The Art of Thanksgiving II

Prayer & Hope

CAPTURE

Someone I know has a baby who was a lil cross-eyed

One eye pulled in hard

Baby couldn’t see that well. You’d get right up to her and she’d be *startled*

Friendly blobs took care of her

Got glasses… and everything changed. Clarity was given to her world

CONNECT

Y’all listen, you cross-eyed babies!

Tonight’s lesson is simple (well, Lance. It’s never that simple)

Prayer & hope

Matthew 6:13 ESV

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

… for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Kinda like an afterthought, since only later translations added this

But we’re gonna see that true prayer sparks proper gratitude

An essential element of the Art of Thanksgiving is prayer

Underline “Kingdom,” “Power,” & “Glory”

Whose is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory?

Circle “Yours”

John 1

“In a study on gratitude and appreciation, participants who felt grateful showed a reduction in the level of cortisol, the stress hormone. They had stronger cardiac functioning and were more resilient to emotional setbacks and negative experiences”

Less stress. Less anxiety. Less depression.

Who wants that?

Philippians 4:6 ESV

do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Jesus Molina. I became like cross-eyed baby when I saw him.

Anxiety. Stress.

Scholars and researchers may think they’ve found *groundbreaking* evidence on the power of gratitude

Sorry to break it to ya, but it’s been written down for, well, thousands of years

Prayer connects us to power

Put brackets around “Power”

Tire

We have a powerful Hope

Put a box around forever

Revelation 22

His Name is Jesus

Last week- we looked behind, right?

CONSIDER

What would it look like if we were people of prayer? People connected to the Power? People of hope?

COLLIDE

People who don’t pray. People without gratitude. Anxiety. People without power. People without the Presence. People without hope.

CALL

Helpful ways to pray

9 P’s, ACTS, PRAY