THANKFUL FOR THE GOSPEL
Thankful for the Gospel
Text: Philippians 1:3–5
As we approach Thanksgiving, I want us to take a moment to think about something we can never be thankful enough for: the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Over the past couple of weeks, our Wednesday evening studies have focused on the Gospel. We've talked about how to share the Gospel with someone who comes to the altar seeking salvation, and we've looked at the miracle of Jesus feeding the five thousand, considering how God used the lunch of a little lad, the disciples, and even organization to accomplish His work.
But tonight, I want us to shift our attention. I don't want us to think only about what the Gospel is or how we can share it. I want us to think about being thankful for the Gospel.
I don't know about you, but I am extremely thankful for what God has done in my life. I won't take time tonight to retell my entire story, but I am especially thankful that my lost family came to know Christ in 1976. God did a tremendous work in our lives, and I haven't gotten over it!
Your story may not look like mine. Yours might have started in a church pew, while someone else's might have started in a much different place. Your testimony may be dramatic, or it may seem rather ordinary. Regardless of how God brought you to Himself, you ought to be thankful for the story that led you to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
And if you don't know tonight that you have a relationship with God, today can be the day that a new chapter begins in your story!
In Philippians, Paul is writing from prison. He had every reason to become bitter. He had served the Lord faithfully, yet he had experienced arrests, beatings, opposition, shipwrecks, and countless difficulties. He could have blamed others, become cold toward the church, or even questioned whether serving the Lord was worth it.
Instead, Paul writes with a thankful heart.
He isn't simply thanking God for food, shelter, or physical blessings. He is thankful for the people who have influenced his life through the Gospel and for the fellowship they share because of it.
The Gospel has changed every one of us in a unique and personal way, but it is also the very thing that has brought us together. We aren't here simply because we have a good children's program, a good youth ministry, or good music. Those things are blessings, but they aren't the foundation of our fellowship.
We are here because of the Gospel!
The Gospel has connected us, brought us together, and given us a common purpose. It is a very special thing, and we should be thankful for it.
Let's consider three ways our thankfulness for the Gospel should be demonstrated.
1. We Should Remember Who Gave It
As we consider this first point, I want you to think about the people who helped bring the Gospel to you.
I could quickly name ten people who mean the world to me because of their influence in my Christian life. Preachers, Sunday school teachers, pastors, friends, and others who invested in me and made a difference through the Gospel.
I could probably name a hundred, but there are at least ten people who immediately come to mind when I think about those who helped shape my life.
Paul felt the same way.
Notice what he says:
Philippians 1:3–5
"I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;"
Paul couldn't think about these believers without being thankful. Their fellowship in the Gospel had made a lasting impression on his life.
We also find Paul expressing appreciation for Timothy and the spiritual influence of his mother and grandmother in 2 Timothy 1:5.
Throughout his letters, Paul repeatedly expresses gratitude for those who had influenced his Christian walk and ministry. He had not forgotten where he started or the people God had used along the way.
Romans 10:14–15 gives us a beautiful picture of how the Gospel is passed from one person to another:
"How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!"
There is a progression here. Someone must be sent. Someone must preach. Someone must hear. Someone must believe.
Every one of us is a product of that chain. Someone brought the Gospel to us, and now we have the privilege of helping someone else hear it.
Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:3:
"For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;"
Paul received the Gospel, and then he delivered the Gospel.
I am so thankful for the people who brought the Gospel to my family. One lady in particular, Sarah, means the world to me and my family. She came across the street and invited my family to church. My parents attended, came to know Christ, and our lives were forever changed.
Think about that for a moment. Sarah had received the Gospel, and she delivered it to us. A preacher had received the Gospel and delivered it to our family. Christian friends had received the Gospel and helped lead my parents to the Lord.
God used ordinary people who were willing to share an extraordinary message.
How foolish and selfish would we be to receive the Gospel and never help deliver it to someone else?
None of us originated the Gospel. We received it from those who came before us, and now we have the responsibility and privilege of passing it along.
