Sunday Week 5

Thanksgiving Before the Breakthrough

Sorry, with Lisa and I going to Tennessee for a Funeral, stopping at the Rehab Center to help with a few issues with mom only to get home to two hungry dogs that have been cooped up all day, as expected and putting together my notes at midnight  I hope you can forgive me for not having an audio at least. Anyhow, I hope you enjoy my message today on Thanksging before the Breakthrough. Love you all, Pastor Andy  


Theme: Gratitude, Joy, and Expectancy

Opening Thought

Gratitude is not just a response to what God has done — gratitude is faith in advance for what God is about to do.

Many people praise God after the miracle, but the people of faith learn to thank God before the breakthrough arrives.

Thanksgiving shifts our focus:

  • From lack to abundance

  • From worry to worship

  • From waiting to expectancy

Today we thank Him for:

  • clarity
  • unity
  • favor
  • provision — seen and unseen

Even in the middle of the fast, we celebrate because we know God is working.

Scripture Foundation

1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 (NKJV)

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

Paul does not say give thanks for everything, but in everything give thanks.

Why? Because God is still working even when we cannot yet see it.

Psalm 100:1–5 (NKJV)

“Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!

Serve the Lord with gladness;

Come before His presence with singing.

Know that the Lord, He is God;

It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;

We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,

And into His courts with praise.

Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

For the Lord is good;

His mercy is everlasting,

And His truth endures to all generations.”

Notice the order:

Thanksgiving comes before entering His presence.

Thanksgiving prepares the heart for the breakthrough.

Point 1

Thanksgiving Shifts Our Focus From Lack to Abundance

The enemy always tries to magnify what we don’t have.

But gratitude reminds us how much God has already done.

When we begin thanking God:

  • fear loses its grip

  • complaints lose their voice

  • faith begins to rise

The Israelites often forgot God’s provision and began complaining.

Yet scripture tells us to remember His goodness.

Psalm 103:2 (NKJV)

“Bless the Lord, O my soul,

And forget not all His benefits.”

When we remember:

  • prayers God already answered

  • doors He already opened

  • battles He already won

Our focus shifts from lack to abundance.

You may be waiting for the breakthrough…

But if you look closely, God has already been providing all along.

Point 2

Thanksgiving Turns Worry Into Worship

Worry focuses on the problem.

Worship focuses on the Provider.

When we thank God in the middle of uncertainty, we are declaring:

“God, I trust You even before I see the outcome.”

Philippians 4:6–7 (NKJV)

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

Notice something powerful:

Prayer + Thanksgiving = Peace.

Many people pray but forget to thank God.

But when we combine prayer with gratitude, something supernatural happens.

Peace comes.

Peace does not come when the problem disappears.

Peace comes when faith rises above the problem.

Point 3

Thanksgiving Creates Expectancy for the Breakthrough

Gratitude is a declaration that God is not finished yet.

People who thank God in advance are saying:

“God, I know You’re working even when I cannot see it.”

Faith celebrates before the evidence appears.

Hebrews 11:1 (NKJV)

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

Faith thanks God before the door opens.

Faith thanks God before the miracle appears.

Faith thanks God before the provision arrives.

All throughout scripture we see this pattern:

  • Jehoshaphat sent worshipers before the army (2 Chronicles 20)
  • Joshua shouted before the walls fell (Joshua 6)
  • Jesus thanked God before multiplying the loaves (John 6)

Breakthroughs often follow praise and thanksgiving.

Gratitude positions the heart to receive what God has already planned.

Celebration Moment

Today we thank God for:

  • clarity
  • unity
  • favor
  • provision — seen and unseen

We thank Him not just for what He has done, but for what He is about to do.

Because if God has been faithful before…

He will be faithful again.

Closing Scripture

Psalm 107:1 (NKJV)

“Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!

For His mercy endures forever.”

Church, the breakthrough may be closer than you think.

So today we give God thanksgiving before the breakthrough.

Closing Prayer

Father, we thank You today.

Thank You for Your faithfulness, Your guidance, and Your provision.

Even when we cannot see the full picture, we trust Your hand.

We thank You for the doors You are opening, the unity You are building, and the favor You are releasing.

We praise You in advance for what You are preparing.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.