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  • W Pittendreigh avatar

    A Butterball Turkey -- Or A Handful Of Rice?

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Dec 14, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 15,627 views

    A Thanksgiving sermon with a stewardship message.

    (The pastor holds a bag of rice throughout the service, and when he goes to the pulpit, very obviously carries the rice, and a pot, with measuring cup, to the pulpit with him (make the measuring cup 1/8th cup) I bet you think I’m going to explain this pot of rice on the pulpit. Well, maybe ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Bowing Down: A Surrendered Heart Series

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 20, 2011
     | 7,522 views

    The basics of genuine thanksgiving to God.

    Outline 1. Introduction 2. Transition 3. Major Exposition a. Textual Movement i. Heart-Commands, Love for God-Love for God’s Word. b. The gift of purity. (v.9-13) c. Rejoicing over God’s law as with great riches. (v.14) d. Covet the things of God. (v.15-16) ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Dan Cormie avatar

    Give Thanks

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 12, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,068 views

    Canadian Thanksgiving message 2014

    Dakota Community Church October 12, 2014 Give Thanks Jeremiah 9:23-24 Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, 24 but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    I Am The One

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Dec 5, 2019
     | 8,118 views

    This is a message of giving thanks through the story of the one leper who returned to Jesus to say 'thank you" once he was healed.

    I Am The One Scriptures: Luke 17:11-19; Numbers 12 The title of this Thanksgiving message is “I Am the One.” Have you ever been the one person to do something that no else was willing to do? Maybe in school you saw a kid being bullied and you were the one person who stood up to put a stop to it ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Are We Worth Imitating? Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Sep 20, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,345 views

    Paul’s thanksgiving of the kingdom life and witness of the Thessalonians is a reminder that our calling is to be worthy of imitation, and people who model, what it means to strong and ready to stand out in this world.

    You can listen to the full message here:- http://www.nec.org.au/strong-and-ready/ Message 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10 Are We Worth Imitating? The broad perspective we are working with as we make our way through 1 Thessalonians is to keep answering the question How can we be strong and ready to stand ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Great Trades

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 1, 2025
     | 197 views

    God, the Most High, has given us everything we own, so generosity in His service is only just.

    Tuesday of the Eighth Week in Course 2025 The wisdom book we have in Greek called Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus (since the early churches used it so often) reads like the book of Proverbs. Today’s proverbs regard offerings to God. Our sacrifices to God, in the spirit of the second-Temple Jews, should ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Reasons To Praise

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Nov 20, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,013 views

    No matter what we are facing or going through we still have many reasons to be thankful.

    Reason To Praise Thanksgiving 2022 Paul writes in 1 Thessalonians chapter 5… Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. – 1 Thessalonians 5:18 And He writes in Colossians 3:17 Whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Prayer, With Thanks, Brings Peace

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Nov 21, 2023
     | 1,053 views

    A Thanksgiving sermon focusing on prayer, with thanks, which gives peace - in Christ Jesus.

    11.22.23 Philippians 4:6–7 (EHV) 6 Do not worry about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Prayer, With ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Give Thanks!

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Nov 21, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,131 views

    We don’t really give thanks anymore. That should not be. We have a lot for which to be thankful.

    -We have much for which to be thankful oWe have some pretty good jobs oThe rest of the world is going through a financial crisis – we are relatively unaffected oPeople are being laid off – we still have a means to support ourselves and our families oDoesn’t mean the job is always easy ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Chris Stevens avatar

    Beyond The Turkey

    Contributed by Chris Stevens on Dec 16, 2008
     | 3,274 views

    During this season of being thankful as Christians it goes beyond a table filled with food and turkey, making thanksgiving a part of our daily life.

    The word thankful means to be glad or relieved about something, and to have a feeling or expressing of gratitude. How’s your thanksgiving this morning? How’s your joy? Is life weighing you down with worry? Doubt? Relationships in your life causing problems in your daily walk? You’re not ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Through Giving Thanks! Sermon 12 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 24, 2019
     | 1,928 views

    This message explores how God's love is expressed to us in the context of our troubles in the journey of life and how those experiences should birth a heart of thanks and praise.

    Transition: Video Testimonies from SOKM - Giving thanks through testimony for God’s faithfulness! Series: Finding Joy in The Journey Sermon 12: Finding Joy in the journey through Giving Thanks! Thesis: This message explores how God's love is expressed to us in the context of our troubles ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    From Knowledge To The Kingdom Series

    Contributed by Paul Dayao on Oct 2, 2025
     | 167 views

    Following his thanksgiving, the Apostle Paul's prayer for the Colossians reveals God's blueprint for a mature Christian life: a journey that takes us from knowing His will to walking worthy in the power of His Kingdom.

    Last time we were together, we saw the Apostle Paul giving thanks for the Colossian church—for their genuine faith, their selfless love, and their secure hope. A good report about a church or a fellow believer should always do two things in us: it should cause us to give thanks, and it should ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being Thankful For The Opportunity To Serve

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Feb 22, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,902 views

    This message was preached as part of a series dealing with thankfulness, and looks at our being thankful for the privilege of serving.

    BEING THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE MATT 25: 14-16,35;28:19-20 Matthew 25:14-16 "Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. 15 To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robert Butler avatar

    Thankology

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Nov 17, 2020
     | 1,711 views

    As we begin our trek into the holiday season, I thought it would be best to review and study the importance of being thankful. I have decided to recall a word I adopted as my own a few years ago: Thankology.

    As we begin our trek into the holiday season, I thought it would be best to review and study the importance of being thankful. I have decided to recall a word I adopted as my own a few years ago: Thankology. Thankology comes from merging the words: thankful and -ology. Thankful is defined as: ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Be Grateful

    Contributed by Dr. Casey Adams on Oct 9, 2018
    based on 5 ratings
     | 20,696 views

    This message intends to show how great and awesome God is in our lives, therefor we should show our gratefulness towards him.

    Psalm 100:1-5 (A Psalm of Praise.) If I could take anything away from this passage of scripture it would be these few things: 1. JOY “Make a joyful noise unto to the Lord, all you lands!” Psalm 100:1 (NKJV) Our lives are meant to be a joyful call to God. God wants us to get excited about who He ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist