect example of how we too can be thankful for what has been given us vs yielding to temptation.
You may wonder “what does this title mean?” In today’s session, we will clearly see that the enemy of your soul is out to lead you astray and take you captive through your thought life! However, we can overcome him as we take captive those very thoughts he is using against us!
Study with us today in His Word to see how we can walk FREE as we walk according to His truth leading to abundant life!
Many times, in the New Testament we are told to be put on such spiritual elements as love, the new man, the armor and other items. And before we put on, we often must put off some elements that we no longer want to exhibit.
You may be thinking, “What does this have to do with Abounding in Thanksgiving?” That’s a good question as we will see that the two are actually related!
So much easier to perform these commands when we are abounding in thanksgiving!
Have you ever considered what we are doing when we MAGNIFY an item, a person, or our God? First, let’s understand what Webster says about this word: make greater or larger, increase apparent dimensions, and to raise in estimation.
Learn with us in this session how expressing gratitude ties in with magnifying our God AND how when we magnify an opposing element, we can also give power to it!
Is it possible to abound in thanksgiving all the time? That is, continually giving thanks to the Lord for what He has done and continues to do for His people.
Learn how it is a lifestyle we can develop as we focus on Him and eliminate any pride in our lives.
How can we increase in being thankful? One key may be that we increase in HUMILITY!
We saw the relationship between these two last week. This study will see how we can develop the same attitude related to humility that Jesus walked in. In fact, His humility already dwells in you!
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