Thankfulness

Go around the room and have everyone mention something that they are thankful for

How do we show our thankfulness?

Psalm 95:1–2 (NIV)

1 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;

let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.

2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving

and extol him with music and song.

Extol also means exalt, or shout

Why do we show thankfulness

Psalm 95:1–4 (NIV)

1 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;

let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.

2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving

and extol him with music and song.

3 For the Lord is the great God,

the great King above all gods.

4 In his hand are the depths of the earth,

and the mountain peaks belong to him.

Here in Psalm 95: 1-4 it reminds us why we show thankfulness to God.

What should we be thankful for?

Good times

difficult times

friends

correction

James 1:2–4 (NIV)

Trials and Temptations

2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.