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<v Speaker 1>Hi, this is Pastor Rick warrant On behalf of my

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<v Speaker 1>family and all of our staff here at Daily Hope.

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<v Speaker 1>We wish you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. Today, Rick will share

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<v Speaker 2>a special Thanksgiving message called how God Blesses Grateful Hearts.

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<v Speaker 2>But first, in just a few moments, we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>tell you how you can get a beautifully illustrated devotional

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<v Speaker 2>for children by Pastor Rick that will help them discover

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<v Speaker 2>how much God loves them and that He has a

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<v Speaker 2>special plan and purpose for their life. You can find

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<v Speaker 2>out more by going to Pastorick dot com while you

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<v Speaker 2>listen to today's message. If you want, you can just

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<v Speaker 2>to eight hundred six hundred five thousand and four. Right now,

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<v Speaker 2>Pastor Rick with part one of a message called How

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<v Speaker 2>God Blesses Grateful Hearts.

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, everybody, have I told you lately that I love

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<v Speaker 1>you because I do Happy Thanksgiving? You know, since this

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<v Speaker 1>next week is Thanksgiving, I'm pausing my series that we

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<v Speaker 1>can prepare ourselves for Thanksgiving Day, so you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I did this last week. I read through again every

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<v Speaker 1>reference to gratitude and thanksgiving in the Bible, and there

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<v Speaker 1>are actually over four hundred passages that mention thanksgiving or gratitude. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>what I saw in my Bible study were two big ideas. First,

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<v Speaker 1>God wants gratitude to be the primary motivation behind everything

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<v Speaker 1>we do or say or think. Let me say that again.

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<v Speaker 1>God wants gratitude to be the primary motive, the primary

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<v Speaker 1>motivation behind everything that we do or say or think

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<v Speaker 1>we want. He wants us to do everything out of

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<v Speaker 1>thanksgiving and out of gratitude. The second thing I learned

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<v Speaker 1>is that God rewards gratitude with a long list of

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<v Speaker 1>blessings and benefits when we live with this continual attitude

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<v Speaker 1>of gratitude or thanksgiving. So today, if you'll get out

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<v Speaker 1>your message notes, I want to share how God blesses

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<v Speaker 1>grateful hearts, how God blesses grateful hearts, And I want

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<v Speaker 1>to identify a short sample list of benefits of gratitude.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I'm going to give you a starter list

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<v Speaker 1>of Bible verses that you can use on Thanksgiving Day.

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<v Speaker 1>And then we're going to practice God's three favorite ways

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<v Speaker 1>that he loves for us to use in expressing our

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<v Speaker 1>gratitude to him. This is what I call God's love language.

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<v Speaker 1>Now let's start by reading the top two scriptures on

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<v Speaker 1>the top of your outline. Deuteronomy chapter twenty eight, verses

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<v Speaker 1>one to eight talks about the importance of obedience and

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<v Speaker 1>the blessing that God gives when we obey his commands.

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<v Speaker 1>It says this Deuteronomy twenty eight one eight. If you

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<v Speaker 1>fully obey the Lord your God, and if you carefully

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<v Speaker 1>follow all his commands, all of these blessings will be yours.

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<v Speaker 1>And then he gives us a laundry list. The Lord

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<v Speaker 1>will bless you in the city and in the country.

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<v Speaker 1>He will bless your children, as well as blessing your

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<v Speaker 1>crops and your livestock. The Lord will bless your harvest

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<v Speaker 1>and the food you prepare. The Lord will bless wherever

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<v Speaker 1>you go. The Lord will even defeat your enemies when

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<v Speaker 1>they attack you. Yes, the Lord will send his blessing

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<v Speaker 1>on all you put your hand to, and bless everything

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<v Speaker 1>you do. Now, God promises these blessings to us if

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<v Speaker 1>we do what He tells us to do. In other words,

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<v Speaker 1>if we follow us instructions for life, he says, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to bless everything you do. Now. This past week,

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<v Speaker 1>as I was studying what God tells us to do

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<v Speaker 1>about the importance of gratitude, you know what, I noticed

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<v Speaker 1>that five different times in scripture, God tells us that

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<v Speaker 1>gratitude is far, far more than just saying thank you

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<v Speaker 1>every so often. No. No, Gratitude is a constant mindset,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I write that down. Gratitude is a constant

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<v Speaker 1>mindset of thankfulness. It's more than just saying thank you

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<v Speaker 1>every once in a while to God or to people.

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<v Speaker 1>It's an attitude of gratitude that you make as your lifestyle.

