4. God Is Expectant

5. Exodus 12:17 (NIV) Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread, because it was on this very day that I brought your divisions out of Egypt. Celebrate this day as a lasting ordinance for the generations to come.

6. Psalm 25:7 (NIV) Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you, Lord, are good.

7. Psalm 77:11 (NIV) I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.

8. 1 Corinthians 11:23-25 (NIV) The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.”

9. 1 Corinthians 11:23-25 (NIV) In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”

10. Thankfulness Can Turn Into Hope by… Telling/Listening to Others

11. 2 Corinthians 1:8-11 (MSG) We don't want you in the dark, friends, about how hard it was when all this came down on us in Asia province. It was so bad we didn't think we were going to make it.

12. 2 Corinthians 1:8-11 (MSG) We felt like we'd been sent to death row, that it was all over for us. As it turned out, it was the best thing that could have happened. Instead of trusting in our own strength or wits to get out of it,

13. 2 Corinthians 1:8-11 (MSG) we were forced to trust God totally — not a bad idea since he's the God who raises the dead! And he did it, rescued us from certain doom. And he'll do it again, rescuing us as many times as we need rescuing.

14. 2 Corinthians 1:8-11 (MSG) You and your prayers are part of the rescue operation — I don't want you in the dark about that either. I can see your faces even now, lifted in praise for God's deliverance of us, a rescue in which your prayers played such a crucial part.

15. Thankfulness Can Turn Into Hope by… Telling/Listening to Others True Reality

16. James 3:14-16 (MSG) Mean-spirited ambition isn't wisdom. Boasting that you are wise isn't wisdom. Twisting the truth to make yourselves sound wise isn't wisdom. It's the furthest thing from wisdom

17. James 3:14-16 (MSG) it's animal cunning, devilish conniving. Whenever you're trying to look better than others or get the better of others, things fall apart and everyone ends up at the others' throats.

18. Thankfulness Can Turn Into Hope by… Telling/Listening to Others True Reality Trust in God

19. Romans 15:13 (NLT) I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

20. Thankfulness Can Turn Into Hope by… Telling/Listening to Others True Reality Trust in God

21. God Is Expectant