Summary: <br> <br> The Gospels: Full of Grace and Truth<br> Gratefulness<br> Luke 17:5-19<br> Connect with Us<br> Archived Messages - <a href="http://www.peopleofthefreegift.com/bookstore">www.peopleofthefreegift.com/bookstore</a><br> Facebook - www.facebook.com/peopleofthefreegift<br> Choose “Emmanuel Baptist Church Roundup” as your charity of choice on <a href="http://smile.amazon.com">smile.amazon.com</a><br> Donate - Click on the “shop now” button at www.facebook.com/ebc.roundup <br> Prep for Next Week<br> <br> Begin studying - As in the Days of Noah and Lot - Matthew 24:36-44; Luke 17:20-37<br> Pray for an opportunity to invite a friend to church or share the gospel with them <br> <br> Follow-up Discussion Questions<br> <br> Is the concept of praying for God to increase your faith, desire, love, hope, etc… a new concept, or a familiar one? <br> How do we keep a proper balance in our prayer life and perspective between “Everything is possible ….. within God’s will”<br> From the last few weeks: How do we keep a proper balance between our relationship with God as “son” and “servant?” <br> Why is doing things out of “duty” a bad thing?<br> How does mercy and grace keep us from going down the road of entitlement?<br> How can we become better at thanking God and people?<br> <br> 1. You impose unrealistic demands onto your family, children, friends, acquaintances, lovers, employees, and/or employers.<br> <br> 2. You tend to feel sorry for yourself if things don’t work out the way you wanted (self-pity), and openly advertise this in melodramatic, attention-seeking ways.<br> <br> 3. People have called you a “bully”, “manipulative”, “ruthless”, “egotistical”, “vain”, or a “liar”.<br> <br> 4. You believe that you deserve happiness and go to great, sometimes extreme lengths to ensure that happens, often at the expense of others.<br> <br> 5. You punish people when they don’t do what you want either passively (e.g. silent treatment, gossiping, spreading rumors) or aggressively (e.g. shouting, verbally/physically abusing).<br> <br> 6. In order to “succeed” in life, you believe in going to any lengths.<br> <br> 7. You constantly see other people as competition or “threats”.<br> <br> 8. You tend to exhibit many double-standards in the way you behave/interact with other people, e.g. I can be late and forget my duties and commitments, but YOU can’t; I can treat myself, but YOU can’t; I can abuse or disrespect you, but YOU can’t.<br> <br> 9. You tend to take more than you give in friendships and relationships.<br> <br> 10. You tend to look out for yourself, your needs and desires more than anyone else almost 100% of the time.<br> <br> 11. You have a hard time negotiating or compromising.<br> <br> 12. You have a deep-seated conviction that you have priority and should always come first, even at the expense of stepping on others.<br> <br> 13. People always seem to be offended or upset by what you do or say.<br> <br> 14. You generally think that you are better, or more important, than other people and other people should see this and unquestioningly respect you.<br> <br> 15. You crave admiration and adoration.<br> <br> 16. You like to assert your dominance or superiority over other people, finding it second nature.<br> <br> <br> <br> The power of “thank you”<br> People are 50% more likely to offer more help<br> Directly tied to how somebody feels about their relationship with you<br> Motivates<br> Creates good will<br> Makes peace<br> Solidifies love and commitment<br> <br> <br> <br> The Thanker<br> Produces positive emotional state<br> Increases sense of well being<br> Triggers ‘feel good’ hormones<br> Re-enforces virtuous cycle in your brain<br> <br> <br> <br> The Thankee<br> Feels higher levels of self worth<br> Triggers greater desire to help Thanker<br> Trigger