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<v Speaker 1>God wants us to respond to everything that happens in

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<v Speaker 1>our lives with an attitude of gratitude. Now, what I

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<v Speaker 1>want to do is read the next verse aloud together,

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<v Speaker 1>So everybody look at that first Thesalonians five eighteen from

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<v Speaker 1>the New Living Translation, and let's read it slowly, allow together, Okay, Ready,

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<v Speaker 1>Always be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's

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<v Speaker 1>will for you. Now, always be thankful in all circumstances.

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<v Speaker 1>That about covers everything, right, there's no loophole there. Always

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<v Speaker 1>be thankful in all circumstances. For this is God's will

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<v Speaker 1>for you. Now, if you obey that, God says I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to bless you in every area of your life.

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<v Speaker 1>And notice that he says, this is God's will for you,

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<v Speaker 1>God's will for your life. You say, I want to

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<v Speaker 1>know God's will for my life. God's will is that

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<v Speaker 1>you are always grateful. You're always thankful, You're always full

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<v Speaker 1>of the attitude of gratitude. Now, of course, when God

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<v Speaker 1>wants us to help us do the right thing, he

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<v Speaker 1>always attaches a benefit or blessings to doing it. I

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<v Speaker 1>happen to have right now in my library seventy nine

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<v Speaker 1>different books on the topic of gratitude. So I've studied

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<v Speaker 1>this a lot. Seventy nine different books just on the

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<v Speaker 1>topic of gratitude. And what I've discovered is that both

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<v Speaker 1>scripture and scientific studies show that having a mindset of

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<v Speaker 1>gratitude yields great, great blessings. This is an important message

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<v Speaker 1>that I'm going to share with you before Thanksgiving, but

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to use it the rest of your life.

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<v Speaker 1>This could actually be an entire series of messages, but

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<v Speaker 1>let me just breeze through some bullet points there on

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<v Speaker 1>your outline. There's a list of bull of points on

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<v Speaker 1>the benefits of the blessings of gratitude. Notice first, gratitude

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<v Speaker 1>improves your brain and your physical health. Did you know that.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have time to go into all of these

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<v Speaker 1>and talk about them, but doctors say that gratitude is

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<v Speaker 1>the healthiest human emotion. It improves your brain, it improves

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<v Speaker 1>your physical health. Number two, gratitude creates happiness. If you

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<v Speaker 1>want to be happy, develop a thankful heart. The happiest

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<v Speaker 1>people are those who are the most grateful. Number three,

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<v Speaker 1>Gratitude helps you sleep better. You probably didn't know that.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a recent discovery, but the Bible told us that

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<v Speaker 1>literally thousands of years ago in the Book of Proverbs.

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<v Speaker 1>Gratitude Number four is the antidote to toxic emotions. In

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<v Speaker 1>other words, it defeats things like worry and depression and

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<v Speaker 1>anger and fear. You can't be grateful and worried at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time, or depressed and grateful at the same time.

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<v Speaker 1>It defeats those toxic emotions. The next one, gratitude improves relationships.

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<v Speaker 1>You want better relationships, become a more grateful man or woman.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what if you expressed gratitude more to your spouse,

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<v Speaker 1>you'd have a whole lot less conflict. And then gratitude

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<v Speaker 1>opens the door to people and to other opportunities. I

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<v Speaker 1>had a personal example of that. I could tell you

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<v Speaker 1>this week, but I don't have a time to tell you. Gratitude.

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<v Speaker 1>When you were express gratitude to people, you make friends,

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<v Speaker 1>It opens doors, It gives you opportunities. Gratitude, the Bible says,

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<v Speaker 1>is the evidence of spiritual maturity. You want to know

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<v Speaker 1>if your spiritual mature, how grateful are you? How much

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<v Speaker 1>do you live with the attitude of gratitude. Glossians two

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<v Speaker 1>nine says this, look on the screen. Plant your roots

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<v Speaker 1>in Christ and let him be the foundation for your life.

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<v Speaker 1>Be strong in your faith, always overflowing with circle. This thanksgiving,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, It is a mark of maturity. The more

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<v Speaker 1>mature you are, the more grateful you'll be. And then

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<v Speaker 1>gratitude pleases God and it brings his blessing. The Bible says,

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<v Speaker 1>it's the sacrifice that God loves most, the sacrifice of gratitude.

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<v Speaker 1>You want to know if your spiritually mature, how much

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<v Speaker 1>do you live with the attitude of gratitude. Glossians two

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<v Speaker 1>nine says this look on the screen. Plant your roots

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<v Speaker 1>in Christ and let Him be the foundation for your life.

