Sermon
Grace & Gratitude
Cornerstone Church of Ames
Speaker: Steve Jones
December 28, 2025 · 30 min
Summary
Paul teaches that gratitude—rooted in understanding God's undeserved grace—flourishes when we recognize grace as the foundation of all blessing. True gratitude is joyful feeling directed toward God the giver, not mere politeness or delight in gifts, and it glorifies God while transforming relationships and culture.
Highlights
Gratitude is joy toward God for his grace.
Thankfulness is not just a religious duty or a task on a list or something nice people do or a simple protocol of good manners to be taught to children. Rather, thankfulness is a powerful force. It wins or loses the war for your future.
The emotion of gratitude generally rises in direct proportion to how undeserved a gift is.