Mauricio Andrade, pastor of the GDPBRJ (First Biblical Baptist Church in Rio de Janeiro) explains how we should be grateful for our local church even if it is an assembly of sinners, imperfect people who can constantly disappoint us, and also how we should be. truly grateful, not just words.
The interesting thing, I do not know if you have noticed (and this is the point of Andrade), is that: in all, give thanks, why is god’s will in Christ Jesus for you?(1Q 5:18) is in the context of the church (see verses 13-17). Therefore, the main application is not to give thanks in the test, even if it is valid. The main app is: thank you for your church!