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<v Speaker 1>Be strong in your faith, always overflowing with circle. This thanksgiving,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, it is a mark of maturity. The more

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<v Speaker 1>mature you are, the more grateful you'll be. And then

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<v Speaker 1>gratitude pleases God, and it brings his blessing. The Bible

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<v Speaker 1>says it's the sacrifice that God loves most, the sacrifice

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<v Speaker 1>of gratitude. Now, what has always baffled me about Thanksgiving

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<v Speaker 1>Day is how very little actual time is given to

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<v Speaker 1>thanksgiving of God. We spend a full day preparing the meal.

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<v Speaker 1>We spend several hours watching football and talking and maybe

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<v Speaker 1>just hanging out and maybe one or two men. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's thanking God in prayer because you don't want the

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<v Speaker 1>food to get cold with a long prayer. So even

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<v Speaker 1>though it's Thanksgiving Day, it's what we do the least

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<v Speaker 1>of on that day. So I want to give you

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<v Speaker 1>some homework. It's a homework assignment for Thanksgiving Day with

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<v Speaker 1>those that you have Thanksgiving with. Here is a starter

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<v Speaker 1>list for thanking God this Thanksgiving. He said, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know what to be thankful for. Well, it's a list

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<v Speaker 1>of verses. And what I would encourage you to is,

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<v Speaker 1>when you're sitting at the table together, ask everybody around

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<v Speaker 1>your table to read one of the verses, okay, and

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<v Speaker 1>then after all the verses have been read, you might

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<v Speaker 1>start a discussion simply asking well, which of these verses

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<v Speaker 1>are you the most thankful for? And it may be

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<v Speaker 1>something that's already been mentioned, or maybe something that hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>been mentioned. What does God want us to be grateful for,

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<v Speaker 1>not just a thanksgiving but all the time. Well, as

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<v Speaker 1>we go through this list of verses, and again, didn't

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<v Speaker 1>give you any blanks, so just circle the reason in

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<v Speaker 1>each verse. Okay, here are some reasons why we need

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<v Speaker 1>to be the most grateful people of all people. First,

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<v Speaker 1>because God gave us life. God gave us life, Psalm

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<v Speaker 1>So I thank you because you made me. I wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>even be alive if it weren't for God. That's reason enough.

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<v Speaker 1>Number two, we can be thankful that we're still alive.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you glad you're still alive from a year ago?

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<v Speaker 1>Ecclesiastes eleven eight says, be grateful for every year you live.

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<v Speaker 1>That's another thing to be grateful for. Number three, we

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<v Speaker 1>can be grateful that He saved us. So I'm thirteen

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<v Speaker 1>verse five, My heart is happy because you saved me.

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<v Speaker 1>Number four, we can be grateful because God is good.

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<v Speaker 1>God is good. Circle this, I give you thanks because

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<v Speaker 1>you are good, says Psalm fifty four, verse six. Here's

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<v Speaker 1>another one. I can be grateful that God answers our

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<v Speaker 1>prayers Psalm one eighteen twenty one. I praise the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>for answering my prayers. And I can be grateful that

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<v Speaker 1>he shows us how to live Psalm sixteen, verse seven.

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<v Speaker 1>I praise the Lord because he guides me. Here's another

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<v Speaker 1>one I can praise the Lord. I can thank God

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<v Speaker 1>that he forgives me Psalm eighteen, verse one. Tell the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord how thankful you are because he is kind and

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<v Speaker 1>always merciful. And then number eight, I can be grateful

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<v Speaker 1>that he will never stop loving us Psalm one oh seven,

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<v Speaker 1>verse eight. Give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to spend the rest of our time together

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<v Speaker 1>looking at what I call God's three favorite ways. God's

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<v Speaker 1>three favorite ways for us to express gratitude to him.

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<v Speaker 1>This last week, in my study of every passage in

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<v Speaker 1>the Bible that references gratefulness or thanksgiving, I found at

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<v Speaker 1>least a dozen different ways that God tells us to

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<v Speaker 1>express our gratitude he tells us, But I want to

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<v Speaker 1>focus on just the three most mentioned ways because they

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<v Speaker 1>are mentioned more than all the others put together. These

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<v Speaker 1>must be God's favorite expressions of gratitude, because, as I said,

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<v Speaker 1>he refers to them, these three that I must share today,

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<v Speaker 1>more than all the others combined. Now, the Bible has

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<v Speaker 1>a lot to say about the songs of Thanksgiving, the

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<v Speaker 1>offerings of Thanksgiving, and the cup of Thanksgiving. I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>you're aware that we all have, as human beings, different

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<v Speaker 1>love languages. Your love language is different than the language

