The Weapon of Thanksgiving.

Outline for a sermon preached on November 19, 2017, entitled “The Weapon of Thanksgiving.”

INTRODUCTION

1. Song of Victory!
2. TEXT: Colossians 2:1-8.
3. We all have an outside fight.
4. We all have an inside fight.
5. Thanksgiving is a guard of the soul.

OUTLINE

1. Thankfulness: How we get it.
   1. Thankfulness is a by-product of a relationship with Christ. Col. 2:6.
   2. Thankfulness comes from maturity. Col. 2:7a.
   3. Thankfulness is an ongoing work. Col. 2:7b.>
      1. Self always tries to creep back into our heart.
   4. Thankfulness is a learned behavior. Col. 2:7c.
   5. Thankfulness should be overflowing. Col. 2:7d.
      1. Teach yourself to say “Thank you” everywhere.
2. Thankfulness: what it does.
   1. Thankfulness guards against division. Col. 2:2.
   2. Thankfulness guards against deception. Col. 2:4.
   3. Thankfulness guards against disobedience. Col. 2:6.
   4. Thankfulness guards against defeat. Col. 2:8.
3. A Thanksgiving prayer:
   1. Thank you, dear God… for all you have given me, for all you have taken away from me, for all you have left me.

CONCLUSION

1. PRAYER.