Good evening everyone,

Please see attached Bible Study Outline for this coming Sunday on the topic “Strength through Gratitude” which is part of our Quarterly Series on Strengthening Our Faith.  The main text is 1 Thessalonikians 5:16-18.  The key learning points are as follows:

1. Empowered  by the Holy Spirit it is possible to live a life of gratitude to God in all situations
2. ⁠It is God’s will that — like Christ — we live a life of gratitude and approach all circumstances with hearts of thanksgiving, always trusting Him
3. Gratitude to God is a discipline which has many benefits that make us stronger Christians 

Yours in His love and mine

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Brethren,

I trust this meets you well.

We continue with our quarter series on Lessons from the Life of David. We move, this time, from ‘God’s work, God’s way’, to ‘An Attitude of Gratitude’

In this study, David teaches us that a truly grateful heart is one which:

1. Is completely surrendered to the sovereign grace of God; acknowledging that there is nothing we can do for God in our own strength. It is God who must accomplish great things through us, and very often despite us. There is no success that we can honestly claim as our own, for every true success is a gift of God’s grace
2. Submits to God’s sovereign purpose. No matter how high and lofty our goals and plans may be, God’s plans are greater and better.
3. Submits to God’s sovereign will. Our desire always should be to do the will of Him who sent us, even as Christ gave up His will so that the will of God may take preeminence. So let us seek to thankfully submit our will to God’s will, not only for our benefit but so that the Lord will be glorified by us and by others.

2 Samuel 7:18