OLD FASHION VALUES3. GRATITUDE

WHAT IS GRATITUDE?What are you grateful for?

WHO HAS CHANGED YOUR LIFE?What did they do and how did they do it?

SHOULD EVERYONE GET A TROPHY?What are the benefits and dangers?

GratitudeGratitude can transform common days into

thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.

William WardBlessed are those who give without remembering

and take without forgetting.Bernard Meltzer

T1 GRATITUDE IS RETURNING TO THOSE WHO LIBERATED YOU.

Luke 17:11-19

11As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and

Samaria. 12As he entered a village there, ten men with leprosy stood at a distance, 13crying out,

“Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”14He looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves

to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy.

Luke 17:11-14

15One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, “Praise God!” 16He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for

what he had done. This man was a Samaritan.17 Jesus asked, “Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are

the other nine? 18Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” 19And Jesus said to the man, “Stand up and go. Your faith has healed

you.Luke 17:15-19

MaturityMaturity is the ability to think, speak and act your

feelings within the bounds of dignity. The measure of your maturity is how spiritual you become during the

midst of your frustrations.Samuel Ullman

Our maturity will be judged by how well we are able to agree to disagree and yet continue to love one

another, to care for one another, and cherish one another and seek the greater good of the other.

Desmond Tutu

T2 GRATITUDE IS WAITING YOUR TURN.Luke 15:12-14

12The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons.

13 “A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money in wild living. 14About the time his money ran out, a great famine swept over

the land, and he began to starve.Luke 15:12-14

EntitlementIf God was the owner, I was the manager. I needed to adopt a steward's mentality toward the assets

He had entrusted - not given - to me. A steward manages assets for the owner's benefit. The

steward carries no sense of entitlement to the assets he manages. It's his job to find out what the owner wants done with his assets, then carry out

his will. Randy Alcorn

T3 GRATITUDE IS KNOWING YOUR PLACELuke 15:22-31

22 “But his father said to the servants, ‘Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a

ring for his finger and sandals for his feet. 23And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must

celebrate with a feast, 24 for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but

now he is found.’ So the party began.Luke 15:22-24

25 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the fields working. When he returned home, he heard music and dancing in the house, 26and he asked one of

the servants what was going on. 27 ‘Your brother is back,’ he was told, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf. We are celebrating because of his

safe return.’Luke 15:25-27

28 “The older brother was angry and wouldn’t go in. His father came out and begged him,29but he

replied, ‘All these years I’ve slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one

young goat for a feast with my friends.Luke 15:28-29

31 “His father said to him, ‘Look, dear son, you have always stayed by me, and everything I have is

yours. 32We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life!

He was lost, but now he is found!’”Luke 15:30-31

WHY DID THE OTHER NINE STAY AWAY?Are you like the nine or one?

WHICH BROTHER CAN YOU RELATE TO MORE?Who do you think is better?