Sermons on Gratitude:

For Granted Or Gratitude?

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 14, 2000

Do we take our blessings for granted or with gratitude?

FOR GRANTED OR GRATITUDE? I Thess. 5:18 “Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” INTRO.- It’s Thanksgiving time! ILL.- Someone said, “Thanksgiving is when millions of Americans get together to drink, talk, eat, and go home again. It’s known as the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

An Attitude Of Gratitude

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 27, 2000

Learning to be grateful and letting create joy, contentment and the desire to share.

There was an article in the local paper where I used to live about a couple who had been living on welfare and food stamps from 1983 to 1991. They had drawn a great deal of money from the welfare system, before it was discovered through a welfare fraud investigator, that the couple had stocks, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-16

Denomination: Methodist

Gratitude Is An Attitude

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

1. Martin Rinkert was a minister in the little town of Eilenburg in Germany some 350 years ago.

1. Martin Rinkert was a minister in the little town of Eilenburg in Germany some 350 years ago. He was the son of a poor coppersmith, but somehow, he managed to work his way through an education. Finally, in the year 1617, he was offered the post of Archdeacon in his hometown parish. A year later, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:15-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Gratitude Is An Attitude

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

1. Martin Rinkert was a minister in the little town of Eilenburg in Germany some 350 years ago.

1. Martin Rinkert was a minister in the little town of Eilenburg in Germany some 350 years ago. He was the son of a poor coppersmith, but somehow, he managed to work his way through an education. Finally, in the year 1617, he was offered the post of Archdeacon in his hometown parish. A year later, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

An Attitude Of Gratitude

Contributed by Michael Belcher on Nov 19, 2001

The powerful lesson of gratefulness as taught in the account of the 10 lepers.

Introductory: Two men were walking through a field one day when they spotted an enraged bull. Instantly they darted toward the nearest fence. The storming bull followed in hot pursuit, and it was soon apparent they wouldn’t make it. Terrified, the one shouted to the other, "Put up a prayer, John. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19, Luke 17:11-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of Gratitude

Contributed by David Swensen on Nov 20, 2001

Life is tough. As a result, there is need for us to reach out & touch a life. The heart that regularly gives thanks is the heart that serves God by faithfully ministering to others.Such is the power of gratitude

THE POWER OF GRATITUDE Colossians 3:12-17 INTRODUCTION Mildred Hondorff, a former elementary school music teacher from Des Moines, Iowa, tells of life-changing experience she had with a pupil. Supplementing her income by teaching piano lessons she taught a “musically challenged” pupil ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

An Attitude Of Gratitude Series

Contributed by Kyle Meador on Nov 24, 2001

Our children, and indeed everyone around us, should discover in us a soul conditioned and overflowing with gratitude.

What Parents Owe Their Children: An Attitude of Gratitude Sunday, November 25, 2001 For many this week, Thanksgiving was a very different holiday. Usually, on Thanksgiving, we stress about the Turkey coming out too dry. We vacillate over which pies to make… and how many pieces to eat. We ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:3-6, 1 Thessalonians 6:16-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Gratitude, Or Ingratitude?

Contributed by Jerry Dunn on Jun 6, 2001

A grateful heart is necessary to a healthy walk with God.

“Gratitude, or Ingratitude?” Luke 17:11-19 The story is told of a man who had traveled to a distant city on business. While walking through the city he happened upon a man whom he known some years before. The man, who had fallen upon hard times, was now a homeless beggar. The businessman, after ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19, Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

An Attitude Of Gratitude

Contributed by John Beehler on Oct 11, 2001

When was the last time you thanked God for all that He has done for you?

An Attitude of Gratitude One day a woman was rushing home from a doctor’s appointment. The doctor had been somewhat delayed at the hospital, and the lab work took a little longer than usual so by the time she left the clinic she was running quite a bit behind schedule. She still had to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Attitude Of Gratitude

Contributed by Nate Barbour on Jan 29, 2003

A Thanksgiving sermon on the appropriate attitude for everyday life.

The Attitude of Gratitude Be Thankful Always! 11/27/02 I. Introduction Everybody knows what day is tomorrow- Thanksgiving Day. The day when everybody’s out of school. The day when you go to grandma’s or aunt may’s house, spend time with family and grub down on some turkey. The day when you toss ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Ephesians 5:17-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Servitude Or Gratitude

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Apr 30, 2004

Are Christians obligated to keep the law? What is the Christian’s relationship to the laws of God?

SERVITUDE OR GRATITUDE THE CHRISTIAN’S RELATIONSHIP TO THE LAW ROMANS 7:1-6 Are the Ten Commandments binding on us today? Are Christians obligated to keep the law? Why make a big deal about modes of baptism or place an emphasis on tithing? Isn’t that simply legalism? Aren’t we under grace and not ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Attitude Of Gratitude

Contributed by Richard White on Sep 13, 2003

Today the kids are being told to have an attitude. What kind of Attitude should Christians have?

ATTIUDE OF GRATITUDE Phil 4:4-13. Rejoice in the Lord always I will say again Rejoice. Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious bout anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Gratitude For Dummies Series

Contributed by James Sawyer on Feb 3, 2007

How does one live their life in a grateful way. This message seeks to help the one reorient thier thought to be grateful on a more regular basis.

You Should Be Grateful Because: Culture Tells us to be Grateful This weekend concluded the thanksgiving season and we sat around our table and talked about all the things that we, as a family are thankful for. We often can be forgetful of that which we need to be grateful for. This time of year we ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

An Attitude Of Gratitude Series

Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Nov 8, 2007

An attitude of gratitude opens up our lives for God’s will to be done in and through us.

Intro: Edward Spencer was a ministerial student in Evanston, Illinois, and also a member of a life-saving squad during his school years. In 1860, a ship went aground on the shore of Lake Michigan near Evanston, and Spencer waded again and again into the frigid waters to rescue seventeen ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18, Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Attitude Of Gratitude

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008

2007 Thanksgiving Sermon

Holidays get interesting don’t they? They bring out the best in people and they also, unfortunately, bring out the worst in people. I’ll have you determine which is true in the following story. The day before Thanksgiving an elderly man in Phoenix called his son in New York and said to him, "I hate ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 136:1-9

Denomination: Church Of God