Simplify Your Life

Simplify Your Life

Sermon in a sentence:
Acknowledge God and show Him gratitude and you will simplify your life.

"I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." Galatians 2:20

"I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living." Psalms 27:13

"I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart, I will enter His courts with praise, I will say this is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice for He has made me glad." Psalm 100

Living Life To The Full

• Philippians 4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!"
• A command and a way of life - Rejoice!
• This is the most appropriate exhortation at this holiday season.
• Whatever challenges our world faces, whatever trial may be bearing upon your soul, we can and should wholeheartedly rejoice over the angel's glorious pronouncement.
• Luke 2:10-11 "Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord."

We Are Blessed
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness...
you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.

If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation ...
you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.

If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death...
you are more blessed than three billion people in the world.

If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep...
you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace...
you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.

If your parents are still alive and still married...
you are very rare.

If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful...
you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.

If you can hold someone's hand, hug them or even touch them on the shoulder...
you are blessed because you can offer healing touch.

Seven Things To Be Thankful For:

1. For automatic dishwashers. They make it possible to get out of the kitchen before the family come in for their after-dinner snacks.
2. For husbands who attack small repair jobs around the house. They usually make them big enough to call in professionals.
3. For the bathtub -- the one place the family allows Mom some time to herself.
4. For children who put away their things and clean up after themselves. They're such a joy you hate to see them go home to their own parents.
5. For gardening. It's a relief to deal with dirt outside the house for a change.
6. For teenagers. They give parents an opportunity to learn a second language.
7. For smoke alarms. They let you know when the turkey's done.