Some of you had a praying grandmother. Some had a mother or father who continually encouraged you to attend church. Some had people who wouldn't get off your case about serving the Lord. At the time, you may have thought they were hounding you, but today you ought to recognize just how blessed you were!
If someone kept praying for you, inviting you to church, encouraging you, and pointing you toward Jesus, you have something to be thankful for.
Never forget the people God used to bring the Gospel into your life.
2. We Should Express It
It isn't enough simply to remember those who influenced us. We ought to express our gratitude.
Look again at Philippians 1:3–5. Paul makes it clear that these believers are on his mind. He remembers them, prays for them, and expresses his thankfulness for their fellowship in the Gospel.
Notice verse 4:
"Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,"
Paul wasn't simply thinking good thoughts about these people. He was praying for them!
He considered it a joy to bring their names before the Lord.
Can I say that as your pastor, it really is my joy to pray for you? I love it when someone reaches out and says, "I need you to pray for me." That's a privilege and a responsibility that comes with being in fellowship with one another through the Gospel.
Paul was thankful for these people, and he wasn't afraid to express it.
During this Thanksgiving season, I want to encourage you to express your gratitude in two directions.
A. Express your thankfulness to God.
Tell the Lord how thankful you are for the people who have influenced your life.
Think about those names that came to mind earlier. Maybe it was your mother, your father, a Sunday school teacher, a pastor, or a friend who helped you along the way.
Take those names before God and thank Him for the influence those people had on your life.
Does that matter to God? I believe it does!
Remember the story of the ten lepers in Luke 17. Jesus encountered ten men who were suffering from leprosy. They cried out for mercy, and Jesus healed them.
As they went to show themselves to the priest, one of them realized what had happened and turned around to return to Jesus. He fell at His feet and gave Him thanks.
Jesus responded by asking:
"Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?" (Luke 17:17)
Ten received healing, but only one returned to express gratitude.
The one who returned received special commendation from the Lord.
I wonder how often we are guilty of doing the same thing. God has been so good to us. He has placed people in our lives, provided opportunities, answered prayers, and brought us through circumstances that could have destroyed us.
Yet, how often do we stop and simply say, "Thank You, Lord"?
We ought to be thankful for what God has done and express that gratitude to Him.
B. Express your thankfulness to people.
Paul was good at saying thank you. Some people seem to have a natural ability to express appreciation, while the rest of us have to be a little more intentional about it.
We need to get better at saying thank you!
Let your coaches know you appreciate them. Let your teachers know you appreciate them. Let those who influence your children know that their efforts matter.
But especially, let those who are connected to you through the fellowship of the Gospel know how much they mean to you.
There is something special about the household of faith. The relationships we share as believers are different from the relationships we have at work, school, or in other areas of life.
We are brothers and sisters in Christ, connected by something far greater than common interests.
I was reminded of something Brother Brant mentioned about Brother Jeff Osment. His dad used to preach a sermon entitled, "Give Me My Flowers While I Can Smell Them."
What a great thought!
The message was simple: Don't wait until someone is at a funeral home or a graveside to tell them how much they meant to you. Give them their flowers while they are still living!
So many people have regrets because they waited too long to express their appreciation.
They wish they had told their mother thank you. They wish they had told a friend how much they meant to them. They wish they had taken the time to express their gratitude while they still had the opportunity.
Don't wait!
If someone has made a difference in your life, tell them. If someone has encouraged your family, tell them. If someone has helped you grow in the Lord, let them know.
If we are truly thankful for the Gospel, we should be willing to express our gratitude to those God has used in our lives.
3. We Should Share It
Our thankfulness for the Gospel shouldn't stop with remembering those who shared it with us or expressing our appreciation to them.
We should share it with someone else!
Think about it this way. Imagine three people standing on this platform. The first person has received the Gospel and now shares it with the second person.
When the second person receives the Gospel, the first person doesn't lose any of what they have. The Gospel isn't divided, diminished, or subtracted.
Instead, it is multiplied!
