City of Light Church
Sermon Notes: 11.26.23 The Benefits of Giving Thanks
Speaker: Grace Redovich
Locations & Times
City of Light Church
6725 W Burleigh St, Milwaukee, WI 53210, USA
Saturday 7:00 AM
Introduction
God knows how we are formed and wired, and His commands are for OUR sake, not His.
1. Giving Thanks opens the Blessings of Obedience
Obedience puts us in a place of blessing.
2. The Physical Benefits
Shout and Clap
Shout and Sing
Bow Down and Kneel
We can reroute our Neuro Pathways
“Each time the brain does something, a neural pathway is created. When an action is repeated over and over, the path gets worn and established. Eventually neural highways form, and the brain begins automatically routing thoughts through these highways. By the time we become adults, some of our neural pathways have become so engrained that we aren’t even aware of them anymore.”
“Each time the brain does something, a neural pathway is created. When an action is repeated over and over, the path gets worn and established. Eventually neural highways form, and the brain begins automatically routing thoughts through these highways. By the time we become adults, some of our neural pathways have become so engrained that we aren’t even aware of them anymore.”
The Benefits of Giving Thanks:
1. The Blessing of Obedience
2 The Physical Benefits - endorphins in movement and rerouted neuro pathways
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1. The Blessing of Obedience
2 The Physical Benefits - endorphins in movement and rerouted neuro pathways
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3. Giving Thanks in Tough Times Precedes the Miracles
book: "One Thousand Gifts" by Ann Voskamp
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“The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live…He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.”
-Albert Schweitzer, theologian and philosopher
-Albert Schweitzer, theologian and philosopher
5. Next Steps: Take December calendar page.
Psalm 136 - Each of 26 verses lists something for which to give thanks. And each of those 26 times, the congregation responded.
Respond with: His love endures forever.
Respond with: His love endures forever.