God, I’m Just Grateful - Pastor Kelly Goins

In this Thanksgiving week message, Pastor Kelly Goins from Watts Bar Community Church delivers a timely word about gratitude in an entitled culture. With his characteristic humor and straight-shooting honesty, Pastor Kelly challenges us to examine the "I want it now" and "I deserve more" mindsets that leave us feeling frustrated, tired, and unfulfilled.

From the Prodigal Son to Solomon's crisis of meaning, this message traces the age-old struggle with entitlement and reveals the path to true contentment. Pastor Kelly doesn't pull punches—addressing everything from our impatience in drive-throughs to our dissatisfaction with closets full of clothes we claim we can't wear.

But this isn't just about pointing out problems. Pastor Kelly offers a practical, biblical roadmap for developing genuine gratitude: exposing material, relational, and circumstantial ungratefulness in our lives, and learning Paul's secret to being content in any situation.

The story of the ten lepers—where only one returned to give thanks—provides a powerful conclusion that will make you reconsider what you truly deserve and why gratitude should be our first response.

Key Quote: "I've learned to be grateful if I have plenty, and I've learned to be grateful if I had nothing. I've learned to be grateful if I'm healthy, and I've learned to be grateful if I'm sick."

This message will challenge you, convict you, and ultimately inspire you to live with a heart that says, "God, I'm just grateful."