November 27, 2011
Attitudes of Thanksgiving! pt2
Mike Fritscher 

Always Giving Thanks! Ephesians 5:17-21

1. Scripture Links Thankfulness to A Way of Life!

Ephesians 5:3-5

2. Scripture Links Thankfulness to God’s Will and Purposes!

1 Thessalonians 5:16 Rejoice always; 17 pray without ceasing; 18 in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 19 Do not quench the Spirit; 20 do not despise prophetic utterances. 21 But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; 22 abstain from every form of evil.

3. Scripture Links Thankfulness, Amongst Other Things, to a Tranquil and Quiet Life!

1 Timothy 2:1 First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

• Uninterrupted Communion or Fellowship with the Lord!

• You Have a Grasp For What God’s Will is For Your Life!

Romans 8:28-30 and 1 Thessalonians 3:1-8

• You Have a Growing Faith in the Providence of God!  

• You Are Willing to Look Foolish!

• It Means You are Willing to Place Every Circumstance in the hands of God, which in reality they already are!

• It Means You See and Confess Jesus As Lord!

• You Choose to See the Good God is Accomplishing!

• You Choose to Be Happy, and if Not Deliriously Happy, you at the least find contentment!

• You put off grumbling, complaint and discontentment, thanking God for all that He has given and all that He is doing!

• You Believe Your Circumstances furthers the will of God and the Expansion of the Gospel!

• You Choose to be Led by the Spirit According to His Word!

• You Are Willing to be a Greater Vessel for His Glory!

• You Find Out the Great and Lasting Joy Comes not because of Good circumstances but from the Hand of God!

• You Suffer in A Manner Worthy of the Lord!

• Your Ache seems to be relieved as you know that for the believer, weeping may last through the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning!  

Colossians 3:17 Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.

Ephesians 5:16-21

1. Born Again!
2. Walking Careful and Wise!
3. Making the Most of Your Time!
4. Understand What the Will of the Lord is!
5. Filled With the Spirit – Filled With the Spirit Together1
6. Always Giving Thanks For All Things!