Message from November 30th, 2014

This week Alex elaborated on the third element of Prayer - Thanksgiving (A Blueprint for Prayer A.C.T.S.)

We looked at Psalm 136.

In Psalm 136, David celebrates the gift but he worships and gives thanks to the Giver (ie. God).

Thanksgiving is the spiritual work of limiting our affections and love for the gifts of God so that we might more appropriately pour out all our affections and loves to the Giver who is God. We are thankful for all the blessings we receive from God, but it is more important to have the discipline of thanksgiving so that we will have a close relationship with God.

How do we do it?

1. Confess where we’ve “worshipped the gift” rather than “thanked the Giver”
2. We count our blessings and give thanks
3. Thanksgiving as fuel to remain faithful in the midst of challenges

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