Brother Dennis Olaniyi | 180 Days Into 2025

29/06/2025 38 min

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๐’๐„๐‘๐Œ๐Ž๐ ๐‡๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐’๐Ÿ™Œ The sermon focuses on โ€œcounting your blessingsโ€ as a key to everlasting joy.โฃ๐Ÿ“… Reflection on the first 180 days of 2025 encourages gratitude for life and basic needs.โฃ๐Ÿ“– Biblical foundation: 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Psalms 103:2, and Philippians 4:6-7 emphasize thanksgiving and peace.โฃ๐Ÿ’ก Gratitude brings peace, strengthens trust, and encourages generosity toward others.โฃ๐Ÿ™ Personal stories of immigration and struggle highlight Godโ€™s faithfulness and provision.โฃ๐ŸŽถ Worship and praise naturally flow from a thankful heart recognizing Godโ€™s blessings.โฃ๐Ÿ’ฌ The congregation is called to share testimonies and live in a way that draws others to God.โฃโฃ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌโฃ๐Ÿ™ ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: The sermon underscores that giving thanks โ€œin everythingโ€ (1 Thessalonians 5:18) is not merely a polite gesture but a divine will that fosters a deep spiritual connection with God. Gratitude shifts focus from scarcity to abundance, enabling believers to perceive Godโ€™s continuous provision and faithfulness even in challenging times.โฃโฃ๐ŸŒฟ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐š๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž: Drawing on Philippians 4:6-7, the message explains that prayer combined with thanksgiving invites Godโ€™s peaceโ€”a peace that transcends material wealth or circumstances. This spiritual peace guards the heart and mind, reducing anxiety and emotional distress, which are common in todayโ€™s fast-paced and uncertain world.โฃโฃ๐Ÿ‘ฃ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ : The pastor challenges the common mindset that equates blessings with tangible possessions such as houses, cars, or visas. Instead, the sermon calls attention to the fundamental blessing of lifeโ€”being alive, able to see, walk, and workโ€”as the foundation for all other blessings. This reframing encourages humility and contentment.โฃโฃ๐Ÿ’ช ๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐…๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: Sharing personal stories of Godโ€™s intervention becomes a powerful tool for encouragement and evangelism. Testimonies of healing, immigration breakthroughs, and academic success inspire others, build collective faith, and demonstrate Godโ€™s active presence in believersโ€™ lives.โฃโฃ๐ŸŽ ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž ๐„๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: Recognizing Godโ€™s abundant blessings naturally leads to generosity. The sermon highlights that generosity is not limited to church giving but extends to practical acts of kindness within the community and workplace. This generosity reflects Godโ€™s character and expands His kingdom on earth.โฃโฃ๐ŸŽต ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ: A thankful heart leads to worship and praise, which not only honors God but also sustains spiritual joy. The congregationโ€™s singing and thanksgiving cultivate a culture of gratitude that permeates every aspect of Christian living.โฃโฃ๐Ÿ”„ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž: The closing prayers emphasize repentance for times of ingratitude and ask God to fill hearts with thankfulness continually. This cycle of confession, gratitude, and worship renews believersโ€™ spiritual vitality and prepares them for future challenges.