The Thanksgiving Telescope

It’s so easy to magnify our problems but this can end up easily discouraging us. When we learn to magnify God through thanksgiving, we begin to see Him as He really is, we remember how great and good He is and we recall how powerful He is to do what he said He would do. Often God can be too small in our own eyes; this sermon will show you how to see Him more as He truly is in reality. You will learn that it is not so much happy people who are thankful but thankful people who are happy and you will be inspired to make thanksgiving a way of life.

The Problem with Complaining

Complaining is a problem: it keeps us stuck in situations rather than having a hope for change; it affects the people around us and ultimately it blocks our relationship with God. If we take our eyes off our problems and instead fix them on the problem-solver, God is able to break the power of complaining and His mechanism for doing that is our gratitude. Looking at the story of Israel in Numbers 13 and 14, this sermon addresses the root causes of our complaints along with the ways in which we can live our lives full of thanks.

Remember

The Bible speaks often about building memorials around significant spiritual events; these help to build faith for today and hope for tomorrow and enable us to keep the faith alive as we teach future generations about what God has done. This sermon reminds us about the importance of having our own memorial stones - not physical monuments as such but raising the profile in our thinking of the things that God has previously done. You will discover that not only does such remembrance display gratitude to God but also something powerful happens in us and also in others as we remember.

Sharing Your Story

Sharing your story of how you came to know Jesus and the difference He has made in your life flows out of a thankfulness for all He has done in our lives. When we live with an attitude of gratitude we are able to share the good news with others, witnessing to the love and power of Jesus Christ. This first sermon in our 'Thank-full' series will practically equip you to share your story with others and inspire you about the power of your testimony and the impact it can have.