Cultivating a Thankful Heart
The title I have chosen for January's challenge is "Cultivating a Thankful Heart."
And here is the study and challenge I am working on for this week:
What is Thanks?
Definition of “thanks”
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Definition of “gratitude”
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Memory verse for week 1
I Thessalonians 5:18
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
Scriptures to study – Nehemiah chapters 7 through 12.
Who were the people that gave thanks?
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What kind of positions did they hold?
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Did thanksgiving and praise seem to be an important part of a relationship to God?
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Was this thanksgiving only at home or with a few friends or relatives?
Or was it public? (See Nehemiah 12:43)
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Notes:
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I hope you are encourage by this study, and God bless!