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 Give Your Thanks  November 13 , 2006 |
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 Taking Time to Give Thanksby Brian Bill Nehemiah 11:1-12:47 You made a good decision this morning to come to church because I have some inside information about the recent presidential election that you will not hear on CNN. With all the intrigue and controversy surrounding the final tally, coupled with the waiting that we’ve had to do as a country, I wanted to fill you in on more »   Give Thanks?by Maurice Schaus Matthew 6:25-6:33 As we gather this week, many of us are busy with preparations for the Thanksgiving holidays. The guests are coming, so the house needs to be cleaned from top to bottom. The food preparation is a job in and of itself: Turkey, stuffing potatoes, vegetables, and it just wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without the more »  Give Thanks to the Lordby Michael Otterstatter Psalms 100:1-100:5 That is how Genesis describes what God created on the fourth day in his work of creation. In addition to the stars God made two great lights to govern day and night. I am certain that even the very young children here this morning could name those two lights. The greater light in the sky that governs the day is more »  How to Give Thanks in Every Circumstanceby Paul Fritz 1 Thessalonians 5:16-5:18 One of the greatest privileges of being a Christian is to have the capacity to give thanks regardless of what happens. It is easy to be thankful when things are going our way, but a Christian can rise above any situation to thank God for causing all things work together for good. Paul, the apostle, was a man more »  Talent Questby John Gullick Matthew 25:14-25:44 As brief as our lives are, a person is indeed foolish if they attempt to journey on life’s uncharted seas without God. Let no day pass without praising and thanking God for the multitude of blessings that He bestows upon us daily. Since we cannot be sure about tomorrow, let us glorify His Name today. more » |
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Thanks for the Help Alex Haley, the author of Roots, had an unusual picture hanging on his office wall. It was a picture of a turtle on top of a fence post. When asked, "Why is that there?" Alex Haley answered, "Every time I write something significant, every time I read my words and think that they are wonderful, and begin to feel proud of myself, I look at the turtle on top of the fence post and remember that he didn’t get there on his own. He had help." That is the basis of thankfulness - to remember that we got here with the help of God, and that He is the provider of every blessing we have. Contributed by: Melvin Newland, Central Christian Church, Brownsville, TX.
Giving Thanks for Fleas Corrie Ten Boom in The Hiding Place relates an incident that taught her an important principle. She and her sister, Betsy, had just been transferred to the worst German prison camp they had seen yet, Ravensbruck. Upon entering the barracks, they found them extremely overcrowded and flea-infested. Their Scripture reading that morning in 1 Thessalonians had reminded them to rejoice always, pray constantly, and give thanks in all circumstances. Betsy told Corrie to stop and thank the Lord for every detail of their new living quarters. Corrie at first flatly refused to give thanks for the fleas, but Betsy persisted. She finally succumbed. During the months spent at that camp, they were surprised to find how openly they could hold Bible study and prayer meetings without guard interference. It was several months later when they learned that the guards would not enter the barracks because of the fleas. How Robinson Crusoe Gives ThanksThe apostle Paul didn’t say to give thanks “for” all circumstances, but “in” all circumstances. All our circumstances in life are not good, but there will always be something in those circumstances for which to give thanks. When Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on a lonely island he thought of both the good and the bad. - He was cast onto a desolate island, but he was still alive, not drowned as all of his ship’s company was. - He was divided from mankind, but he was not starving. - He had no clothes, but he was in a hot climate where he didn’t need them. - He was without means of defense, but he saw no wild animals. - He had nothing to speak of, but God had sent the ship so near to the shore that he could get out of it all things necessary for his survival. So he concluded that there was not any condition in the world so miserable but that there was something positive for which to be thankful. SOURCE: Steve Shepherd in "Thanksgiving" Contributed by: SermonCentral
Give Thanks for Who He IsIn 1789, our nation’s first President, George Washington, issued the following proclamation:
The Perfume of ThankfulnessBernard of Clairvaux speaks of a “perfume compound of the remembered benefits of God.” Such a fragrance is easily obtained by spending a season in praise for the things God has already done. Not just by saying thank you, but by expressing a life of gratitude. Every born-again Christian should be giving off a pleasing odor. The fragrance of remembering is quite different from a false praise to get from God. Ten lepers received their health; that was the benefit. Only one came back to give thanks to the Lord Jesus (Luke 17:17). That was the perfume. Unremembered blessings are like dead flies that lie in the anointing oils, they can become a fragrance of dead worship and bring a bad smell to a holy God. Remembered blessings, thankfulness for the Lord’s present favors and a rejoicing in His promised graces become like a blend of myrrh, and aloes and cassia thus making forth an ingredient for a pleasant aroma of praise. SOURCE: The Best of Tozer, Book One Contributed by: Terry Laughlin |
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