Being Thankful - Twenty eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time - 2025-10-12

Being Thankful - Twenty eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time - 2025-10-12 Joke/But First - Joke/But First - Mrs. Cohen’s ring and the curse The main theme is gratitude and thankfulness for God's healing and salvation, as highlighted by the Gospel reading about the healing of the ten lepers, with the focus on the one outsider, a Samaritan, who returned to give thanks and found salvation. This theme emphasizes the importance of a grateful heart in recognizing God's actions and the transformative power of giving thanks, which brings people closer to God and others.  Being Thankful - 3 ways to express our thankfulness 1. Offer Ourselves 2 Kings 5:14-17 Offer service Naaman returned with his whole retinue to the man of God.On his arrival he stood before Elisha and said,"Now I know that there is no God in all the earth,except in Israel.Please accept a gift from your servant.” 2. Remain faithful 2 Timothy 2:8-13 This saying is trustworthy:If we have died with himwe shall also live with him;if we perseverewe shall also reign with him.But if we deny himhe will deny us.If we are unfaithfulhe remains faithful,for he cannot deny himself. 3. Stand out Luke 17:11-19 Jesus said in reply,"Ten were cleansed, were they not?Where are the other nine?Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?"Then he said to him, "Stand up and go;your faith has saved you.” Don’t follow the crowd Be people who do what's right despite what the crowd is doingConclusion 10 Commandments of thankful living by Robert Schuller #1 Be thankful for prayers answered, known and unknown. #2 Be thankful for habits, broken or avoided #3 Be thankful for sins forgiven, both public and private #4 Be thankful for healings, seen and unseen #5 Be thankful for the storms of your life that have blown out, blown over or passed you by and never touched you. #6 Be thankful for friends, old and new #7 Be thankful for impossibilities that become possibilities #8 Be thankful for gifts, given and received #9 Be thankful for the possibilities that God put WITHIN you #10 Be thankful for hope that springs eternal and never dies These videos are offered at no charge but Donations are accepted and appreciated. https://markprice.com/donate If you like these videos click Subscribe. www.markprice.com Mark Price Ministries Since 1974 I dedicate these Reflections to my Daughter Haley