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Gratitude and Giving
Thanks
Contentment
The Fruit of
Faith
Ungrateful
Godless
In today’s
world
being grateful
is like
swimming
upstream
God expects for us to be grateful
II Timothy 3: 1-5
But realize this, that 
in the last days difficult
times will come. 2 For men will be 
lovers of
self, 
lovers of money, boastful, arrogant,
revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful,
unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, m
alicious
gossips, without self-control, brutal, 
haters of
good,4 t
reacherous, r
eckless, c
onceited, l
overs
of pleasure rather than lovers of God ...
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after landing
After first harvest a
Thanksgiving Day
National day
of
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving originated by God
and it was a feast w/o leftovers.
Leviticus 22: 30
It shall be eaten on the same day, you
shall leave none of it until morning;
I am the Lord.
In Deuteronomy 26, as well as feasting,
God’s Thanksgiving Day included :
- Vs. 2 ... Giving an offering to God
- Vs. 3 ... Acknowledging God’s gifts
- Vs. 10 ... Worshipping God
And you shall set it down before the Lord your
God, and worship before the Lord your God;
I. Thanksgiving did not originate
in the United States.
II. God desires true gratitude, not
just “the giving of thanks”
Ungratefulness is an
evidence of the sin of
unbelief.
Romans 1: 18-21
His eternal power and divine nature, have
been clearly seen, 
being understood through
what has been made, so that they are without
excuse. 21 For even though they knew God,
they did not h
onor Him as God or give
thanks, but they became 
futile in their
speculations, and their foolish heart was
darkened
By nature a man wants
others to be grateful
for graces he extends.
Sadly,
increasing numbers of people
refuse to give to God
what they expect from others
BUT ... This is nothing new !
Romans 1: 28
And just as they did not see fit to
acknowledge God any longer, God
gave them over to a depraved mind,
...
I. Thanksgiving did not originate
in the United States.
II. God desires true gratitude, not
just “the giving of thanks”
III. Gratitude and ingratitude
are moral issues, not just
a question of manners.
Our irritation at ingratitude
is a witness against us
for our ingratitude to God.
What is gratitude :
... It is an attitude of heart
... It is a sincere feeling of delight
* It is a spontaneous, emotional
response that reflects ones heart
Hebrews 12: 28
Therefore, since we receive a
kingdom which cannot be shaken,
let us show gratitude, by which
we may offer to God an acceptable
service with reverence and awe;
God owes us nothing, but
He has given us everything.
The earth and the air .. Gen. 1-2
All we consume ... Psa. 50
Acts 17: 28 ...
for in Him we live and move and exist,
Col. 1: 17 ...
in Him all things hold together.
James 1: 17 ...
Every good thing given and every perfect gift
Matthew 5: 45 ...
Causes sun to rise on the evil and the good,
Luke 6: 35
But love your enemies, and do good,
and lend, expecting nothing in
return; and your reward will be great,
and you will be sons of the Most
High; for He Himself is kind to
ungrateful and evil men
.
III. Gratitude and ingratitude
are moral issues, not just
a question of manners.
IV. Ingratitude is a disease.
How do we cure it ?
We start by recognizing :
- Who we are
- What we are
- What we deserve
Like Paul, we do not deserve salvation
I Timothy 1: 15
It is a trustworthy statement,
deserving full acceptance, that
Christ Jesus came into the world
to save sinners, among whom I
am foremost of all.
Like Paul, salvation puts us in His debt
I Corinthians 15: 10
But by the grace of God I am what I
am, and His grace toward me did not
prove vain; but I labored even more
than all of them, yet not I, but the
grace of God with me.
People who take sin lightly
also take the savior and
take His salvation lightly.
Salvation engenders great gratitude.
I Thessalonians 5: 16-18
Rejoice always; 17 
pray without
ceasing; 18 in everything g
ive thanks;
for this is God’s will for you in Christ
Jesus.
Are you a child of grace ?
Are you walking in His saving grace?
Is your heart filled with gratitude
for His unmerited favor ?
When you are saved
and you know it,
your heart will be filled
with gratitude and Peace.
Come to Jesus Now !