Now the second person becomes a recipient of someone else's faithfulness and obedience. They have received the same wonderful message, and they now have the opportunity to share it with the third person.
What a wonderful way to honor the person who first shared the Gospel with us!
We cannot honor those who came before us in a better way than to take the message they delivered and continue delivering it to others.
Paul calls this our "fellowship in the gospel" in Philippians 1:5.
We are partners in receiving the Gospel, partners in sharing the Gospel, and partners in enjoying the blessings of the Gospel.
We enjoy freedom in Christ, forgiveness of sin, the promises of God, and the hope of Heaven. These are blessings we share together.
I am a partner with those who came before me, and I have the responsibility of passing that same message to those who come after me.
What a privilege it is to stand arm in arm with those who came before us and those who will follow us in the fellowship of the Gospel!
Paul understood this responsibility.
In Romans 1:14–16, he wrote:
"I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek."
Paul considered himself a debtor.
He understood that he had been given something he did not deserve. He had been lost in sin, but God had saved him. He had received the message of salvation, and now he felt an obligation to share that message with others.
He was indebted to the people who needed to hear it.
And he wasn't ashamed!
Why? Because he had experienced the power of the Gospel firsthand. He knew what it had done in his own life.
Before Paul ever declared that famous statement, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ," he expressed his thankfulness for the believers in Rome.
Notice Romans 1:8:
"First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world."
Once again, we see Paul's thankful heart.
He was thankful for what God had done through him, what God had done through others, and what God was continuing to do through the church.
That thankfulness gave him boldness to keep sharing the Gospel.
I grew up in a church about the size of West End. It was a musically minded church, a missions-minded church, and a church that had a Christian school. It was a tremendous work, and there were people there who had a mind to work and a mind to give.
I had more than I deserved in that church, and I am indebted to those people.
I am indebted to the old guard, to those who invested their lives in that ministry, and to those who helped bring my family to Christ.
When I think about what they did for me, it makes me want to keep going!
In Acts 4:20, Peter and John were warned to stop speaking and teaching in the name of Jesus. Their response was:
"For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard."
That ought to be our testimony!
I may try to keep quiet. I may try to be politically correct. I may try not to get on a soapbox at work or in public. But the fact is, when you have experienced the power of Jesus Christ, there is something inside you that wants to tell others what He has done.
I cannot stop telling people what I have seen and heard!
Psalm 107:2 says:
"Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;"
Are you redeemed tonight?
Then let the redeemed of the Lord say so!
Say so in the church. Say so in your home. Say so with your family. Say so around the Thanksgiving table. There is nothing to be ashamed of. God has been good to us, and we ought to be willing to tell others about it.
If we are thankful, we will remember. That causes us to look back.
If we are thankful, we will express it. That causes us to look up.
If we are thankful, we will share it. That causes us to look forward.
Who else can become part of this fellowship of the Gospel because we were willing to share what we have received?
A Challenge for This Week
As we close tonight, I want to give you a little homework. I don't normally give assignments, but I believe this is something every one of us can do.
I want to challenge you to do three things this week:
1. Write at least one handwritten thank-you note.
In a world where everything is done through texting and email, a handwritten note has become something special. Think of someone who made a difference in your life through the Gospel. If they are still living, take the time to write them a note.
If you don't know their address, find it! Let them know how much their influence has meant to you.
2. Make one phone call just to say thank you.
Call someone this week and tell them how much you appreciate them. Maybe they did something for you years ago. Maybe they have been a blessing to your family or your church. Whatever the reason, take a few minutes to express your gratitude.
3. Send five texts of appreciation.
Think of five different people who have been a blessing in your life. Send them a message simply to say thank you.
Maybe it's a former teacher, a pastor, a friend, a church member, or someone who has encouraged you along the way.
And who knows? Five might not be enough! You may find yourself sending fifty because so many people have made a difference in your life.
Let's be intentional about expressing our gratitude.
We owe so much to those who came before us and faithfully shared the Gospel. One of the greatest ways we can honor their investment is to continue the work they started.
We have received the Gospel. We should be thankful for the Gospel. And we should never stop sharing the Gospel!
