In Sermon Illustrations: "attitude of gratitude"

Proper Attitude

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008

PROPER ATTITUDE - Ephesians 5:18-20 >1 Corinthians 10:31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God’s glory. Chuck Swindoll said: “The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more ...read more

Attitude Is Everything

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010

ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING Harry Emerson Fosdick once told how as a child, his mother sent him to pick a quart of raspberries. Reluctantly he dragged himself to the berrypatch. His afternoon was ruined for sure. Then a thought hit him. He would surprise his mother and pick two quarts of raspberries ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Denomination: Brethren

The Mental Attitude

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 1, 2010

THE MENTAL ATTITUDE A person's mental attitude has an almost unbelievable effect on his powers, both physical ad psychological. The British psychiatrist, J.A. Hadfield, gives a striking illustration of this fact in his booklet, The Psychology of Power. "I asked three people," he wrote, "to ...read more

Tags: Attitude General

Denomination: *other

Attitude Not Aptitude  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011

ATTITUDE NOT APTITUDE Jesus' message here is that everybody can be great ... because anybody can serve. Dave Stone says that "service is the language of grace." One day a couple of church members were out distributing loaves of bread in a low-income housing complex. They came to an apartment ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10-11, 1 Corinthians 2:9-11, Mark 12:30-31, 1 Peter 4:10, Mark 12:1-27  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Love, Servanthood

Attitude Is Everything

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Feb 3, 2013

ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING Mahatma Gandhi, popularly known as the ’Father of the Nation, India also known as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, was born on October 2, 1869, and died on January 30, 1948. Gandhi was a great freedom fighter who played a significant role in achieving independence for India from ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:12

Tags: Attitude General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Quotations On Attitude

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on May 3, 2013

"Places and circumstances never guarantee happiness. You must decide within yourself whether you want to be happy." (Robert J. Hastings) "The last of human freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances." (Victor Frankl) "Let this same attitude and purpose and [humble] ...read more

Tags: Attitude General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Positive Attitude

Contributed by David Swanger on Jan 24, 2024

A beginning driver for an interstate trucking company, made several long tiring trips with an older driver. Though twice his age, this older man seemed to thrive on these long trips. After one such trip, as they sat drinking coffee, the younger man commented on how his partner looked as if he had ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:24

Tags: Choice, Attitude

Bad Attitude

Contributed by David Swanger on Jan 24, 2024

A mother and daughter, trying to make the most of the sales before Christmas, spent the day shopping. As they went from store to store in the mall, the mom complained about everything: the crowds, the poor quality of the merchandise, the prices, her sore feet. After the mother experienced a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:24

Tags: Attitude, Choice

Got An Attitude??  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008

Got an Attitude?? Scripture says this about your attitude: "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Tags: Attitude General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wooden's Attitude

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 20, 2009

WOODEN'S ATTITUDE Coach John Wooden at U.C.L.A. won 665 games in 27 seasons and 10 NCAA titles during his last 12 seasons, including 7 in a row from 1967 to 1973. His UCLA teams also had a record winning streak of 88 games, four perfect 30-0 seasons, and won 38 straight games in NCAA Tournaments. ...read more

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

Denomination: Baptist

Gratitude = Short Prayers  PRO

Contributed by Bledar Valca on Apr 14, 2009

GRATITUDE = SHORT PRAYERS Few years ago, we had Carl Mitchell of Harding University come to Albania and do series of lectures on family life and issues. Other then the lectures he gave, we asked him to preach for us on Sunday. I vividly remember that as he was talking about gratitude or ...read more

Tags: Gratitude

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Gratitude - Dorothy Day

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Dec 31, 2018

I try to think back. I try to remember this life that the Lord gave me ... I just sat there and thought of our Lord and his visit to us all those centuries ago and I said to myself that my great luck was to have had him on my ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:8

Tags: Thanksgiving, Gratitude

Denomination: Pentecostal

Gratitude - The Greatest Virtue

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 21, 2019

Thankfulness leaves no room for DISCOURAGEMENT. There is a legend of a man who found the barn where Satan supposedly kept his seeds ready to be sown into the human heart. On finding these seeds of discouragement more numerous than the other seeds, he learned that those seeds could be made to grow ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Tags: Thanksgiving, Satan, Virtue, Discouragement, Gratitude  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Life Full Of Gratitude

Contributed by Saumiman Saud on Feb 22, 2025

Life Full of Gratitude My Father in Heaven, forgive me if I have been negligent in giving thanks to You, even though the blessings I receive are always abundant. Although I am not wealthy, I am not poor, thanks to God's grace. Thank you, Lord, Thank you. Give thanks in all circumstances; for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Tags: Life, Gratitude

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Feelings And Actions

Contributed by Dennis Fite on Nov 27, 2014

I once heard Dr. Robert Jeffress express his advice to those not ’feeling’ thankful. "I have found that it is a lot easier to act yourself into a feeling than it is to feel yourself into an action." From his wise statement I have surmised that the very act of giving thanks or expressing ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7

Tags: Thankfulness, Action, Feelings, Unthankfulness

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Gratitude Is Not Only The Greatest Of Virtues, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2001

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. ...read more

Tags: Joy, Thanksgiving Holiday

If Gratitude Is Due From Children To Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If gratitude is due from children to their earthly parents, how much more is the gratitude of the great ...read more

Tags: Joy

Gratitude Is Not Only The Greatest Of Virtues, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the ...read more

Tags: Joy

Gratitude Is A Quality Similar To Electricity: ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and ...read more

Tags: Joy

Gratitude Is Riches. Complaining Is Poverty. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Gratitude is riches. Complaining is poverty. Instead of complaining about whats ...read more

Tags: Joy