New Normal | Week 2
Big Idea: Gratitude turns what you have into all you need.
Getting Started
Have you ever done something for someone, and it went unacknowledged? Not even a “Thank You” from anyone.
What was your reaction?
How did it make you feel?
Read: Luke 17:11-12
11 Now, on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance 13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. 15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.17 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19 Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”
One of the most basic and simple words we can say is “Thank you.”
What may be the reasons we forget to say thank you?
Gratitude is a habit that we must establish to be part of who we are.
Read Philippians Chapter 4:11-12
I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
2. What is the difference between a need and a want?
How much time do you think about your wants verse being grateful for what you have?
3. Pastor said, “When we focus on what we have, it creates an abundance mindset.”
How would an Abundance Mindset benefit us…
…physically?
…emotionally?
…spiritually?
It turns out it's not happy people who are grateful. It's grateful people who are happy
4. Only when we change our mindset and create a habit of being grateful can we truly enjoy all the blessings we have.
Read: Colossians 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.
Next Step: Sticky Challenge
Take the sticky notes you received Sunday and write a prayer grateful to God for someone in your life.
Your spouse
a friend
a coworker
Someone who has had a positive impact on your life.
Then stick that prayer where that person can find and read it.