Sermon 29 March 2015 By Bruce McCallum

1. BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE 6
THANK-FILLED-NESS

2. By thanksgiving we acknowledge God’s
goodness
By praise we acknowledge God’s greatness
By worship we acknowledge God’s holiness

3. 1. You don’t want to be a thankless person.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 (NIV)
1 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last
days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of
money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their
parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving,
slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the
good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure
rather than lovers of God-- 5 having a form of godliness
but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.

4. Romans 1:21 (NIV)
21 For although they knew God, (Note : it was
addressed to believers) they neither glorified him as
God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking
became futile and their foolish hearts were
darkened.

5. 2. Being thankfulness is a characteristic that you
follow Christ
Colossians 1:12 (NIV)
12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you
to share in the inheritance of the saints in the
kingdom of light.
Colossians 2:7 (NIV)
7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the
faith as you were taught, and overflowing with
thankfulness.

6. Colossians 3:15-17 (NIV)
15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as
members of one body you were called to peace. And
be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you
richly as you teach and admonish one another with
all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and
spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do
it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to
God the Father through him.

7. Psalms 116:12 (MSG)
12 What can I give back to God for the blessings he's
poured out on me? … 17 I'm ready to offer the
thanksgiving sacrifice and pray in the name of God.

8. 3. Being thankful releases supernatural power
John 6:3-19 (NIV)
11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and
distributed to those who were seated as much as
they wanted. He did the same with the fish.
John 6:23 (NIV)
23 Then some boats from Tiberias landed near the
place where the people had eaten the bread after
the Lord had given thanks.

9. John 11:1-57 (NIV)
Then Jesus looked up and said, "Father, I thank you
that you have heard me. … 43 When he had said this,
Jesus called in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" 44
The dead man came out, his hands and feet
wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his
face. Jesus said to them, "Take off the grave clothes
and let him go."

10. 4. Being thankful makes you well
Luke 17:11-19 (ANIV)
16 He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him—
and he was a Samaritan. 17 Jesus asked, "Were not
all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18 Was
no-one found to return and give praise to God except
this foreigner?" 19 Then he said to him, "Rise and go;
your faith has made you well."

11. By thanksgiving we acknowledge God’s
goodness
By praise we acknowledge God’s greatness
By worship we acknowledge God’s holiness