Text: Philippians 1:3–5
As we approach Thanksgiving, I want us to take a moment to think about something we can never be thankful enough for: the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Over the past couple of weeks, our Wednesday evening studies have focused on the Gospel. We've talked about how to share the Gospel with someone who comes to the altar seeking salvation, and we've looked at the miracle of Jesus feeding the five thousand, considering how God used the lunch of a little lad, the disciples, and even organization to accomplish His work.
But tonight, I want us to shift our attention. I don't want us to think only about what the Gospel is or how we can share it. I want us to think about being thankful for the Gospel.
I don't know about you, but I am extremely thankful for what God has done in my life. I won't take time tonight to retell my entire story, but I am especially thankful that my lost family came to know Christ in 1976. God did a tremendous work in our lives, and I haven't gotten over it!
Your story may not look like mine. Yours might have started in a church pew, while someone else's might have started in a much different place. Your testimony may be dramatic, or it may seem rather ordinary. Regardless of how God brought you to Himself, you ought to be thankful for the story that led you to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
And if you don't know tonight that you have a relationship with God, today can be the day that a new chapter begins in your story!
In Philippians, Paul is writing from prison. He had every reason to become bitter. He had served the Lord faithfully, yet he had experienced arrests, beatings, opposition, shipwrecks, and countless difficulties. He could have blamed others, become cold toward the church, or even questioned whether serving the Lord was worth it.
Instead, Paul writes with a thankful heart.
He isn't simply thanking God for food, shelter, or physical blessings. He is thankful for the people who have influenced his life through the Gospel and for the fellowship they share because of it.
The Gospel has changed every one of us in a unique and personal way, but it is also the very thing that has brought us together. We aren't here simply because we have a good children's program, a good youth ministry, or good music. Those things are blessings, but they aren't the foundation of our fellowship.
We are here because of the Gospel!
The Gospel has connected us, brought us together, and given us a common purpose. It is a very special thing, and we should be thankful for it.
Let's consider three ways our thankfulness for the Gospel should be demonstrated.
1. We Should Remember Who Gave It
As we consider this first point, I want you to think about the people who helped bring the Gospel to you.
I could quickly name ten people who mean the world to me because of their influence in my Christian life. Preachers, Sunday school teachers, pastors, friends, and others who invested in me and made a difference through the Gospel.
I could probably name a hundred, but there are at least ten people who immediately come to mind when I think about those who helped shape my life.
Paul felt the same way.
Notice what he says:
Philippians 1:3–5
"I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;"
Paul couldn't think about these believers without being thankful. Their fellowship in the Gospel had made a lasting impression on his life.
We also find Paul expressing appreciation for Timothy and the spiritual influence of his mother and grandmother in 2 Timothy 1:5.
Throughout his letters, Paul repeatedly expresses gratitude for those who had influenced his Christian walk and ministry. He had not forgotten where he started or the people God had used along the way.
Romans 10:14–15 gives us a beautiful picture of how the Gospel is passed from one person to another:
"How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!"
There is a progression here. Someone must be sent. Someone must preach. Someone must hear. Someone must believe.
Every one of us is a product of that chain. Someone brought the Gospel to us, and now we have the privilege of helping someone else hear it.
Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:3:
"For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;"
Paul received the Gospel, and then he delivered the Gospel.
I am so thankful for the people who brought the Gospel to my family. One lady in particular, Sarah, means the world to me and my family. She came across the street and invited my family to church. My parents attended, came to know Christ, and our lives were forever changed.
Think about that for a moment. Sarah had received the Gospel, and she delivered it to us. A preacher had received the Gospel and delivered it to our family. Christian friends had received the Gospel and helped lead my parents to the Lord.
God used ordinary people who were willing to share an extraordinary message.
How foolish and selfish would we be to receive the Gospel and never help deliver it to someone else?
None of us originated the Gospel. We received it from those who came before us, and now we have the responsibility and privilege of passing it along.
