Crossroads Church

Anchor Verse: "In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Gratitude is often forgotten when we get caught by _____________.

Jesus was in the ____________. (17:11-13)

Jesus commands them to act _____ _____ they are cured. (17:14a)

This man realized that Jesus was at the center of his healing, so he _____________. (17:14b-16)

The ______________ found a new place to worship. (17:17-18)

Ten were healed but only one was ____________. (17:19)

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We experience God’s presence in our _______________ for God’s work.

Express gratitude for how God is working in your ______________ circumstances.

We discover the cure even when we __________ experience the healing.

Gratitude _____________ us to each other.

1. Spend some time this week considering where God is presently working in your life.

2. Go back and express gratitude to a person who played the part of God in your life this week.

1. Is expressing gratitude something that comes easy or difficult for you? Why is that?

2. Why do you think Jesus didn’t just heal the lepers right away? Why send them off to the priest as if they had been healed?

3. Have you ever been cured but not healed? In other words, have you ever come to a place of peace and joy even without your circumstances getting any easier?

4. How has gratitude connected you with someone else?