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  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Come, Worship!!

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Feb 21, 2026
     | 251 views

    Looking at who we are called to be.

    Awakened Worship Psalm 95:6–7 John 4:23–24 February 22, 2026 Let me ask this question . . . if you were to assess your own personal wake up meter, kind of like a spiritual wake up thermometer . . . . what would it be? I mean, are you here physically, but that’s it? If you’re worshiping online, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin Burden avatar

    Why I Am Thankful To God

    Contributed by Kevin Burden on Nov 21, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,045 views

    Reason why I am thankful to God

    Pastor Kevin Burden Carter Creek Baptist Church For Wednesday, November 21, 2007 #1. I Am Thankful that even though I ignored and mocked God for 21 years, He still loved me and sought me. • For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Selfridge avatar

    Do We Give Thanks Because God Loves Us?

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Nov 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,664 views

    How to give thanks

    With the help of an outline by David DeWitt but my illustrations. DO WE GIVE THANKS BECAUSE GOD LOVES US? 1 CH 16:34 Snoopy is outside, lying on top of his doghouse, smells that aroma, & he is thinking, “It’s Thanksgiving Day. Everybody eats turkey on Thanksgiving Day.” So he lies there, watching ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Give Thanks In Every Circumstance

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 16, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,272 views

    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 thing

    How To Give Thanks in Every Circumstance by Paul Fritz 1 Thessalonians 5:16-5:18 Have you ever noticed that people who habitually ungrateful are stranger to happiness? Illustration: One day a TV reporter asked a mason, "How do you like your job? I hate it, he said. Its this most boring job in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Timothy Darling avatar

    Giving Thanks And Telling The Story Series

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jan 3, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,605 views

    The story of Anna teaches us the need to thank God and to tell others about His blessings.

    Giving thanks and telling the story Luke 2:36-38 Two of the biggest reasons that people don’t share their faith are • that they don’t know what to say • they are afraid of rejection Anna’s method addresses both these objections. 36There was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Ken Pell avatar

    Thankful? For What!? - A Communion Sermon

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Oct 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,117 views

    A Communion sermon designed to provoke thankfulness by sharing the Good News of God’s grace and salvation.

    THANKFUL? FOR WHAT!? Mark 14:1-26 Sermon Objective: A Communion sermon designed to provoke thankfulness by sharing the Good News of God’s grace and salvation. Supporting Scripture: Exodus 12:13-27; Exodus 24:8; Jeremiah 31:31-33; John 6:35-59; INTRO: Thankful? For What!? Those were the words ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • James Buchanan avatar

    Why Should I Be Thankful

    Contributed by James Buchanan on Nov 25, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 6,955 views

    A one-shot sermon dealing with the question of why we should be thankful in the bad times of life.

    An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that evolution had created. "What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!", he said to himself. As he was walking along the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. When he turned to see what the casue ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ken Harris avatar

    In Everything Give Thanks Ii Series

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Aug 26, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,558 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to go all out and give God thanks in every thing.

    "In Everything Give Thanks II" 1 Chronicles 15:25-29 & 1 Thessalonians 5:18 26 August 2007 U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Fort Ord Chapel Seaside, California BIG IDEA: BELIEVERS SHOULD GIVE THANKS TO GOD IN EVERYTHING. REFERENCES: 2 Samuel 6:1-23 (The story of David and his 30,000 men; ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Giving Thanks In The Storm Of Uncertainty Series

    Contributed by Bob Groves on Sep 1, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,682 views

    Giving Thanks when you don’t know how things are going to turn out

    Tonight…Today… Video Honor Retirement Ceremony… Hawk…Lisa… Vets…Family w/others elsewhere (in harms way)…Families of vets… Open to Daniel 3 Series –Giving thanks in the Storms… Today – The Storm of Uncertainty Read Pray Life is Uncertain Whether we like it or not, negatives are a part ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Lessons From A Thankful Leper

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Nov 18, 2012
    based on 8 ratings
     | 56,060 views

    The lesson of thankfulness is taught to us by the Savior in the healing of the ten lepers in Luke 17:11-19

    I started my preparation for a today’s Thanksgiving Sermon a couple of weeks ago. In looking for sermon ideas, I read a sermon by Ray Pritchard written in 2007 titled, “How God Revealed the Ingratitude of My Own Heart.” He wrote this sermon about one year after leaving the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Are You Thankful For?

    Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 9, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,973 views

    A Christian can experience joy and thank God even under the most difficult and extreme circumstance.

    WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR? Philippians 1:3-8 Proposition: A Christian can experience joy and thank God even under the most difficult and extreme circumstance. Objective: My purpose is to challenge people to be thankful even under the most difficult circumstance in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Prescott avatar

    Giving Thanks For What God Has Done Series

    Contributed by Michael Prescott on Mar 27, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,646 views

    We thank God for many things but do we thank him for the most important thing?

    Colossians 1:12 Introduction For several weeks now, we’ve been working our way through Paul’s prayer for the church in Colossae. And thus far, what an awesome prayer it has been. Let’s take a look back at this prayer up to this point. How many people in your life would benefit if you prayed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Turning Thanksgiving Into Thanksliving

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Nov 16, 2005
    based on 105 ratings
     | 20,479 views

    How to keep that spirit all year long in a way that will please God much more than will those who just spend one day at it! Link included to formatted text and PowerPoint Presentation.

    Turning Thanksgiving into Thanksliving Rom. 12:1; Ps. 51:17; Heb. 13:15 This Thanksgiving sermon and several others [complete with PowerPoints] can be seen by going to: http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Special.html ----- The common word in all 3 passages? Sacrifice! What started w/ the Pilgrims in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Todd Pope avatar

    Thanksliving Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Todd Pope on Nov 21, 2011
     | 6,759 views

    Sermon series about gratitude as a way of life.

    Last week we talked about being GR8ing or GR8ful where I laid out the need for having an attitude of gratitude, the science to back up the fact that gratitude leads to a better life, We looked at some of the Scriptures that command us to be thankful, grateful, such as 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NLT) ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    A Thankful Pastor: Part2 Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 15, 2014
     | 4,665 views

    The desire of my heart is to see you transformed into the image of Jesus.

    A Thankful Pastor: Part 2 Text: Phil. 1:7-11 Introduction 1. Illustration: A pastor thought God gave Him an idea, and he presented it in the monthly elders meeting. After giving his most impassioned plea and really "selling" the idea to the elder board, the board voted and voted down the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist