With Thanksgiving coming up here pretty soon, what a better series to do than a series on being thankful. The elementary students are doing a series called STUFFed that we kicked off this last weekend.We talked about a group of people that the Bible calls The fellowship of the Believers. This group of people is found in Acts 2:42-47.
Not long after Jesus had risen from the dead and gone up to heaven, the people who believed in Jesus became really close friends.
They all ate together and prayed together. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They would even sell their own possessions and goods, so that they could give to anyone who was in need!
Everyday they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They also broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying all the people.
Because of this, the Bible says, “the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved (Acts 2:47.)”
What was the key this group of people? They were thankful for the things that they had, but they were also thankful for the friendships that they had! When they would sell their stuff to help others, they did it with glad and sincere hearts!
They were very aware of the things that God had blessed them with, but they were willing to use those things to bless others!
Memory Verse: "Whatever happens, keep thanking God because of Jesus Christ. This is what God wants you to do.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (Contemporary English Version)
Q's for the Family:
1. What is something that you are thankful for?
2. Why is it important that we have a thankful attitude?
3. How can we be thankful for the things we have?
[Challenge]
This week, go home and write a note to someone you are thankful for, or someone who gave you something that you are thankful for.
