Vintage Values – Gratitude 

Vintage Values – Gratitude 
Pastor Blake Hanson | 11.20.22

Gratitude:  The act of offering thanks or being thankful, usually to God.

Luke 17:11–13 (NLT)

11 As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. 

12 As he entered a village there, ten men with leprosy stood at a distance, 

13 crying out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

Luke 17:14–18 (NLT)

14 He looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy. 

15 One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, “Praise God!” 

16 He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan. 

17 Jesus asked, “Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? 

18 Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?”

WILL YOU BE THE ONE? 

Two parts of an ungrateful mindset: 

1) I WANT IT NOW! 

Luke 15:11–12 (NLT)

11 To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: “A man had two sons. 

12 The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons.

2) I DESERVE MORE. 

Luke 15:28–30 (NLT)

28 “The older brother was angry and wouldn’t go in. His father came out and begged him, 

29 but he replied, ‘All these years I’ve slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends.  

30 Yet when this son of yours comes back after squandering your money on prostitutes, you celebrate by killing the fattened calf!’

Addressing our ungratefulness:

1) Material & Financial ungratefulness 

2) Relational Ungratefulness

3) Circumstantial ungratefulness 

How to cultivate gratitude: 

Decide to turn blessings into praise! 

Psalm 65:8 (NLT)

8 Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders. From where the sun rises to where it sets, you inspire shouts of joy.

Blessings that aren’t turned to praise may become a source of pride. 

James 1:17–18 (NLT)

17 Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. 

18 He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.

Psalm 84:11 (NLT)

11 For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.

Enjoy what God has already gifted to you. 

Philippians 4:11–13 (NLT)

11 Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. 

12 I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. 

13 For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.

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