“ Where Are The Nine?

”
(Luke 17:11-19)

The
The Sin
Sin of
of Unthankfulness!
Unthankfulness!
Why
Why Are
Are Most
Most Unthankful?
Unthankful?
What
What Should
Should We
We Be
Be Thankful
Thankful For?
For?
How
How Do
Do We
We Show
Show Thankfulness?
Thankfulness?
“ Where Are The Nine?”
Turning Thanksgiving
Turning Thanksgiving Into
Into Thankful
Thankful Living
Living

We
We Ought
Ought To
To Be
Be Thankful
Thankful
Ps
Ps 100:4
100:4 —— Enter
Enter into
into His
His gates
gates with
with thanksgiving,
thanksgiving,
And
And into
into His
His courts
courts with
with praise.
praise. Be
Be thankful
thankful to
to Him,
Him,
and
and bless
bless His
His name.
name.
Ps
Ps 107:22
107:22 —
— Let
Let them
them sacrifice
sacrifice the
the sacrifices
sacrifices of
of
thanksgiving,
thanksgiving, And
And declare
declare His
His works
works with
with rejoicing.
rejoicing.
Ps
Ps 116:17
116:17 —
— II will
will offer
offer to
to You
You the
the sacrifice
sacrifice of
of
thanksgiving,
thanksgiving, And
And will
will call
call upon
upon the
the name
name ofof the
the
LORD.
LORD.
“ Where Are The Nine?”
Turning Thanksgiving
Turning Thanksgiving Into
Into Thankful
Thankful Living
Living

We
We Ought
Ought To
To Be
Be Thankful
Thankful
Ephesians 5:20 (NKJV)
giving thanks always for all
things to God the Father in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
 “ Where Are The Nine?”
Turning Thanksgiving
Turning Thanksgiving Into
Into Thankful
Thankful Living
Living

We
We Ought
Ought To
To Be
Be Thankful
Thankful
Philippians 4:4-7 (NKJV)
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will
77and
and the
the peace
peace of
of God,
God, say, rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be known
which
which surpasses
surpasses all
all to all men. The Lord is at hand. 6 Be anxious
understanding,
understanding, will
will guard
guard for nothing, but in everything by prayer and
your
your hearts
hearts and
and minds
minds supplication, with thanksgiving, let your
through
through Christ
Christ Jesus.
Jesus. requests be made known to God;
“ Where Are The Nine?”
Turning Thanksgiving
Turning Thanksgiving Into
Into Thankful
Thankful Living
Living

We
We Ought
Ought To
To Be
Be Thankful
Thankful
Colossians 2:6-7 (NKJV)
6 As you have therefore received Christ
Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 7 rooted
and built up in Him and established in the
faith, as you have been taught, abounding
in it with thanksgiving.
“ Where Are The Nine?”
Turning Thanksgiving
Turning Thanksgiving Into
Into Thankful
Thankful Living
Living

We
We Ought
Ought To
To Be
Be Thankful
Thankful
Colossians 3:15-17 (NKJV)
15And let the peace of God rule in your
hearts, to which also you were called in one
body; and be thankful. . . 17 And whatever
you do in word or deed, do all in the name
of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the
Father through Him.
“ Where Are The Nine?”
Turning Thanksgiving
Turning Thanksgiving Into
Into Thankful
Thankful Living
Living

We
We Ought
Ought To
To Be
Be Thankful
Thankful
Hebrews 13:13-15 (NKJV)
14For here we have no continuing city, but
we seek the one to come. 15 Therefore by
Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of
praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips,
giving thanks to His name.
“ Where Are The Nine?”
Turning Thanksgiving
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Into Thankful
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Living

Gratitude
“ Where Are The Nine?”
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We
We Should
Should Be
Be Thankful
Thankful For:
For:
Every
Every spiritual
spiritual blessing
blessing in
in Christ
Christ -- Eph
Eph 1:2-14
1:2-14
Our
Our family
family && friends
friends
Faithful
Faithful brethren
brethren -- Col
Col 1:3
1:3
Every
Every material
material blessing
blessing -- our
our country
country & & daily
daily
provisions
provisions
Our
Our struggles
struggles &
& difficulties
difficulties in
in life
life -- James
James 1:2-6
1:2-6
EVERYTHING
EVERYTHING from
from God!-
God!- James
James 1:17
1:17
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Do
Do We
We Demonstrate
Demonstrate Gratitude?
Gratitude?
By
By our
our words
words –– Phil
Phil 4:6
4:6
Giving
Giving thanks
thanks –– Phil
Phil 1:3-4
1:3-4
Singing
Singing -- Eph
Eph 5:19,20
5:19,20
Always
Always –– 11 Thes
Thes 5:16-18
5:16-18
By
By the
the life
life we
we live
live –– Rom
Rom 12:1-2
12:1-2
By
By our
our humble
humble obedience
obedience to
to Christ
Christ –– 11 Jn
Jn 5:3
5:3
By
By teaching
teaching others
others -- Acts
Acts 8:4
8:4
“ Where Are The Nine?”
Turning Thanksgiving
Turning Thanksgiving Into
Into Thankful
Thankful Living
Living

Are
Are You
You Thankful?
Thankful?
“ Where Are The Nine?”
Turning Thanksgiving
Turning Thanksgiving Into
Into Thankful
Thankful Living
Living

Are
Are You
You Thankful?
Thankful?
Being thankful
Being thankful IS
IS NOT
NOT dependent
dependent onon
how much
how much stuff
stuff we
we have
have -- or
or our
our state
state
in life
in life -- but
but our
our attitude
attitude towards
towards God,
God,
His provisions
His provisions & & promises.
promises.
“ Where Are The Nine?”
Turning Thanksgiving
Turning Thanksgiving Into
Into Thankful
Thankful Living
Living

Are
Are You
You Thankful?
Thankful?
Acknowledge
Acknowledge Ingratitude
Ingratitude As
As A
A Sin
Sin
Do
Do Not
Not Major
Major In
In Your
Your Troubles
Troubles
Learn
Learn To
To Be
Be Content
Content With
With What
What
You
You have
have
Express
Express Your
Your Gratitude
Gratitude In
In Word
Word &
&
Deed
Deed
“ Where Are The Nine?”
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Into Thankful
Thankful Living
Living

Are
Are You
You Thankful?
Thankful?
Consider
Consider what
what God
God has
has done
done for
for
you!
you!
Obey
Obey the
the gospel,
gospel, (believe,
(believe,
repent,
repent, confess,
confess, be
be baptized)
baptized)
Live
Live for
for Jesus
Jesus who
who died
died for
for you!
you!