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<v Speaker 1>of your spouse. What makes your spouse feel loved is

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<v Speaker 1>different than what makes you feel loved. We like to

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<v Speaker 1>be told that we're loved in different ways. That's because

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<v Speaker 1>we're all different. Well, so does God. And what I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to share with you today are God's three top

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<v Speaker 1>love languages. These are the ones that bring him the

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<v Speaker 1>most pleasure. So let's look at the first one. The

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<v Speaker 1>first habit of expressing gratitude is this write it down,

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<v Speaker 1>singing back to God. Singing back to God. Now you

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<v Speaker 1>may not know this. Nobody has ever told us to you,

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<v Speaker 1>but God is a singing God. Did you know that

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<v Speaker 1>The Bible tells us that God sings? In fact, And

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<v Speaker 1>here's the shocker, he sings about you. He sings love

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<v Speaker 1>songs and joyful songs about you. Zephaniah, Chapter three, verse

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen says this, the Lord, your God is with you,

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<v Speaker 1>and he is your mighty savior. He takes great delight

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<v Speaker 1>in you, calming your fears with his love, and he

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<v Speaker 1>rejoices over you with singing about you. Did you know

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<v Speaker 1>that verse? God rejoices over you with singing about you. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>let me just say this. Think about this. You've never

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<v Speaker 1>heard God sing over you. But one day in heaven,

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to hear God sing about you. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be the most beautiful, joyful sound you've ever heard.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't wait to hear pure perfect joy. We have

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<v Speaker 1>joy on this play it, but it's a broken joy.

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<v Speaker 1>It's an imperfect joy. When God sings it is pure,

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<v Speaker 1>perfect joy. And you're gonna get to hear God sing

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<v Speaker 1>over you one day. That's something to look forward to.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you ever listened to a mother calm her baby

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<v Speaker 1>by quietly singing to that baby. I could never forget

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<v Speaker 1>the sacred moments of listening to my wife, okay, love

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<v Speaker 1>our children with lullabies. I can hear her voice in

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<v Speaker 1>a soft voice, humming and singing to our babies. That's

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<v Speaker 1>how God loves you. God sings. You didn't know that.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, the only reason music exists in the universe

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<v Speaker 1>is because God invented it. God is a musical god,

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<v Speaker 1>and since you were created in his image, you like

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<v Speaker 1>music too. Verses don't like music. They're not created in

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<v Speaker 1>his image. Worms don't like music, they're not created in

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<v Speaker 1>his image. So let me show you just a few

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<v Speaker 1>verses of scripture where God tells us to express our

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<v Speaker 1>thanks to him to singing Psalm one seven, verse seven.

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<v Speaker 1>Sing out your thanks to him. Sing praises to our God,

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<v Speaker 1>Psalm ninety five, verse two. Let us come before him

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<v Speaker 1>with thanksgiving, that's what we're talking about, and sing joyful

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<v Speaker 1>songs of praise. Now now, friends, this is one of

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<v Speaker 1>the main reasons for coming together to worship together instead

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<v Speaker 1>of just watching a service online. You miss the value

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<v Speaker 1>of singing praise together. You may not realize this, but

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<v Speaker 1>you sing better when you sing with others. Right. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't like to hear myself sing, but I don't

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<v Speaker 1>mind singing when there's five hundred or one thousand other

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<v Speaker 1>people out there. Colossian three point sixteen says this sing

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<v Speaker 1>psalms and hymns and sacred songs. Singing to God with

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<v Speaker 1>thanksgiving in your hearts. This is the first habit of

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<v Speaker 1>thanksgiving that God loves singing back to God. Are you

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<v Speaker 1>doing that Soami? I don't sing? Somebody said I can't sing.

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<v Speaker 1>Somebody said I've lost my voice, Sir, I never had it. Listen,

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<v Speaker 1>listen closely to a pastor who loves you. God loves

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<v Speaker 1>your voice. He gave it to you. He gave you

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<v Speaker 1>your voice. He wants to hear your voice from you,

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<v Speaker 1>not somebody else's, not you trying to be somebody else.

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<v Speaker 1>He wants to hear your voice because He gave it

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<v Speaker 1>to you. And if you are embarrassed about singing with

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<v Speaker 1>your voice, I'll just be honest me. You've got a

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<v Speaker 1>pride problem, you got an ego issue. You need to

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<v Speaker 1>learn to accept yourself the way God does. God enjoys

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<v Speaker 1>hearing you sing praise to Him.

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<v Speaker 2>You're listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. If this message

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<v Speaker 1>You know, ever since the publication of The Purpose Driven Life,

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