Some of you had a praying grandmother. Some had a mother or father who continually encouraged you to attend church. Some had people who wouldn't get off your case about serving the Lord. At the time, you may have thought they were hounding you, but today you ought to recognize just how blessed you were!
If someone kept praying for you, inviting you to church, encouraging you, and pointing you toward Jesus, you have something to be thankful for.
Never forget the people God used to bring the Gospel into your life.
2. We Should Express It
It isn't enough simply to remember those who influenced us. We ought to express our gratitude.
Look again at Philippians 1:3–5. Paul makes it clear that these believers are on his mind. He remembers them, prays for them, and expresses his thankfulness for their fellowship in the Gospel.
Notice verse 4:
"Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,"
Paul wasn't simply thinking good thoughts about these people. He was praying for them!
He considered it a joy to bring their names before the Lord.
Can I say that as your pastor, it really is my joy to pray for you? I love it when someone reaches out and says, "I need you to pray for me." That's a privilege and a responsibility that comes with being in fellowship with one another through the Gospel.
Paul was thankful for these people, and he wasn't afraid to express it.
During this Thanksgiving season, I want to encourage you to express your gratitude in two directions.
A. Express your thankfulness to God.
Tell the Lord how thankful you are for the people who have influenced your life.
Think about those names that came to mind earlier. Maybe it was your mother, your father, a Sunday school teacher, a pastor, or a friend who helped you along the way.
Take those names before God and thank Him for the influence those people had on your life.
Does that matter to God? I believe it does!
Remember the story of the ten lepers in Luke 17. Jesus encountered ten men who were suffering from leprosy. They cried out for mercy, and Jesus healed them.
As they went to show themselves to the priest, one of them realized what had happened and turned around to return to Jesus. He fell at His feet and gave Him thanks.
Jesus responded by asking:
"Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?" (Luke 17:17)
Ten received healing, but only one returned to express gratitude.
The one who returned received special commendation from the Lord.
I wonder how often we are guilty of doing the same thing. God has been so good to us. He has placed people in our lives, provided opportunities, answered prayers, and brought us through circumstances that could have destroyed us.
Yet, how often do we stop and simply say, "Thank You, Lord"?
We ought to be thankful for what God has done and express that gratitude to Him.
B. Express your thankfulness to people.
Paul was good at saying thank you. Some people seem to have a natural ability to express appreciation, while the rest of us have to be a little more intentional about it.
We need to get better at saying thank you!
Let your coaches know you appreciate them. Let your teachers know you appreciate them. Let those who influence your children know that their efforts matter.
But especially, let those who are connected to you through the fellowship of the Gospel know how much they mean to you.
There is something special about the household of faith. The relationships we share as believers are different from the relationships we have at work, school, or in other areas of life.
We are brothers and sisters in Christ, connected by something far greater than common interests.
I was reminded of something Brother Brant mentioned about Brother Jeff Osment. His dad used to preach a sermon entitled, "Give Me My Flowers While I Can Smell Them."
What a great thought!
The message was simple: Don't wait until someone is at a funeral home or a graveside to tell them how much they meant to you. Give them their flowers while they are still living!
So many people have regrets because they waited too long to express their appreciation.
They wish they had told their mother thank you. They wish they had told a friend how much they meant to them. They wish they had taken the time to express their gratitude while they still had the opportunity.
Don't wait!
If someone has made a difference in your life, tell them. If someone has encouraged your family, tell them. If someone has helped you grow in the Lord, let them know.
If we are truly thankful for the Gospel, we should be willing to express our gratitude to those God has used in our lives.
3. We Should Share It
Our thankfulness for the Gospel shouldn't stop with remembering those who shared it with us or expressing our appreciation to them.
We should share it with someone else!
Think about it this way. Imagine three people standing on this platform. The first person has received the Gospel and now shares it with the second person.
When the second person receives the Gospel, the first person doesn't lose any of what they have. The Gospel isn't divided, diminished, or subtracted.
Instead, it is multiplied!
Now the second person becomes a recipient of someone else's faithfulness and obedience. They have received the same wonderful message, and they now have the opportunity to share it with the third person.
