Bobby McDonald - Gratitude For The Giver More Than The Gifts

Bobby McDonaldDecember 27, 202127mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: Bobby McDonald Title: Gratitude For The Giver More Than The Gifts Date: 12/26/2021 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

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The speaker emphasizes that gratitude is key to remaining in God's love, drawing from the principle that those forgiven much love much. He encourages listeners to actively count their blessings and meditate on God's provision, using the example of Abraham exploring the promised land. The message concludes by focusing on Jesus as both the Door and the Good Shepherd, illustrating His comprehensive protection and provision for His followers.

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Counting your blessings as we close the yearAs we approach the end of the year, the word God laid on the speaker's heart is gratitude and counting our blessings.

Keeping ourselves in the love of GodLooking at Jude 1:21, the speaker explains that a key way to keep ourselves in God's love while waiting for His return is by remembering how much we have been forgiven.

Exploring God's blessings like Abraham in Genesis 13Just as God told Abraham to walk through and explore the land He was giving him, we should mentally hike through and meditate on all the blessings God has lavished on us.Genesis 13:17

Turning prayer toward thanksgivingPhilippians teaches us to present our requests with thanksgiving so that God's peace will guard our hearts, turning our prayers away from demands and toward gratitude.

Jesus as the door and the good shepherdIn John 10, Jesus describes Himself as both the door and the good shepherd, meaning He personally intercepts every wolf that comes against us.John 10:7

The unseen chariots of fire in Second KingsIn Second Kings 6, Elisha's servant sees an enemy army surrounding them until God opens his eyes to see the mountains full of horses and chariots of fire.

Recognizing difficult circumstances as God's helpEven closed doors, difficult coworkers, and hard trials can be part of God's hidden army working for our good and building our faith.

Thanking God for brothers and sisters in christGod often provides an unrecognized army of help through the family of Christ, bringing specific brothers and sisters to support us in our deepest struggles just as Paul thanked God for the believers.

The story of the rich man and the orphansA rich man sent gifts to an orphanage every week, but when his son came to adopt a child, only one orphan chased him down to say thank you and was chosen for the family.

Being like the one grateful leperJust like only one of the ten healed lepers returned to thank Jesus, true gratitude is rare, but grateful people are the ones truly ready for heaven because they focus on the giver.

Offering ourselves as a living sacrificeRomans 12:1 calls us to give our whole selves back to God as a living sacrifice, fighting sin and offering continuous thanksgiving for all He has done.

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The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.

Counting your blessings as we close the yearAs we approach the end of the year, the word God laid on the speaker's heart is gratitude and counting our blessings.

Jesus as the door and the good shepherdIn John 10, Jesus describes Himself as both the door and the good shepherd, meaning He personally intercepts every wolf that comes against us.John 10:7

The unseen chariots of fire in Second KingsIn Second Kings 6, Elisha's servant sees an enemy army surrounding them until God opens his eyes to see the mountains full of horses and chariots of fire.

Recognizing difficult circumstances as God's helpEven closed doors, difficult coworkers, and hard trials can be part of God's hidden army working for our good and building our faith.

Offering ourselves as a living sacrificeRomans 12:1 calls us to give our whole selves back to God as a living sacrifice, fighting sin and offering continuous thanksgiving for all He has done.

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