May 26 2024

Humbly Grateful - or - Grumbly Hateful

HUMBLY GRATEFUL -or- GRUMBLY HATEFUL 

 

  • Philippians 2: 14-18 

 

  • Self-reflection time.  Are you ready to worship?  Or are you already worshiping …  

 

  • Psalm 100: 1-5 
  • Psalm 150: 6 
  • Psalm 69: 30-31 
  • Psalm 118: 24 

 

  • Negative Comment Test (Don’t worry – no grades) 

 

SOME SIGNS OF HUMBLY GRATEFUL PEOPLE: 

 

  • They take time to smell the roses … 
  • They take the good things as gifts – not birthrights … 
  • They’re grateful to people – not just things … 
  • They mention the pancakes … 
  • They think about death and loss … 

 

SOME SIGNS OF GRUMBLY HATEFUL PEOPLE: 

 

  • They complain … 
  • They feel entitled … 
  • They let things get to them – little things, big things …  
  • They don’t live in the moment … 
  • They think about death and loss … 

 

MORE TO TALK ABOUT:   

 

  • Oh, those Israelites! – Numbers, Exodus, etc. … 
  • Whoa!  Daniel! – Daniel 6 … 
  • Heart-wrenching Hannah!  - 1 Samuel 1 … 
  • Ready for action Paul!  -  acts 27 … 
  • Grateful Jesus!  - Luke 22: 15-20 

 

~ Whether you are Humbly Grateful, or Grumbly hateful – God Hears! 

 

  • ADVICE FROM PAUL!  PHILIPPIANS 2:  14-18 

 

Other verses we may or may not go over today – but you should keep in mind:  

 

  • COLOSSIANS 3: 15-17 
  • EPHESIANS 1: 16 
  • EPHESIANS 5: 20H 
  • HEBREWS 12: 28 
  • HEBREWS 13: 15 
  • 1 THESSALONIANS  5:18