What a wonderful way to honor the person who first shared the Gospel with us!
We cannot honor those who came before us in a better way than to take the message they delivered and continue delivering it to others.
Paul calls this our "fellowship in the gospel" in Philippians 1:5.
We are partners in receiving the Gospel, partners in sharing the Gospel, and partners in enjoying the blessings of the Gospel.
We enjoy freedom in Christ, forgiveness of sin, the promises of God, and the hope of Heaven. These are blessings we share together.
I am a partner with those who came before me, and I have the responsibility of passing that same message to those who come after me.
What a privilege it is to stand arm in arm with those who came before us and those who will follow us in the fellowship of the Gospel!
Paul understood this responsibility.
In Romans 1:14–16, he wrote:
"I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek."
Paul considered himself a debtor.
He understood that he had been given something he did not deserve. He had been lost in sin, but God had saved him. He had received the message of salvation, and now he felt an obligation to share that message with others.
He was indebted to the people who needed to hear it.
And he wasn't ashamed!
Why? Because he had experienced the power of the Gospel firsthand. He knew what it had done in his own life.
Before Paul ever declared that famous statement, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ," he expressed his thankfulness for the believers in Rome.
Notice Romans 1:8:
"First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world."
Once again, we see Paul's thankful heart.
He was thankful for what God had done through him, what God had done through others, and what God was continuing to do through the church.
That thankfulness gave him boldness to keep sharing the Gospel.
I grew up in a church about the size of West End. It was a musically minded church, a missions-minded church, and a church that had a Christian school. It was a tremendous work, and there were people there who had a mind to work and a mind to give.
I had more than I deserved in that church, and I am indebted to those people.
I am indebted to the old guard, to those who invested their lives in that ministry, and to those who helped bring my family to Christ.
When I think about what they did for me, it makes me want to keep going!
In Acts 4:20, Peter and John were warned to stop speaking and teaching in the name of Jesus. Their response was:
"For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard."
That ought to be our testimony!
I may try to keep quiet. I may try to be politically correct. I may try not to get on a soapbox at work or in public. But the fact is, when you have experienced the power of Jesus Christ, there is something inside you that wants to tell others what He has done.
I cannot stop telling people what I have seen and heard!
Psalm 107:2 says:
"Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;"
Are you redeemed tonight?
Then let the redeemed of the Lord say so!
Say so in the church. Say so in your home. Say so with your family. Say so around the Thanksgiving table. There is nothing to be ashamed of. God has been good to us, and we ought to be willing to tell others about it.
If we are thankful, we will remember. That causes us to look back.
If we are thankful, we will express it. That causes us to look up.
If we are thankful, we will share it. That causes us to look forward.
Who else can become part of this fellowship of the Gospel because we were willing to share what we have received?
A Challenge for This Week
As we close tonight, I want to give you a little homework. I don't normally give assignments, but I believe this is something every one of us can do.
I want to challenge you to do three things this week:
1. Write at least one handwritten thank-you note.
In a world where everything is done through texting and email, a handwritten note has become something special. Think of someone who made a difference in your life through the Gospel. If they are still living, take the time to write them a note.
If you don't know their address, find it! Let them know how much their influence has meant to you.
2. Make one phone call just to say thank you.
Call someone this week and tell them how much you appreciate them. Maybe they did something for you years ago. Maybe they have been a blessing to your family or your church. Whatever the reason, take a few minutes to express your gratitude.
3. Send five texts of appreciation.
Think of five different people who have been a blessing in your life. Send them a message simply to say thank you.
Maybe it's a former teacher, a pastor, a friend, a church member, or someone who has encouraged you along the way.
And who knows? Five might not be enough! You may find yourself sending fifty because so many people have made a difference in your life.
Let's be intentional about expressing our gratitude.
We owe so much to those who came before us and faithfully shared the Gospel. One of the greatest ways we can honor their investment is to continue the work they started.
We have received the Gospel. We should be thankful for the Gospel. And we should never stop sharing the Gospel!
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