Sermons on Christmas Holidays:

Thanksgiving: Counting Our Blessings

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 9, 2006

thankful for the provision of salvation; thankful for the preservation of the Scriptures; thankful for the presence of the indwelling Spirit; thankful for the possibilities in supplication; thankful for the privilege of service; thankful for the partnersh

Thanksgiving: COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS Psalm 103:1-22 A man writing at the post office desk was approached by an older fellow who had a post card in his hand. The old man said, "Sir, could you please address this post card for me?" The man gladly did so, and he agreed to write a short message on ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Thanksgiving

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 9, 2006

Thanksgiving should not a periodic occasion but rather a permanent occupation

Thanksgiving as an assignment to comply Thanksgiving as an attitude to characterize Thanksgiving as an ADORNMENT TO CLOTHE Christians should be characterized by thanksgiving. According to Romans 1 unthankfulness is a trait of the ungodly. In II Timothy when Paul is describing the last days, we ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:17

Denomination: Baptist

"Child, Remember…”

Contributed by Warren Lamb on Nov 11, 2006

A day is coming when all of us will be called to remember our lives – our attitudes and our actions – and to give an accounting for them. some will carry the memory of their sins and their rebellion for eternity, while others’ sin has been cast into the s

“I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces that guard our country and protect our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.” Article I, United States Code Of Conduct Brave words; Noble words; Head-lifting, chest-filling, adrenalin-pumping, flag-waving words. All ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Gratitude For Dummies Series

Contributed by James Sawyer on Feb 3, 2007

How does one live their life in a grateful way. This message seeks to help the one reorient thier thought to be grateful on a more regular basis.

You Should Be Grateful Because: Culture Tells us to be Grateful This weekend concluded the thanksgiving season and we sat around our table and talked about all the things that we, as a family are thankful for. We often can be forgetful of that which we need to be grateful for. This time of year we ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

In All Things Rejoice

Contributed by Virginia Tate on Feb 12, 2007

Why and how do we rejoice and give thanks?

In All Things Rejoice, Pray and Give Thanks 1 Thessalonians 5:16-5:18 Why and how do we rejoice and give thanks? As I share the word of God with you, I pray that you and I may experience “being Spirit filled.” Actually I am very confident that we would experience that as we pay all our ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Philippians 1:12-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Don't Fall Asleep

Contributed by Travis Markes on Aug 31, 2006

There are things that He has asked us to do as our boss that we will need to continue to work on till the day we die or He comes back for us.

DON’T FALL ASLEEP. ACTS 20:7-12 For most Americans tomorrow is a holiday. It’s Labor Day &, in the opinion of some, it is the most hypocritical holiday of all. They say that if Labor Day is a celebration of the unique rights & freedoms that we, as workers, enjoy in our nation; & if we believe that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

Laboring For Meat Or The Master

Contributed by Duane Smith on Sep 3, 2006

This message is meant to encourage us to take our faith to work and to make work our place of ministry in glorifying God, witnessing for God, and giving from God.

LABORING FOR MEAT OR THE MASTER? John 6:27 INTRODUCTION: A. For most Americans tomorrow is a holiday. Labor Day. 1. The idea was first posed by Matthew Maguire in 1882 while serving as the secretary of the Central Labor Union of New York, to celebrate the contribut- ions worker’s had made to ...read more

Scripture: John 6:27

Denomination: Baptist

For His Abundance, We Offer Thanksgiving

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Nov 14, 2006

A thanksgiving sermon that focuses on the many blessings God has given to us, how we have received them, and about our getting it right.

We come together in the house of the Lord this morning to offer praise to our God. But to praise Him properly, we must be willing to sacrifice something very near and dear to us. What would that be? I think the one thing that would be a proper sacrifice for Him this morning, is if we would ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Denomination: *other

A World View From The Children's Table

Contributed by Michael Deaton on Nov 15, 2006

Thanksgiving

A World View from the Children’s Table Matthew 6:25-33 Had we lived in New England, we might very well have been the subject of a Norman Rockwell painting. We were part of the new middle class that followed the Korean War. Families that were reconstituted as men made their way home yet again ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-33

Denomination: Methodist

At The Top Of My List

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 15, 2006

There are many things that we should be thankful for, but some are more important than others. This sermon examines those.

At the Top of My List Colossians 1:3, 12-20 Humor: “The Only Prayer I Know” Two men were walking through a field one day when they spotted an enraged bull coming straight toward them. Instantly they darted toward the nearest fence. The raging bull followed in hot pursuit and it was soon ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:3-20

Denomination: Wesleyan

At The Top Of My List

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 15, 2006

Distinguishes between important and most important things we shoulod be thankful for.

At the Top of My List Colossians 1:3, 12-20 Humor: “The Only Prayer I Know” Two men were walking through a field one day when they spotted an enraged bull coming straight toward them. Instantly they darted toward the nearest fence. The raging bull followed in hot pursuit and it was soon ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:3-20

Denomination: Wesleyan

Praying And Giving Thanks

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Nov 15, 2006

Not only at Thanksgiving, and not just at meals, but always and in all things...give thanks! A study on PRAYER is also a study on PRAISE. Link included to formatted text and PowerPoint Template.

PRAYING AND GIVING THANKS Colossians 1:9-14 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/PrayingAndGivingThanks.html Paul was a man of prayer. He was a great Christian, an outstanding scholar, a model missionary, a giant among men--spiritually, morally and intellectually, but above all he was a man of prayer. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

Thanksgiving Or Complaining - Which Will It Be

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 16, 2006

Are you pleasing or displeasing to the Lord? The presence or the absence of thankfulness will manifest it.

Thanksgiving or complaining - which will it be The person who gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the person that complains can find comfort in nothing. See Numbers 11:1. May I suggest to you that whatever displeases God is sin, and yet how prone we are to grumble, complain, and mummer. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:1

Denomination: Baptist

God's Perspective On Thanksgiving

Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on Nov 17, 2006

This morning I want to relate God’s perspective of Thanksgiving. I want to give you some Biblical foundations that you can stand on this Thanksgiving.

Introduction · This week Thursday, we once again will celebrate Thanksgiving. · This is a time where we reflect on the goodness of God. This is a time that we count it all joy and thank God for the countless blessings He has bestowed upon us. · This is a time we look to the Word of God and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Praise For Victory! Series

Contributed by Tony Searles on Nov 17, 2006

This is one message from the book of Joshua I have been preaching for some time. This is a Thanksgiving Message from the Book of Joshua.

"The PRAISE for Victory!" Joshua 21:43-45, “So the Lord gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and lived in it. [44] And the Lord gave them rest on every side, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers, and no one of all their enemies ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 21:43-45

Denomination: Other