{"id":11633,"date":"2023-11-20T09:01:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T14:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=11633"},"modified":"2023-11-20T09:01:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T14:01:53","slug":"whenitsallsaidanddone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2023\/11\/whenitsallsaidanddone\/","title":{"rendered":"When It\u2019s All Said and Done"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>2023 THEME: Victory!<\/h1>\n<h1>Series: More Than a Holiday<\/h1>\n<h1>TITLE: When It\u2019s All Said and Done<\/h1>\n<h1>Scripture: Pr.16:18; 2 Cor. 9:9-11<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Gratitude finds its source in the One who has (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>given us all things<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>I.\u00a0\u00a0 THE NECESSARY INGREDIENT\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What can hinder thankfulness?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Inertia<\/strong><\/span>)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Ingratitude is often (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>modeled for us<\/strong><\/span>)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Chronic (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>spiritual blindness<\/strong><\/span>)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Pride<\/strong><\/span>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Thanksgiving has a key word in it: (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>giving<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Giving to others (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>transforms our heart<\/strong><\/span>) and changes us from the inside.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>II.\u00a0 THE AFTERMATH OF GRATITUDE\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Three characteristics that \u201cplay off\u201d gratitude:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Contentment<\/strong><\/span>)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Humility<\/strong><\/span>)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Wonder<\/strong><\/span>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\">\n<p>NEXT WEEK: SERIES: More Than a Holiday<\/p>\n<p>Long, Long Ago- john 1:1-5; Isaiah 7:10-14; 9:6-7<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2023 THEME: Victory! Series: More Than a Holiday TITLE: When It\u2019s All Said and Done Scripture: Pr.16:18; 2 Cor. 9:9-11 &nbsp; Gratitude finds its source in the One who has (given us all things). &nbsp; I.\u00a0\u00a0 THE NECESSARY INGREDIENT\u00a0 &nbsp; What can hinder thankfulness? 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