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  • Andrew Hoskins avatar

    A Heart Guarded By Peace — A Life Grounded In Thankfulness

    Contributed by Andrew Hoskins on Nov 22, 2025
     | 123 views

    WE HAVE SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR” Growing up in a poor military family, life didn’t always feel like something to be thankful for. Some of my earliest memories were of packing up, moving out, moving in, starting over… again and again. Money was tight.

    Growing up in a poor military family, life didn’t always feel like something to be thankful for. Some of my earliest memories were of packing up, moving out, moving in, starting over… again and again. Money was tight. Tension was high. And like many kids who grow up under pressure, I didn’t always ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Bless The Lord PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,266 views

    Emphasize the importance of continually blessing and praising the Lord in our lives, as it brings spiritual and mental well-being, demonstrates the power of God, and is a vital aspect of our faith.

    Good morning, beloved family and friends! Today, we are going to dive deep into the words found in Psalm 34:1. Before we get started, let me share a quote from A.W. Tozer, who once said, "Without worship, we go about miserable." Worshiping and blessing the Lord are not only essential elements of ...read more

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    Be Grateful For This Year

    Contributed by Joseph Ondu on Dec 8, 2025
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     | 421 views

    The children of Israel complained in the wilderness, yet God had rescued them from Egypt. Their lack of gratitude kept them stuck where gratitude could have accelerated them.Do not enter the next year with the spirit of complaint. Enter with thanksgiving. Gratitude is the seed of expectation.

    BE GRATEFUL FOR THIS YEAR Gratitude is one of the most powerful spiritual disciplines in the life of a believer. It is not just a polite response to good things; it is a posture of the heart, a way of seeing, a way of thinking, and a way of walking with God. As this year moves toward its end, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Gratitude

    Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Dec 13, 2025
     | 220 views

    1. SALVATION 2. OFFERING 3. CHARITY 4. INHERITANCE OF THE SAINTS 5. STRENGTHENED IN FAITH 6. SINGING TO GOD THROUGH PSALMS 7. GREAT JOY 8. LOVE IS INCREASING 9. BEING SANCTIFIED 10. APPOINTED TO THE MINISTRY

    GRATITUDE 1. SALVATION 2. OFFERING 3. CHARITY 4. INHERITANCE OF THE SAINTS 5. STRENGTHENED IN FAITH 6. SINGING TO GOD THROUGH PSALMS 7. GREAT JOY 8. LOVE IS INCREASING 9. BEING SANCTIFIED 10. APPOINTED TO THE MINISTRY ****************************** GRATITUDE 1. SALVATION John 3 : ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Tim White avatar

    Thanksgiving Joy Killers (And How To Beat Them). Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Nov 19, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,987 views

    There are three things in this passage that will steal your joy for Thanksgiving.

    Giving thanks has always been a part of God’s people. Ill. The story is told of two old friends bumped into one another on the street one day. One of them looked forlorn, almost on the verge of tears. His friend asked, "What has the world done to you, my old friend?" The sad fellow said, "Let ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sermon: Thanksgiving Meditation: Give Thanks With A Grateful Heart

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Nov 19, 2024
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    For Christians, Thanksgiving Day is a chance to ask God for forgiveness for our sins, repent for our disobedience, and express gratitude for all He has given us. How we need to Give Thanks to God with a Grateful Heart!

    Sermon: Thanksgiving Meditation: Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart Scripture: Psalm 100: 1-6 “Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Praise Ye The Lord!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 24, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 17,184 views

    Throughout history, God has shown His love by providing hope where there seemed to be no hope, salvation when it seemed that all was lost, & provision of every kind for those in need.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2017) TEXT: Psalm 150:6 "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord!" (Ps. 150:6) Throughout history, God has shown His love by providing hope where there seemed ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Thankful Prayer Of God Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 20, 2006
    based on 101 ratings
     | 30,098 views

    It used to be said that Christians looked like they’d been weaned on sour pickles and raised on prune juice. But that should never be so. We ought always to be thank filled people. Find out why.

    OPEN: A farmer was sitting down to breakfast at local restaurant and bowed his head in prayer. A couple of young men at the next table thought that was a bit odd and they made fun of him quietly as he prayed. When he finished his prayer, they chided him: “Hey old man, does everybody pray over their ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Art Of Thank You: Lepers Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 27, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,807 views

    We must cultivate a grateful heart with the Lord and learn the art of “Thank You” to the Lord and to others. Thank You has the power to change our heart and others hearts! It can even transform our daily life and environment.

    Video Illustration: Nick Viciuvik: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOzsjEmjjHs Series: The Art of Thank You – 10 Lepers Thesis: We must cultivate a grateful heart with the Lord and learn the art of “Thank You” to the Lord and to others. Thank You has the power to change our heart ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Are You Thankful Enough To Be A Servant?

    Contributed by Dave Preece on Nov 22, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,413 views

    I shared this sermon a couple of Sundays before Thanksgiving, on the day of a church Thanksgiving dinner.

    Are You Thankful Enough . . . To Be A Servant Romans 1:14 NKJV, NLT Philippians 2:5-8 KJV, NIV I always like to open up with something funny. So here it goes. Some of you have probably heard the original version of this joke ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    But Where Are The Nine? Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Oct 16, 2010
    based on 13 ratings
     | 53,021 views

    One day, Jesus healed ten lepers, but only one of them returned to give thanks. Where are the other nine?

    BUT WHERE ARE THE NINE? OPENING SCRIPTURE: “Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy… Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Ephesus: Church Lost Its First Love

    Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jul 17, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,732 views

    Church started with Penticost, ends in heaven.

    EPHESUS: THE CHURCH THAT LEFT ITS FIRST LOVE. Revelation 2:1-7 There are many different ways to look at these letters to the seven churches. We could consider them first of all prophetically. To do so means these letters represent the stages the church will go through. It started from the day of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Must Pay Attention, The First Warning Series

    Contributed by H. Kevin Derr on Apr 20, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,519 views

    Exposition of Hebrews 2:1-4

    November 3, 2002 First Church of the Brethren H. Kevin Derr Hebrews 2:1-4 “We must pay attention, The first warning” 1We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. 2For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every violation ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson avatar

    First Sunday After Christmas, Year B

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Dec 19, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 20,584 views

    The message of Christmas is that we are no longer slaves, God in the person of Jesus adopts us as children and heirs in God’s family.

    Sermon for Christmas I Yr B, 29/12/2002 Based on Gal 4:4-7 Grace Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat, Alberta By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson While working as a waitress at a restaurant in Jasper National Park, Janet Rayner recalls the following incident: “I had the pleasure of serving an elderly ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Seek First To Understand, Then To Be Understood Series

    Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Jan 2, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 28,995 views

    Sermon 5 of 7 in series on Personal Change

    Seek First To Understand, Then to be Understood Proverbs 4:7 This is powerful because it is right in the middle of your Circle of Influence. Many factors in interdependent situations are in your Circle of Concern - problems, disagreement, circumstance, other people’s behavior. And if you focus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist