Acts 2:46-47a Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous  hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. Today we give thanks for a ministry of Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church called the Gathering.  Listen and take this moment for gratitude.

What a perfect time to reflect upon the role gratitude plays in the life of faith! Let's celebrate what gratitude does in our lives and in our community! Colossians 3:12-17

Luke 12: 33b-34 Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Where is your treasure? Take a moment for gratitude.

Psalm 84:2— My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the Living God. How will you lend your heart to joy today? Take a moment for gratitude.

Psalm 28:7– The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him and I am helped. Therefore, my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him. What is the most impactful thing you could entrust to God today?

1 Samuel 12:24– But be sure to fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you. What great thing is God working in your life? Take a moment for gratitude.

Colossians 6:15– And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Where do you need peace in your heart today? Take a moment for gratitude.

Today we celebrate with gratitude to God.Everyone is invited to present their pledge commitment for 2026. We will explore together how Kingdom economics are vastly different than the marketplace of today, and what our role as stewards is in that economy. 2 Corinthians 9: 6-15

Psalm 90:17– May the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; establish the work of our hands for us–yes, establish the work of our hands. What do you want God to establish with your hands today?

Temp Psalm 95:2– Let us come into His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise! What do you have to shout about today? Take a moment for gratitude.

Isaiah 12:3-4 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say in that day: Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name; make known His deeds among the nations; proclaim that His name is exalted. What refreshment do you need to draw from God’s living water? Take a moment for gratitude.

Jonah 2:9 But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You; what I have vowed I will pay. Deliverance belongs to the Lord! Right now, where is it difficult to give of yourself? Why? Take a moment for gratitude.

2 Corinthians 9:11 You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. How has God enriched you? Has that made you generous? Take a moment for gratitude.

“My pleasure.” What restaurant has made these two words iconic? Chick-fil-A, of course. Employees who work for this corporation say this response becomes automatic, even after years of not working there. Gratitude is a fruit of the Holy Spirit of God that should overflow from the mouths of Christ followers. Today, we look at a healing story from Luke’s Gospel and lean in to see what Christ says about those who practice saying thanks. Luke 17:11-19

Ephesians 1:18-19a "I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people, and His incomparably great power for us who believe." What do the eyes of your heart need to see today? Take a moment for gratitude.

Psalm 119:18 Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law. Pope Francis said, "To follow God’s law, let us begin with gratitude.” What will you begin with today? Take a moment for gratitude.

Psalm 8:1-5. "LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers…what is mankind that you are mindful of them…yet you crown them with glory and honor." How do you sense God’s delight in creation? In other people? Take this moment for gratitude.

Psalm 118:24– This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. How can you slow down and take joy in God’s creation? Take this moment for gratitude.

Matthew 13:16-17 But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. Truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it. What is God showing you that takes your breath away? What is God showing you that brings you joy? Take this moment for gratitude.

On All Saints Sunday we celebrate our loved ones and church members who have died and now live eternally with Christ. We will lift prayers of gratitude with white roses for the saints who have gone before us. Hebrews 12:1-2