{"id":11623,"date":"2023-11-12T19:16:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T00:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=11623"},"modified":"2023-11-13T09:05:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T14:05:59","slug":"justdoit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2023\/11\/justdoit\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Do It!"},"content":{"rendered":"

2023 THEME: Victory!<\/h1>\n

Series: More Than a Holiday<\/h1>\n

TITLE: Just Do It!<\/h1>\n

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19; James 2:14-17, 26<\/h1>\n

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There is a profound difference between thankfulness as a (concept<\/strong><\/span>) and thankfulness as a (practice<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

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I.\u00a0\u00a0 THE EXAMPLE OF GRATITUDE<\/strong><\/h4>\n

To practice thankfulness, you don\u2019t just (feel<\/strong><\/span>) something; you (do<\/strong><\/span>) something. Thanks is something you (give<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

Luke 17 and the leper:<\/p>\n

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        1. Begins (to glorify God<\/strong><\/span>) with a loud voice. (v.15)<\/li>\n
        2. Fell on his face in (worship<\/strong><\/span>). (.v16)<\/li>\n
        3. This man was a (foreigner<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n
        4. Jesus asks an obvious question: \u201cWhere are the other nine?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          II.\u00a0\u00a0 THE ENHANCEMENT OF GRATITUDE\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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          Why do people have trouble with thanksgiving?<\/p>\n

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                1. They have trouble seeing it as (more than a holiday<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n
                2. We have lost sight of (contentment<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  The grateful person sees (the cup half full<\/strong><\/span>); the complainer (half empty<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

                  Two things don\u2019t coexist: (whining<\/strong><\/span>) and (gratitude<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

                  Two final thoughts on contentment:<\/p>\n

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                        1. Contentment is a (command<\/strong><\/span>)<\/li>\n
                        2. Contentment concludes that (what I have is enough<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          NEXT WEEK: SERIES: More Than a Holiday<\/p>\n

                          \u201cWhen It\u2019s All Said and Done\u201d- Pr.16:18; 2 Cor. 9:8-11<\/p>\n

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                          2023 THEME: Victory! Series: More Than a Holiday TITLE: Just Do It! Scripture: Luke 17:11-19; James 2:14-17, 26   There is a profound difference between thankfulness as a (concept) and thankfulness as a (practice). I.\u00a0\u00a0 THE EXAMPLE OF GRATITUDE To practice thankfulness, you don\u2019t just (feel) something; you (do) something. Thanks is something you (give). … <\/p>\n

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