Sermons on Gratitude In Worship:

Living A Life Of Gratitude SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 9, 2023

Embracing a lifestyle of thankfulness

God expects us to thank Him for His blessings in our lives. This is shown when Jesus healed ten lepers, but only one returned to thank Him. God not only deserves our thanks, but He desires it. We shouldn't limit our thanksgiving to one day in November, but rather live a life of thankfulness. Let's ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Topics: Thanksgiving, Gratitude

Gratitude's Nemesis: The Grumble Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023

Understand the harmful effects of grumbling and the benefits of gratitude. Grumbling leads to discontentment and distances us from God, while gratitude brings us closer to God and improves our overall well-being.

Do you remember the movie 'Inside Out'? You know, the one with all the emotions living inside the girl's head? Imagine if there was a character in there called 'Grumble'. He'd be the one always complaining, always seeing the glass half empty. Funny in a movie, but not so cool in real life, right? ...read more

Topics: Gratitude, Complaining, Emotional Impact, Positive Psychology

Gratitude's Nemesis: The Grumble Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

This sermon explores how grumbling and complaining can undermine God's grace and poison the heart, using examples from the Bible and popular culture to illustrate the importance of focusing on gratitude and grace.

There is a movie series from the 1990s that is about two men. I am going to give you a few descriptive words, and I want to see if you can name these movies: complaining, negativity, intolerance, uncompromising, griping, fussing, grumpiness. What movie series has characters known for these ...read more

Topics: Gratitude, Complaining, Grace Of God

Sermon Series: Gratitude

Worship PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 17, 2024

This sermon emphasizes the importance of genuine, heart-centered worship, moving from self-centeredness to Spirit-centeredness, and living a life that reflects God's truth.

Good morning, beloved brothers and sisters in Christ. It is yet another beautiful day that the Lord has made and we are gathered here to bask in His word, to be nourished by His truth, and to be guided by His wisdom. We are here to engage in a conversation with our Creator, a conversation that will ...read more

Scripture: John 4:23

Topics: Forget About Yourself, Concentrate On Him

Worship Is ....

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Sep 23, 2011

In psalm 96, we see what worship truly is.

WORSHIP IS …. PSALM 96 There was a little boy riding in the car with his mother and they were just talking and having a good time together talking about just anything that came into their heads and the little boy asked his mother a question. He asked, how high have you ever counted before ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 96:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

In Moments Like These!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Oct 24, 2010

IN MOMENTS LIKE THESE! My wife is a Gospel Singer and one of her favorite chorus is 'In moments like these'. I recently read something from Rick Warren and got the inspiration for this outline message about the moments we spend before the Lord! Time is

IN MOMENTS LIKE THESE! My wife is a Gospel Singer and one of her favorite chorus is 'In moments like these'. I recently read something from Rick Warren and got the inspiration for this outline message about the moments we spend before the Lord! Time is one of them most important blessings God has ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-12

Where Are The Nine?: A Celebration Of Thanksgiving

Contributed by Robert Massey on Nov 27, 2002

Ten lepers were healed, yet only one returned to give thanks. There are several truths that can be seen from this one who returned to give thanks that we should apply to ourselves to help us be thankful.

Most of us are familiar with the traditional story of Thanksgiving where William Bradford, of Plymouth Rock, proclaimed a day of Thanksgiving to celebrate the survival of the Pilgrims in their second year in the New World, as well as an abundant harvest that they had reaped with the aid of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19, 1 Chronicles 29:1-14

Denomination: Church Of God

A Hymn For Him

Contributed by Michael Luke on Apr 12, 2011

A look at behaviors that show we're living lives of thanksgiving.

SPECIAL DAY: THANKSGIVING “A HYMN FOR HIM” PSALM 100 OPEN An atheist was walking through the woods, admiring all the “accidents” that evolution had produced. He was awed by the majestic trees, the powerful river, and beauty of the woodland animals. As he was ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Hymn For Him

Contributed by Michael Luke on Apr 12, 2011

A look at behaviors that show we're living lives of thanksgiving.

SPECIAL DAY: THANKSGIVING “A HYMN FOR HIM” PSALM 100 OPEN An atheist was walking through the woods, admiring all the “accidents” that evolution had produced. He was awed by the majestic trees, the powerful river, and beauty of the woodland animals. As he was ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Call Series

Contributed by Joel Gilbert on Oct 22, 2024

Psalm 66 is a corporate Psalm of Thanksgiving or Praise in response to the work of God in the lives of the people of Judah. This introductory message looks at the first four verses and the summons to praise - reflecting on the context of praise, the command to praise, and the content of our praise.

Psalm 66:1–4 ESV Shout for joy to God, all the earth; sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 66:1-4, Exodus 14:21, Joshua 3:14-17, Philippians 4:6, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, 1 Corinthians 15:54-57, James 2:19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Testing, Trust, And Thanks Series

Contributed by Joel Gilbert on Nov 4, 2024

This central part of Psalm 66 urges us to recognize God's presence in our lives in the midst of pain and prosperity and respond with personal piety.

In the year 715 BC, Shalmanezer, the King of Assyria besieged the Northern Kingdom of Israel. For three years, his army starved the nation of Israel until finally they surrendered. In 712 BC, the northern Kingdom crumbled, Israelite citizens were marched off to a foreign land, and Assyria began ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 66:8-15, 2 Kings 17:7-23, 2 Kings 18:11-12, 2 Kings 18:1-3, Romans 6:2, Hebrews 10:24-25, Psalm 1:1-2, Matthew 6:6, Colossians 3:16, Deuteronomy 6:5-6, Malachi 3:10, Galatians 6:10, Matthew 28:19-20, 1 Peter 2:12, Hebrews 12:1-2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Thankfulness – The Great Antidote

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 20, 2025

Thankfulness humbles the heart, silences pride, and turns worship Godward, freeing us from comparison and restoring His glory.

Introduction – The Proud Lion A story is told of a lion who believed he was the undisputed king of the jungle. Confident and cocky, he bypassed the smaller animals and went straight to the bear. “Who is the king of the jungle?” the lion demanded. “You are, of course,” replied the bear. Pleased, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 95:1-2, James 4:6, Deuteronomy 8:17-18, James 1:17, 2 Corinthians 10:12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Worship

Contributed by Mike Hamilton on Apr 29, 2003

When Jesus says, "A time is coming and now has come when true worshippers will worship the Lord in spirit and in truth," he was giving us some insights into worship.

“Worship” John 4:7-23 If you were to ask 100 people what worship is, you’d probably get 100 different answers. The primary reason for this would be the wide range of backgrounds and experiences. Another reason for such a wide range of views of worship is the never-ending list of “worship ...read more

Scripture: John 4:7-23

Denomination: Baptist

Worship

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jul 16, 2001

What is worship? How do we worship, and what prevents us from worshiping?

We probably all have some kind of mental picture of what it means to worship. Depending on your church background, when you think of worship you may think of classical sacred music - a great choir, singing the Hallelujah chorus. Or perhaps what comes to mind is the image of a traditional brick ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:11

Denomination: Baptist

Worship

Contributed by Dan Farrell on Jul 19, 2001

Worship is getting beyond our Praise ~ lifting of our hands... verbally Praising & Thanking God... Clapping... Singing...

INTRODUCTION: Verse 23, 24 ~ Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshippers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and His worshippers must worship in spirit and in truth. Worship is ...read more

Scripture: John 4:19-24

Denomination: Pentecostal