Introduction

  • Letter about starting child beside the road in Ethiopia.

Does my gratitude to God motivate me to imitate Christ by being compassionate and generous to others?

Thankfulness is a command, an active behavior, an evident foundational attitude

Thankfulness is more than a momentary response to our blessings; it includes a continuing attitude of humility toward God

Glorifying God involves admitting we aren’t the source of our blessings and developing the proper attitude toward our possessions

A grateful attitude toward God will encourage us and move us to share our blessings

As our gratefulness helps us grow and want to imitate Christ, we become more Christlike ourselves

Learn to be thankful Motivated to share Imitate Christ
Actively thanking God Compassion and generosity to others Be more Christlike
  • We can’t fix the world, but we can find small ways to help.
  • John 8:12
  • John 3:16 – The greatest blessing God has ever given us!