1. Giving Thanks To God
1 Thess 5:17-18
 Eph 5:19-20 
Heb 13:14-15

2. Barriers to giving thanks:
Thoughtlessness
Psalm 103:1-5
Faithlessness
Rom 1:20-21
Discontentment
Phil 4:11-12; 1 Tim 6:6-8
Selfishness
Matt 23:18-35
Neglect
Luke 17:11-19
Giving thanks to God is our “taste berry”. When our hearts are filled with gratitude & thankfulness nothing seems to be that unpleasant or overbearing.

3. Forgiveness of Sin: Salvation!
Believe Jesus is Lord & Christ, the Son of God
John 8:24; 20:30-31; Rom 1:16; 10:9-10; Mark 16:16; Heb 11:6
Repent or turn from your sins
Luke 24:46-47; Acts 2:38; 3:19; 17:30-31
Confess your faith in Christ
Matt 10:32-33; Acts 8:36-38; Rom 10:9-10
Be immersed in water
Matt 28:19; Mk 16:16; Acts 2:38; Rom 6:3-4; 1 Pet 3:21
Live in obedient faith to the Lord
Heb 5:8-9; 1 Peter 1:14; Rev 2:10