Small group leader notes
Get practical by talking with your small group about things that are easy and hard to thank God for.

 HOOK

1. What is happening right now for which it is difficult to be thankful?  

2. What is something that you’re especially thankful for?  

BOOK Read Luke 17:11-19  

3. What resonance do you feel during Covid with the lepers?  

4. What is the shocking part of this story: that only 1 out of 10 returned to say “thanks” or that the one who returned was a Samaritan?  

LOOK

5. What’s the difference between being “grateful” and being “thankful”? (Gratefulness is a feeling or emotion; thankfulness is an action)  

6. Why do you think some people are better than others at being thankful?  

7. How has Covid impacted your thankfulness?  

TOOK

8. Would others say you’re a thankful person?  

9. When others in your family and friend group forget to say “thank you,” how do you respond?  

10. Is thankfulness all that important? How do we grow in thankfulness?  

Sermon Notes

Becoming a 'Thanksgiver'

During our service today (October 10th), everyone in the sanctuary and online will have an opportunity to share something you’re thankful for! Go to pollev.com on any web browser, enter our room code, “mg661” to connect.

Write a short message of what you’re thankful for and your name if you like. Everyone’s messages will display on our screens and in the livestream!