Give an Offering of Gratitude (Genesis 8:15-22)

The Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost, October 9, 2022

LORD, INCREASE OUR FAITH WORSHIP SERIES

Lord, Increase Our Faith Series: Faith That Overflows with Gratitude

First Reading: Genesis 8:15-22. Noah expressed his gratitude for God’s preserving his life and the lives of his family as soon as they disembarked from the Ark.

Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 9:10-15. Our gratitude for God’s generosity to us will naturally include a willingness to be generous with others.

Gospel: Luke 17: 11-19. Only one of the ten lepers Jesus cured had the bold faith to throw himself at Jesus’ feet in gratitude.

Sermon: Genesis 8:15-22.

God rescued Noah and his family from the waters of judgement he sent in the flood. It is a true account, one that we should not doubt.

And when all aboard the ark were able to come out, right away Noahgave a generous offering to God. His heart was full of gratitude.

May we take to heart his example. May our faith be overflowing with gratitude for what he has done and for what he has promised.

Lord, in crease our faith

Pastor Nathan Kassulke