The Power of Thanksgiving-"Be the One"

Verde Valley Christian Church
Dec 3 – 9, 2023

Sermon Series: The Power of Thanksgiving

Sermon Title: "Be the One"
Speaker: Jim Hammond

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"There is a danger for all of us who are often thinking forward, and that's the danger of forgetting to be thanking backward."

Luke 17:11-14
Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!" When he saw them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were cleansed.

BE THE ONE …

1. That RISKS the first step

BE THE ONE …

2. That RUSHES to respond

Luke 17:15
One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice.

BE THE ONE …

3. That RECIPROCATES with thanks

Luke 17:15-16
One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.

Luke 17:17-18
Jesus asked, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?"

BE THE ONE …

4. That RECEIVES more

Luke 17:19
Then he said to him, "Rise and go; your faith has made you well."

“His believing response connected his faith with Jesus personally! He did not achieve salvation by his faith response; he received it as a gift from Jesus.“

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