Series: Life Under the Son

Sermon summary: Thankfulness. To show gratitude means expressing joy over benefits we have received from something bestowed to us. Thanksgiving is a rarely seen human expression. Biblical thanksgiving points beyond a given person or thing to the God that provided whatever was received.  Today’s message will urge us to be a more thankful people, focused on Jesus.

1. Pattern of thanksgiving.                                            Colossians 3:15-17

*awareness *attentiveness *activeness

2. Personal thanksgiving done by Jesus.  

3. Practicing thanksgiving in daily life.                        Colossians 3:18-4:1