thanksgiving prayer

-

-there is a deep calling to God

-we should not let alcohol leads to chaos and confusion

-we must cultivate thanksgiving

4things about thanksgiving

1. Thanksgiving deepens our love for God

-when we thank someone, it shows we need help

-ungrateful is very scary

Gratitude keeps the love of God, keep our eyes on God and our dependence on God

   -stop complaining about things

-

2. 

-

-to please God

   -bearing fruit, growing in the knowledge of God, endure and be patient, give joyful thanks to the Father

-by the Holy Spirit who empower us to offer thanksgiving

-fill our heart with thanksgiving instead of complaints and grumbling

3.

-love believe, hope and trust in the best of others

-

-Jesus healed 10, but only 1 returned to thank Jesus

   -not only he was reconciled with Jesus but also the community.. the Samaritan chose to be thankful

4. Thanksgiving renews our hope in God

-give thanks for who God is... Give thanks in the Lord

-reminds us of who God is

-how to cultivate thanksgiving

   -verbal account for what we are thankful for

-thanksgiving must be deep.. time, place, person, event

   -be specific

-God dwells in us

-

the way of perfection - prayer

-

-prayer is not only just asking God for things but also opening ourselves to God.. so that the Holy Spirit can shape us till love overflows to others

1. The prayer of devotion

-Through thanksgiving, praise and worship

Thank God for His goodness, praise for His greatness, worship for His beauty

-creates unity

-thanksgiving : gives peace... Instead of being anxious abt tmr

-praise : offered as sacrifice in the mist of our pain, brokenness

   -breaks the chains

-worship : coming into the beauty of God

2.

-confess our sins to God daily

-without holiness, we can't see the Lord

-bring our flesh to the cross and take authority to the sins

-

3. The prayer of faith

-mountain 

   -symbolises the challenges, obstacles that is impossible to remove

      -God is standing with us.. all we need to do is only believe

   -also symbolises encountering God

      -is where our struggles and God's presence intersects.. but we need to pray!

         -as Jesus was praying, He was transfigured

-we have to come before the throne of Grace and boldly ask in Jesus name

   -ask.. not demand

-in Jesus name.. Jesus is holy.. anything not in line in God's character, it will not be answered

   -not in our worldly wants.. to be in line with God's will

-

-

-pray by faith and persistently

-

-

4.

-Jesus prayed but heaven is silence

-

-not that we give up on life.. but to not be emotionally attached

-attachment : the need to cling on to something or someone to be happy

-our attachment will become idols

-real peace and joy only comes from God

-our spiritual life with God is to let go of things and people.. everything except God

-desires is what moves us forward

-desire is different from need

   Desire - need but can live without it

   Need - require to live / happy

-goal : whatever we situation are in, we know that the Holy Spirit will use it for our union with God

-

-

-

the spirit of love part 5

-

-

-either black or white, light or dark.. choose Christ or reject Christ

-John was in truth but no love.. Jesus named him "son of thunder"

-John changed from son of thunder to one like Jesus. Full of truth and love

-

-the new command is the same as the one Jesus gave on the night He was betrayed

-

-

1. Loving one another is God's greatest desire for us

-

-this love makes us

   -so filled that sins are no longer tempting

   -so powerful that we can do amazing things for the kingdom of God

2. Loving one another is the proof of our salvation

-community is not an option to be loving

-having head knowledge of God is not sufficient.. even Satan knows God

3. Loving one another is the key to encountering God

-dont hurry ourselves.. walk in love and not run in love

4. Loving one another means to initiate the first step

-love takes the first step

-Jesus love us even when we are still unlovable

5. Loving one another means not giving room for hatred

-

-