Thank & Pray

Pastor Bert shares how surviving two near-death experiences in 2023 led to establishing "Thankful Thursday" as a weekly practice of gratitude, though acknowledging how easily we become distracted from thankfulness. Drawing from Paul's letter to the Philippians and Jesus's communion instruction to "do this in remembrance of me," the sermon emphasizes that gratitude is a spiritual gift requiring cultivation through intentional remembrance of God's goodness.