Thankfulness Gives God Glory

This teaching emphasizes the critical importance of maintaining a grateful heart toward God, particularly in an entitled generation. Using the story of the ten lepers from Luke 17, Pastor Mike illustrates how only one returned to thank Jesus after being healed, prompting the question: "Where are the nine?" The message explores how thankfulness is not merely polite behavior but a spiritual discipline that glorifies God. Pastor Mike connects leprosy as a type of sin—isolating, rotting, and numbing—and presents God's forgiveness through Christ as the ultimate healing. He stresses that we must receive forgiveness by faith, not feelings, and that our entire lives should become a "thank you" to God through praise, service, and sharing with others. The sermon challenges believers to examine whether they truly express gratitude to God or take His blessings for granted, warning that unthankfulness is listed among serious sins in the last days.