“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all
circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” –1
Thessalonians 5:16-18, NIV
"Without worship, we go about miserable." –A.W.
Tozer
“The surest index of your spiritual and emotional well-being
is the degree of gratitude in your life.” –John Maxwell
As Quisqueya Christian School's High School Bible Teacher, I
often have the opportunity to speak at our chapel services. This was last
week's talk on "Gratitude for God's Faithfulness". Here I talk from
Luke 7:36-50 and Luke 17: 11-19, a sinful woman anoints Jesus' feet and Jesus'
cleansing the ten with leprosy. This talk explores the importance of, and the
essential nature of, gratitude, thanksgiving and worship. Gratitude is God's
will for our life.
For the Power Point for this talk, click this link here:
For the prayers from this talk, and the study questions
for this talk, click this link:
Prayer of Thanksgiving
“Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we your unworthy
servants give you humble thanks for all your goodness and loving-kindness to us
and to all whom you have made. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and
all the blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in the
redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and
for the hope of glory. And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies,
that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise, not only with
our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to your service, and by
walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus
Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory
throughout all ages. Amen.”(Book of Common Prayer, p. 101)
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