1. The document provides guidance on giving thanks to God daily by evaluating one's lifestyle, stopping destructive behaviors, and training oneself to be godly. 2. It emphasizes that giving thanks to God honors Him, refocuses one's attention on Him, releases anxiety, refreshes relationships with Him, and strengthens faith. 3. Specific passages from Ephesians chapter 1 are cited that encourage giving thanks to God for spiritual blessings, predestination, redemption, forgiveness, and His divine will and plan.

1. Session 5

2. 1. Thank God for every spiritual
blessing
2. Evaluate your present lifestyle
3. Stop any destructive behavior or
attitude
4. Train yourself to be godly

3. The phrase “give
thanks” occur at
least 51 times in
the Bible
1 Chronicles 16:8-36

4.  It honors Him
 It refocuses our attention
on Him, rather than on
ourselves or our
problems or situations

5.  It releases us from
anxiety
 It refreshes our
relationship with Him
 It strengthens us

6.  It reinforces our faith
 It causes our spirits to
rejoice and soar
 It makes us attractive and
winsome

7. What to thank God for each day?
Ephesians 1:3
3 Praise be to the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who has blessed us
in the heavenly realms with
every spiritual blessing in
Christ.

8. What to thank God for each day?
Ephesians 1:4
4 For he chose us in him
before the creation of the
world to be holy and
blameless in his sight.

9. What to thank God for each day?
Ephesians 1:5-6
In love 5 he predestined us to be
adopted as his sons through
Jesus Christ, in accordance with
his pleasure and will— 6 to the
praise of his glorious
grace, which he has freely given
us in the One he loves.

10. What to thank God for each day?
Ephesians 1:7-8
7 In him we have
redemption through his
blood, the forgiveness of sins, in
accordance with the riches of
God’s grace 8 that he lavished on
us with all wisdom and
understanding.

11. What to thank God for each day?
Ephesians 1:9-10
9 And he made known to us the
mystery of his will according to
his good pleasure, which he
purposed in Christ, 10 to be put
into effect when the times will
have reached their fulfillment

12. What to thank God for each day?
Ephesians 1:9-10
—to bring all things in heaven
and on earth together under one
head, even Christ.

13. What to thank God for each day?
Ephesians 1:15-16
15 For this reason, ever since I
heard about your faith in the
Lord Jesus and your love for all
the saints, 16 I have not stopped
giving thanks for
you, remembering you in my
prayers.

14. Through prayer
Through worship
Through obedience
Through giving
Through serving