Grateful Devotion (1)
Sunday Worship Service: OCTOBER 12, 2025
Grateful Devotion (1)
Rev. Charles Lee
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
notes
“Grateful Devotion”
1 Thess 5:16-18
Values
• Grateful Devotion (Upward)
Because of what God has done for us in Christ Jesus, we give ourselves wholly to God with with joy and gratitude.
• Truthful Love (Inward)
Because Christ came to us with fullness of truth and love, we want to reflect him by embodying truth and love in our relationships with one another.
• Missional Living (Outward)
Because God saved us for a missional purpose to send us out into the world, we live missionally to be a blessing to all peoples in all that we do.
Thanksgiving Assessment
1. Do you find it easier to complain than to give thanks?
2. Would the people who live nearest to you characterize you as a thankful person or a complaining person?
3. Do you view yourself as one who has been constantly shortchanged and neglected or as one who has been showered with blessings?
4. How often do you grumble “If only I had ______” or “I wish that _____ was different”?
5. How often do you whisper thanks to God or communicate thanks to those around you?
Grounds for our Grumbling or Thanksgiving
1. View of self
2. View of God
3. Experience of the gospel
Cultivating grateful devotion
16 Rejoice always,
17 pray without ceasing,
18 give thanks in all circumstances;
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
(1 Thess 5:16-18)