FULL OF IT

Title: FULL OF IT: THANK-FULL
Message By: Pastor Kelly Fellows
Big Idea: A KEY to unlocking peace, joy and confidence
“A Key is only good if you use it. If you have lost it or don’t know how to use it, then you can’t open and access what you want.” - Kelly Fellows
Verses
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NLT) Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be THANKFUL in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with THANKSGIVING, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
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A Thank-filled heart unlocks God’s power in our lives.
To combat DEPRESSION.
To quiet the voice of FEAR.
To experience real JOY.
4 WAYS TO START GETTING FULL OF IT
1. Give thanks OBEDIENTLY
I Thess 5:16-18
Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be THANKFUL in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
2. Give thanks REPEATEDLY
I Thess 5:16-18
Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be THANKFUL in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
3. Expect NOTHING
Phil 2:3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves (NIV)
4. Appreciate EVERYTHING
Matt 7:12 “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets”
PROMISES:
Deut 31:6, Joshua 1:5 & Heb 13:5 "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." - Never alone
Prov 3:5-6“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding: in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” - He will give you direction
Is 40:31 “but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength” – He will give you strength
James 1:5 “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. – He will give you wisdom