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  • Thanks, Franki

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
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     | 5,750 views

    THANKS, FRANKI During the Christmas play, three six-year-old boys acted out the role of the wise men. As they presented their gifts at the nativity scene, each boy stepped forward and stated what they were offering to Christ. The first held out his arms and said, "Gold." The second boy knelt ...read more

  • A Thankful Heart

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 21, 2019
     | 5,092 views

    Matthew Henry, the famous Bible scholar, was once accosted by thieves and robbed of his billfold. He wrote these memorable words in his diary: "Let me be thankful, first, because I have never been robbed before; second, although they took my billfold, they did not take my life; third, ...read more

  • Give, Give, Give

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 12, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 15,831 views

    GIVE, GIVE, GIVE One time a skeptic said to a preacher, "I can’t stand this Christianity business. All I ever hear from you Christians is give, give, give." The preacher thought a minute and said, ...read more

  • Thank You For The Goats In Our Lives!" 1 ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 23, 2004
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     | 2,888 views

    “Thank You for the Goats in Our Lives!” 1 Chronicles 16: 1-4 Key verse(s): 4: “He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to make petition, to give thanks, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel. ” “God would surely understand if I wasn’t thankful for this!” If ...read more

  • Thank You, Dad  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 23, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,976 views

    THANK YOU, DAD Thank you Dad, for giving us a very special gift. Its the most important gift of all, That only love can give. You read us the Bible at bedtime and taught us how to pray. You made sure we made it to church every Sunday. And even though we acted like we didn’t hear a thing, When I’m ...read more

  • 6588 I Thank ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 14, 2008
     | 1,437 views

    6588 I Thank Thee O Thou whose bounty fills my cup, With every blessing meet! I give Thee thanks for every drop— The bitter and the sweet. I praise Thee for the desert road, And for the riverside; For all Thy goodness hath bestowed, And all Thy grace denied. I thank Thee for both smile and ...read more

  • Thank You, Daddy!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,104 views

    "THANK YOU, DADDY!" To illustrate how we often fail to give God the thanks he deserves, Chuck Swindoll told the following story of a man he visited in a dismal veterans hospital: The day I arrived to visit, I saw a touching scene. This man had a young son, and during his confinement in the ...read more

  • Complaining Is Remedied By Thankfulness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
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     | 3,226 views

    COMPLAINING IS REMEDIED BY THANKFULNESS Turn back again to the book of Exodus—Exodus chapter 34. The cure for complaining is not found in changing our circumstances, but rather gaining a proper view of God. · Do you really believe that God has your best interests at heart? · Do you really ...read more

  • The Gospel Perspective On Thanks  PRO

    Contributed by Rex S. Wignall on Nov 28, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 3,186 views

    The Gospel Perspective on Thanks Because of the great sacrifice Jesus made for each of us on the cross, Christians should have an additional, very personal perspective on thanks. Max Lucado shares this moving story of sacrifice to remind us what Jesus has done in giving His life for us: It’s ...read more

  • A Legal Pad Of Thanks  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,960 views

    A LEGAL PAD OF THANKS Poet and writer Maya Angelou told in an interview about an experience she’d had in the early 1950s. She had returned to the United States from Europe, leaving behind a child. She said: "One day I was very frightened for my sanity.... So I went to my voice teacher and told him ...read more

  • I Am Thankful...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,812 views

    I AM THANKFUL... I am Thankful that we only elect presidents once every four years. I am Thankful that teenagers will grow up and that one day they will have children that will become teenagers of their own. I am Thankful that I am not a turkey this week. I am Thankful that the space available ...read more

  • Be Thankful For Books. They Are Voices Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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    "Be thankful for books. They are voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of ...read more

  • A Thanks Offering For Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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     | 4,477 views

    A Thanks Offering For Heaven Philippians 3:20 says, "But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables Him to bring everything under His control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like His ...read more

  • Never Said Thanks  PRO

    Contributed by Et Tapper on Feb 9, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,823 views

    NEVER SAID THANKS Edward Spencer was a ministerial student in Evanston, Illinois, and also a member of a life-saving squad during his school years. In 1860, a ship went aground on the shore of Lake Michigan near Evanston, and Spencer waded again and again into the frigid waters to rescue seventeen ...read more

  • Not One Thanked Him  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
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     | 4,474 views

    NOT ONE THANKED HIM Edward Spencer was a ministerial student in Evanston, Illinois, and also a member of a life-saving squad during his school years. In 1860, a ship went aground on the shore of Lake Michigan near Evanston, and Spencer waded again and again into the frigid waters to rescue ...read more

  • Atheist Thankful For A Beautiful ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009
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    Atheist Thankful for a Beautiful Morning One morning a woman who was a known atheist stepped out of her home on the hillside and was taken back by what a beautiful morning it was. The Cook Inlet sparkled, the air was fresh and crisp, the sky was a blue as she had ever seen it and Denali loomed over ...read more

  • Thank You For Tomorrow

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2011
     | 4,894 views

    "THANK YOU FOR TOMORROW" I like that story about the boy and his father who were planning a trip for the next day. The father told his son that they would go on a very exciting and wonderful trip. He did not tell his son where they would go or what they would do. Nevertheless, the son was full of ...read more

  • A Child's Perspective Of Thankfulness  PRO

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Nov 25, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
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    A CHILD'S PERSPECTIVE OF THANKFULNESS When asked to list what he was thankful for, one little boy wrote, "My glasses!" "That's good," said the teacher, "they help you see better". "No," responded the child, "I’m thankful for my glasses because they keep the other boys from hitting and fighting ...read more

  • We Thank Thee

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 19, 2017
     | 4,503 views

    For flowers that bloom about our feet, Father, we thank Thee. For tender grass so fresh, so sweet, Father, we thank Thee. For the song of bird and hum of bee, For all things fair we hear ...read more

  • No One Thanked Him.

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 2, 2020
     | 2,180 views

    Back in 1860, an excursion boat on Lake Michigan collided with a freighter and began to sink less than a mile from the shore. Hundreds of passengers began screaming as they leaped into the icy water. Edward Spencer was a student at a nearby seminary, and he ran down to the beach to see what he ...read more