"The Root of Thankfulness"

Main Text: Colossians 2:6-7 NKJV

6. As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 
7. rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.


Psalm 136:1 NKJV

1. Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.

Ephesians 2:8–9 NKJV

8. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 
9. not of works, lest anyone should boast.

Philippians 4:19 NKJV

19. And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Deuteronomy 8:11–14 NKJV

11. “Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today, 
12. lest—when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them;
13. and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; 
14. when your heart is lifted up, and you forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; 

1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 NKJV

16. Rejoice always, 
17. pray without ceasing, 
18. in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Philippians 4:6–7 NKJV

6. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 
7. and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Colossians 3:15–17 NKJV

15. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. 
16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Habakkuk 3:17–18 NKJV

17. Though the fig tree may not blossom,
Nor fruit be on the vines;
Though the labor of the olive may fail,
And the fields yield no food;
Though the flock may be cut off from the fold,
And there be no herd in the stalls—
18. Yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will joy in the God of my salvation.