In the sermon yesterday (11/23/25), I invited you all to join me in fighting to NOT be numbered amongst the 9 but to join the company of the 1 (see Luke 17.11-19 to make sense of that!). I suggested 3 levels of joining in that transforming battle to become more thankful people. Here they are just as a reminder:
Level 1: Tonight at the end of your day, pause and thank God for 5 things He has been kind to you in this day. That’s it – just end this day thanking God for 5 specific things from the day.
Level 2: Stretch Level 1 from just one day to 5 days – ending each day with thanks to God for 5 specific things.
Then add this morning exercise to the start of your day. Get on your knees (because that is where the 1 thankful leper was – it’s a great place from which to give thanks!) and do 2 things:
- Join in the Great Thanksgiving and thank Jesus for bearing the cross and all its agony and shame in love for you!
- Review the story of the 10 lepers (Luke 17.11-19) and ask God to help you not to stand thanklessly amongst the 9, but to stand with the 1 and be increasingly mindful and thankful of His mercies this day.
Level 3: Do Level 2 for the next 30 days! Hopefully this extended practice will become ingrained and begin to truly shape our hearts towards the joy of God-honoring thankfulness each day!
If you want to review the sermon, you can watch it HERE.
