Book 3 - Chap 8 - Why Not Be Thankful For Our Wonderful Treasure, God?    grp116
Why Does God Want Our Gratitude and Thanks?
Ice-breaker: When you think over your past life, what happenedthat you are most thankful for?

Philippians 4: 4Always be glad because of the Lord! Iwill say it again: Be glad. 5Always be gentle with others. TheLord will soon be here. 6Don't worry about anything, but pray about everything. With thankful hearts offer up your prayers and requests to God. 7Then, because you belong to Christ Jesus, God will bless you with peace that no one can completely understand. And this peace will control the way you think and feel. (CEV)

Psalm 50:14.... The only sacrifice I want is foryou to be thankful and to keep your word...... 23The sacrifice that honors me is a thankful heart.(CEV)

Psalm 118: 28The LORD is my God! I will praise himand tell him how thankful I am. 29Tell the LORD howthankful you are, because he is kind and always merciful. (CEV)

Luke 12: 48...If God has been generous with you, hewill expect you to serve him well. But if he has been more than generous, he will expect you to serve him even better. (CEV)

Acts 14: 13The temple of Zeus was near the entranceto the city. Its priest and the crowds wanted to offer a sacrifice to Barnabas and Paul. So the priest brought some bulls and flowers to the city gates. 14Whenthe two apostles found out about this, they tore their clothes in horrorand ran to the crowd, shouting: 15Why are you doing this? Weare humans just like you. Please give up all this foolishness.Turnto the living God, who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and everythingin them.16In times past, God let each nation go its ownway. 17 But he showed that he was there by the good things hedid. God sends rain from heaven and makes your crops grow. He gives foodto you and makes your hearts glad. (CEV)

1. What does God do for us every day that should make us very thankful? Describe these.
2. How does the Bible help us to know why we are alive and what Godexpects from us?
3. Why did Paul and Barnabas ask the crowd to stop being foolish andto turn to their Creator?
4. When we meet as a small support community how does that increaseour love for each other?
Please study above references and questions and then add yourobservations and applications:
Observations                                                                 Applications
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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