1. Attitude Matters
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

2. The pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts…
nevertheless, [they] set aside a day of thanksgiving.
— H. W. Westermeyer

3. Learning to be thankful involves a steep learning curve.
Margaret Visser, The Gift of Thanks  (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009)

4. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Be joyful always;
pray continually;
18 give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

5. Acts 16–18 Second Missionary Campaign
Affirm
Defend
Correct
Explain
Acts 16–18 Second Missionary Campaign

6. 16-18 Relationship to Yourself Be joyful always;
Explain
1 Thessalonians 5:12-22
Relationship to Spiritual Authority Relationship to One Another
Relationship to Yourself
Be joyful always;
pray continually;
18 give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Relationship to God’s Word

7. Practical Instructions -for doing life in community

8. Foundational Instructions - affecting everything
Knowledge & Skills
Attitude

9. Joyful Prayerful Thankful 1Thessalonians 5:16-18 Be joyful always;
Followers of Jesus are…
Thankful
1Thessalonians 5:16-18
Be joyful always;
pray continually;
18 give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

10. Joyful Matt 5:10-12 Acts 5:41; 16:25 Philippians 1:18; 4:4 John 15:11
I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
1 Thessalonians 5:16 Be joyful always
Joy is not linked to external circumstances but rooted in relationship.

11. Grand Parents Prayer Gathering 6pm tonight
Prayerful
1 Thessalonians 5:17 pray continually
Spontaneous and continual interaction rooted in relationship

12. Thankful Romans 1:22 1Thessalonians 5:18
For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.
Thankful
1Thessalonians 5:18
give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
DTR

13. Joyful Prayerful Thankful TE 4 * HOW? 1Thessalonians 5:16-18
Followers of Jesus are…
Thankful
TE 4 *
HOW?
1Thessalonians 5:16-18
Be joyful always;
pray continually;
18 give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.