Workshop Notes

Thankfulness in Relationships (2019)

November 18, 2019 /
Thankfulness in Relationships – Melody ReynoldsDownload

Teacher – Melodie Reynolds

I. Why is relationship important?

  1. God of relationship
  2. God created man then woman-Genesis 2:18
  3. God’s desire & plan
  4. Relationship requires effort

II. How do we have a good relationship?

  1. Founded on relationship with God & ourselves
  2. Mark 12:30-31
  3. Receive God’s love for me
  4. Be able to love others

III. Three levels of relationship

  1. With God
  2. With Yourself
  3. With Others

IV. Your relationship with God

  1. Need to give thanks to God-Colossians 2:6-7
  2. Life with Jesus
  3. His love-Ephesians 3:17-19

V. Your relationship with yourself

  1. Acceptance
  2. Loved by God-Psalms 139:14
  3. Gratitude for His gift

VI. Your relationship with others

Love your neighbors

  1. Neighbors: whoever you interact with
  2. Thankful for family
  3. Expectation from others
  4. Be the person God wants you to be-Philippians 2:3-4

VII. Your relationship with Enemies

  1. Anyone who wronged or cause harm to you
  2. Hard to love when feel negative emotions
  3. Need to forgive to love-Proverbs 10:12

VIII. Be thankful for negatives

  1. Help examine ourselves
  2. Appreciate positives more
  3. Love our enemies (bring us close to God)-Luke 6:35-36
  4. Story of 2 doilies

IX. How develop thankfulness in our life & relationship

  1. Recognize that our life depends on it
  2. Improves everything in life
  3. Starts in your heart
  4. Daily need to….
    1. Give thanks for God
    2. Sing & praise God
    3. Worship & time with God
    4. Tell others of God’s wondrous acts
    5. Rejoice
  5. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

X. Better Relationships

  1. Thankful heart influences others (story of Pollyanna)
  2. Tell others you are thankful for them
  3. Colossians 3:15-17

Several verses relating to relationships

  • Genesis 2:18
  • Genesis 2:24
  • 1 Chronicles 16:8-36
  • Proverbs 17:17
  • Proverbs 18:24
  • Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
  • Romans 5:7
  • Romans 12:9-10, 13, 15-16, 18
  • 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
  • Galatians 5:13-15
  • Philippians 2:3-4
  • Ephesians 4:2-5
  • Ephesians 5:20
  • Ephesians 6:1-4
  • Colossians 3:15-17, 18-25
  • Hebrews 10:23-25
  • James 1:19-25
  • 1 Peter 5:6-7
  • 1 John 4:9-10