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Summer of Psalms 

Gratitude is Worship 

Psalm 9

Gratitude is Cool Again

• Danger of “Negativity Bias”
• Irony: Self-Centered Gratitude
• **Gratitude is Worship

Summer Gratitude Journal

1. Respond 

“I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart;” - Ps 9:1a

• *We were made to worship!
• Our response to who God is and what He has done.
• NOT Pride and Grumbling
• Deut. 8:17-18; Rom. 1:19-25; Luke 17:11-19

2. Recount 

“I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.” - Psalm 9:1b

• Stop and Do the Math (Todd Fisher)
• Psalm 107; 136
• Gratitude and Anxiety can’t co-exist
• Philippians 4:4-7

3. Rejoice (Display) 

“I will be glad and exult in you;” - Psalm 9:2a

• Smile! Jump for joy!
• Fun isn’t sinful
• 1 Timothy 4:1-5

4. Praise (Proclaim) 

“I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.” - Psalm 9:2b

• Celebrate; Vocalize
• Strengthens relationships (God & others)
• Colossians 3:15-16