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Ask the Lord to help you express your gratitude. Luke 7:36-50. On the unique ministry of the sinful woman. Ways of expressing gratitude.

Jesus often met people socially.  In fact, the chapter from which today’s text is taken discusses his social behavior.  One such engagement involved dinner at the home of a Pharisee.  While there, a woman of questionable morality entered the house.  She carried a perfume vial, and standing behind Jesus as he reclined on a couch, she began weeping.  As her tears fell on his feet, she began wiping them with her hair, kissing them, and then anointing them with perfume. 

This offended the Pharisee and caused him to question that Jesus was authentically from God.

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1.	What did the Pharisee think Jesus should know? (vs. 39)
2.	What question did Jesus pose for his host? (vs. 42c)
3.	List the things this woman did for Jesus that were neglected by his host.
	a) vs. 44:
	b) vs .45
	c) vs. 46:
4.	How did Jesus interpret these special actions? (vs. 47)
5.	How did Jesus respond to the woman’s actions?
	a) vs. 48:
	b) vs. 50b:
	c) vs. 50c:
6.	What does this passage teach us about expressing our love and gratitude to the Lord? (Thought question)
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This is the end of the study on the character trait of gratefulness. There are two blinders Satan uses to block our vision of God's gifts.

1. First, some people tend to see the gifts God gives us as merely the natural flow of events, or natural results of our own hard work and good judgment.
   
   
2. Secondly, our vision is clouded by the continuous message in today's advertising - "you deserve it." It's nice to think that we deserve better and that any "breaks" we've gotten are because of our own efforts or goodness. It's nice, but it's sin. God calls it pride. Our pride blinds us to the realization of what God does for us, and to the extent we can't see, we can't be grateful.

To be grateful we must take away the blinders to see the gifts and to see the Giver. To be grateful to God, we must see Him as the Giver of the gift of eternal life and all other good gifts. Make it a point, before you get out of bed in the mornings, to thank the Giver for ten blessings in your life.

Gratefulness: Day 1  |  Gratefulness: Day 2  |  Gratefulness: Day 3
Gratefulness: Day 4  |  Gratefulness: Day 5

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Memory Verse:
1 Thessalonians 5:18

"In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." (KJV)

Definition:

The outward expression of sincere thankfulness, which flows from a heart that appreciates every blessing the Lord has showered down upon them.

Gratefulness is an attitude of the mind and a condition of the heart. Grateful people are happy, joyful, and see the positive side to difficult situations.  Everywhere they look and everyone they meet provides a vibrant new experience.

To be ungrateful is a life-shriveling attitude.  It causes a person to take trips without enjoying the scenery, or to eat a meal without savoring all the delicious flavors. Studies have shown ungrateful people also have more health issues.

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Pray: Lord, help me express gratitude more freely.

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