How to do church Part 1: start with giving thanks

A GRATITUDE LIST

• we have all been invited to follow Jesus and accept God’s call
• when God looks at us, He does not see all that we have done wrong, but loves us and sees us as holy, set apart for Him
• this amazing gift of love and acceptance is available to everyone, everywhere
• access to God’s grace and peace anytime, anywhere
• God’s amazing grace in giving us what we don’t deserve and can never earn
• our lives have been enriched in ways we never dreamed possible
• we can see Jesus at work with transforming power in us and among us
• God has given us everything we need to play our part in being His church in our world today
• God will support us and strengthen us, every step of the way
• this God is faithful, the one true God who will never let us down
• God is calling us every single day to go deeper into relationship and connection with his Son, Jesus Christ

Let’s start out with gratitude.

Let’s always start out with gratitude.

This message for us as church today was based on 1 Corinthians 1:1-9.