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  • Doug Henry avatar

    Are We Truly Thankful?

    Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 29, 2006
    based on 175 ratings
     | 45,862 views

    Christians should be a thankful people, but are we really as thankful as we should be?

    Are You Truly Thankful? Luke 17:11-19 Just two short years ago, Citibank started an advertising campaign on television for their new line of credit cards. This line of cards carries rewards or prizes that you can receive for using the card. It is just their way of saying “Thank you” to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Sacrifices Of Praise

    Contributed by Glenn Branham on Nov 16, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 12,108 views

    Sacrifices of Thanksgiving should be offered in the manner Jesus gave thanks, should be given continually, and should find thankful expressions.

    "Sacrifice of Thanksgiving" Heb. 13:15-16 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise--the fruit of lips that confess His name. 16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. "Now I lay me down to sleep: ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Howard Parnell avatar

    Thank You Lord

    Contributed by Howard Parnell on Oct 5, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 15,480 views

    With so much to be thankful for, we should give thanks continually; not just during the holiday season.

    THANK YOU, LORD Psa. 26:6-7 INTRO. As we approach the Thanksgiving season, our minds turn toward all the things for which we should be thankful. I don’t know why we are not more thankful all year around, but this particular time of the year make us more conscious of our blessings. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chip Blackshear avatar

    Thank You Notes

    Contributed by Chip Blackshear on Dec 3, 2016
     | 5,251 views

    Every year the Thanksgiving holiday seems to be more and more squeezed out by Halloween and Christmas. But for Christians, Thanksgiving should be one of the most important holidays of the year.

    I really can’t believe that Thanksgiving is this week. Anybody else feel like Thanksgiving kind of snuck up on you this year? Part of the problem may be that our culture seems to be squeezing out the Thanksgiving holiday. For years retailers have been trying to get people to do their ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • James Buchanan avatar

    Why Should I Be Thankful

    Contributed by James Buchanan on Nov 25, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 6,879 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

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    Developing A Grateful Heart

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 24, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 30,719 views

    We need to ask God to change our hearts from 1. Complaints to Praise. 2. Criticism to Encouragement. 3. Cynicism to Faith.

    Two men were walking through a field one day when they spotted an enraged bull. Immediately they ran toward the nearest fence. The storming bull ran after them in hot pursuit, and they realized that they were not going to make it. Terrified, one man shouted to his friend, “Say a prayer, John. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Rex S. Wignall avatar

    Horizontal And Vertical Thanks

    Contributed by Rex S. Wignall on Nov 28, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 5,686 views

    We must move beyond "comparative gratitude" and an awareness of our good fortune, to "vertical thanks to God who is the source of all blessings.

    Introduction: Comparative Gratitude Thanksgiving, like Christmas, is firmly woven into the American fabric as a tradition. I don’t mean this in a critical way – it is a wonderful occasion to gather families and to share a meal together (something rarer and rarer in this day). Just as we cannot ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • David DeWitt avatar

    Give Thanks

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Nov 19, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 14,603 views

    This is my annual Thanksgiving Message for 2007

    Give Thanks Selected Passages November 18, 2007 Morning Message Introduction It’s Thanksgiving Day & the aroma of roast turkey fills Charlie Brown’s house. Snoopy, outside, lying on top of his doghouse, smells that aroma, & he is thinking, “It’s Thanksgiving Day. Everybody eats turkey on ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Terry Laughlin avatar

    When Christ Moves Graciously

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Nov 25, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,437 views

    When Christ acts graciously on your behalf, He expects you to express a proper attitude of thanksgiving.

    Turn Your Bibles to Luke 17:11-19 Title: When Christ Moves Graciously Theme: Expressing Proper Thanksgiving to the Lord Jesus Introduction: Jesus Christ never sinned and His life was not characterized by an ill temper. The passages of Scripture I am about to read hold the account of Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Learning Contentment Series

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Oct 23, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 13,512 views

    Four Biblical truths that will enable you to enjoy the contentment the Apostle Paul knew.

    Turn your Bibles to Philippians 4:12-13 Title: Learning Contentment Theme: Secrets to Doing in Christ Series: Full Measure of Thanksgiving Listen as I read Philippians 4:12-13, “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Victory Celebration

    Contributed by Steve Heartsill on Nov 22, 2000
    based on 171 ratings
     | 25,777 views

    Celebrating the goodness of God

    VICTORY CELEBRATION Psalm 149 A chauffeur in a big, black, limousine, was sailing down the interstate at 105 miles an hour. A State Trooper pulled him over, got out, leaned into the window of the car and said, "Do you realize that you were going 105 miles an hour?" The chauffeur said, "Yes sir, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    How To Have An Attitude Of Gratitude

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Dec 24, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,336 views

    The bible gives clear instruction on how to have an attitude of gratitude.

    How To have An Attitude of Gratitude (Thanksgiving Message) November 18, 2001 FBC Chester, Illinois Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: 1. Doesn’t it seem like we start looking at Christmas a little sooner every year. A. We walked through the Wal-Mart at the end of last month (October) ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jonathan McLeod avatar

    Giving Thanks

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Apr 13, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 14,301 views

    A Thanksgiving sermon

    "GIVING THANKS ALWAYS FOR ALL THINGS UNTO GOD AND THE FATHER IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST." Shakespeare wrote, "How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child!" True! But how much more unnatural and repugnant is ingratitude in those who have become sons and daughters ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    Jesus Feeds The Five Thousand Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Oct 14, 2005
    based on 68 ratings
     | 14,999 views

    Even in rejection, greif and exhaustion, Jesus gives thanks for meager resources

    Apprenticing under the Master Thanksgiving Sunday 2005 Mark 6:30-44 The Feeding of the Five Thousand In the beginning of the chapter, Jesus goes back to his hometown, and the people he grew up with rejected him and his ministry – it says he was amazed at their lack of faith. After they leave ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Billy Kryger avatar

    Where Are The Thankful?

    Contributed by Billy Kryger on Aug 7, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,082 views

    Thanksgiving Message

    INTRODUCTION: In our text ten lepers are healed but only one returns to give the Lord Jesus the proper thanks for his healing touch upon them. If you figure it out percentage wise, only one out of ten, or 10% came back to thank Christ for what He had done. Lets not be guilty of being part of that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist