StoneBridge Community Church
Aspiring Gratitude
Director of Youth and Families - Ryan Joslin
Locations & Times
StoneBridge Community Church
4832 Cochran St, Simi Valley, CA 93063, USA
Saturday 5:15 PM
Sunday 5:20 PM
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http://bit.ly/2glYW8EThe Text In Context
"Upon first read, the short imperative phrases in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22 sound like the instructions that I might rehearse for my kids before dropping them off at a friend’s house: “Always be respectful. Listen closely. Pick up after yourself. Say ‘please’ and ‘thank you.’ Call me if you need anything. In fact, just call me period.” The list goes on..." Click link to read more.
https://tinyurl.com/yc7cwvxuMessage Outline
1. Sometimes it's hard to feel grateful.
2. Gratitude is a journey.
3. Be thankful in all, not for all.
4. Gratitude is part of our call to care.
5. Aspiring Gratitude
1. Sometimes it's hard to feel grateful.
2. Gratitude is a journey.
3. Be thankful in all, not for all.
4. Gratitude is part of our call to care.
5. Aspiring Gratitude
Next Steps
1. Take the time this week to survey your life and discover what you are thankful for.
2. Spend time in prayer giving thanks to God for the blessings you have.
4. Find ways to let your gratitude for what God has given you motivate you to care for others.
1. Take the time this week to survey your life and discover what you are thankful for.
2. Spend time in prayer giving thanks to God for the blessings you have.
4. Find ways to let your gratitude for what God has given you motivate you to care for others.
Growth Group / Personal Reflection Questions
1. Have you ever felt like it was hard to be grateful in your life? What made it so difficult? How did you find your way back to gratitude?
2. What changes in your view when you consider gratitude to be a discipline that grows in our sanctification?
3. How do you hold in tension the difficulties of life with our gratitude in God?
4. How do you think you can grow gratitude in your life? And how do you think that leads you to care for our community and strangers?
1. Have you ever felt like it was hard to be grateful in your life? What made it so difficult? How did you find your way back to gratitude?
2. What changes in your view when you consider gratitude to be a discipline that grows in our sanctification?
3. How do you hold in tension the difficulties of life with our gratitude in God?
4. How do you think you can grow gratitude in your life? And how do you think that leads you to care for our community and strangers?
Worship Song List
1. Your Love Never Fails by Jesus Culture
2. Deeper by Hillsong United
3.His Mercy is More by Keith & Kristyn
4. How Great Thou Art by Carol Boberg
5. Only King Forever by Elevation Worship
1. Your Love Never Fails by Jesus Culture
2. Deeper by Hillsong United
3.His Mercy is More by Keith & Kristyn
4. How Great Thou Art by Carol Boberg
5. Only King Forever by Elevation Worship
Join us after service on Sunday, November 24th to decorate the worship center for Advent. Lunch will be provided. Email stephanie@stonebridgesimi.com to let us know you're coming.
Join us after service on Sunday, December 1st at 11am and celebrate Thanksgiving together as a church family. Bake or buy a pie and bring it to church to share. Sweet and savory are welcome. Email stephanie@stonebridgesimi.com to let us know you'll be coming and what kind of pie you'll be bringing!
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