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Introduction
Today we are going to spend some time together enjoying each other’s company.
This is the time of year when we are supposed to get together with the people we love and express the love we have and our thankfulness to God for all he has done.
Today we are going to spend some time together enjoying each other’s company.
This is the time of year when we are supposed to get together with the people we love and express the love we have and our thankfulness to God for all he has done.
Sometimes, however, it’s not all that easy.
Sometimes the challenges we face seem to big for us to have any desire whatsoever to say thank you.
The “light at the end of the tunnel” is invisible and in our minds we just can’t see it.
Hope gets diminished.
Statistically speaking this time of year that should be the best time of year is often the most depressing time of year.
We imagine these great get-togethers where everyone is laughing and the turkey came out perfect and everyone is there.
But, often we look at that imagined perfect Thanksgiving and we compare it to the reality surrounding us, and we get discouraged.
Explanation
When I was little our family would get together at my Grandma and Grandpa Hardy’s house.
My father had 3 siblings and they were all there.
My grandparents had siblings and they were all there.
The cat oscar who was mean because he had a broken back - he was hiding somewhere, but he was there.
I don’t really remember the food, but I do remember 2 things.
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It was crowded.
2. No one cared and everyone was having a good time.
All that ended when I was in fifth grade.
After a series of events, my parents split.
It was never the same ever again.
I mean.. we tried hard, and that’s not to say good times were over, but Thanksgiving at grandma’s..that was something.
And I got to tell you, every year, every year since I was 10 years old part of me wishes...
Explanation 2
I’m not telling that story to make people feel sorry for me because let me tell you, I have a GREAT life.
I have a great wife.
I have great friends.
I go to a great church.
But like we talked about last week, sometimes life just punches you right in the face.
And when we are told to have thanks, we just want to slap the person telling us.
Today I want to talk about a person in the Bible that had a tremendous amount of things to be ungrateful for, but was able to be thankful.
The man Paul.
and we are going to be in Philippians.
PS
Today we are going to learn the secret to thankfulness.
A Few Initial Verses
Phil 1:3-6
Philippians 1:
Philippians 2:
Philippians 4:4
The Back Story
He was and impressive individual
Phil
He recieved great persecution
2
2 co 11
Physically a rough time
baring the responsibility of the churches he was responsible for.
He was suffering a current reality
He was in prison for the cause of Christ
Phil 1:12
To the Secret.
I used to believe that this verse was about the idea that there is nothing to big for me.
This letter is talking about rejoicing
There are ____ thing we can do
Believe God has an intention for your circumstance
phil 1:
Adjust your attitude
Phil 2:5
Stop your Whining
Phil 2:14
Find your Joy
Phil 3:1
Be humble
Phil 3:
Own your thoughts
Phil 4
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