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  • Dennis Selfridge avatar

    Do We Give Thanks Because God Loves Us?

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Nov 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,663 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

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    Giving Thanks For Thankless Things

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Nov 20, 2017
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    It's not hard to be thankful for obvious things like God, our families or our health, but what about things that might not be obvious like food, shelter and clothing? And then there are the things that we wouldn't be thankful for at all...but should be.

    GIVING THANKS FOR THANKLESS THINGS It's not very hard to be thankful for obvious things like our families, our health, or the blessings that come into our lives. But what about the things that we might not think of so easily, like the roof over our head, the clothes on our back and the food in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mike Gilbert avatar

    Expressing Our Thanks Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Nov 18, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 17,935 views

    Five ways the Bible tells us we can express our gratitude to God.

    We read in the Bible that Solomon was the richest man in the world. Maybe you’ve found yourself thinking, “What a lucky man he was!” --But Solomon, with all his gold, never enjoyed the benefits of electricity. --He never owned an air conditioner, never talked on a telephone, never drove a car or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Older We Get, The Less Do We Want Change

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 12, 2026
     | 129 views

    Are we in a culture that believes it doesn’t need the truth?

    Friday of the First Week Integral 2026 Recently a well-known preacher wrote an essay addressing a situation that sounds unreal: “There is less missionary work carried out by the Church in our time, which places responsibility on all of us to be witnesses to Christ in a culture that believes it ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Doug Henry avatar

    Are We Truly Thankful?

    Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 29, 2006
    based on 175 ratings
     | 45,933 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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    A Thankful Life

    Contributed by Cesar Datuin on Mar 5, 2015
     | 9,365 views

    Another year has passed and it's time to be thankful for all the blessings we had the whole year. It is perfect time to understand an attitude of thankfulness within us. This message tries to know a deeper meaning of each attitude.

    A Thankful Life Psalms 100:4 “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” Intro: It’s another year has passed and there are a lot of things that we need to thank. We may think of other people who blessed us or even ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    What We Are To Be Thankful For

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Nov 16, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 7,499 views

    To be thankful for all things

    It is interesting to note that it wasn’t until we were at war, the Civil War to be exact, that our Thanksgiving holiday was officially recognized by Congress. It had started in the small Plymouth Colony in 1621 when the English Pilgrims feasted with members of the Indians who brought gifts of food ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • David Owens avatar

    We Can Be Thankful Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Nov 24, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,106 views

    God not only expects His people to be thankful, He enables them to do so.

    A. This coming Thursday is Thanksgiving. So in advance, let me say, “Happy Thanksgiving everyone.” 1. It is certainly one of my favorite days of the year, and arguably is the most important holiday of the year. 2. I’m thankful that we are a nation that still pauses one day a year to give thanks to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Travis Markes avatar

    Are We Truly Thankful?

    Contributed by Travis Markes on Nov 12, 2007
    based on 69 ratings
     | 33,735 views

    A simple Thanksgiving message that focuses on two attitudes. The attitude of selfishness and the attitude of Thankfulness. The message closes out with the one thing that Christians should truly be thankful for and that is the Price that Jesus paid.

    “ARE WE TRULY THANKFUL?” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Rudyard Kipling, author of “The Jungle Book”, at one time was so popular that his writings were getting ten shillings per word. [about $10!] A few college students, however didn’t appreciate Kipling’s writings; they lightheartedly sent him a letter ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Wood avatar

    When We Are Thankful

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 6, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 3,357 views

    A Thanksgiving Message.

    WHEN WE ARE THANKFUL Philippians 4:4-7 INTRO: An Oklahoma pastor collected the following true events: Samuel Leibowitz, a brilliant criminal lawyer, saved 78 people from the electric chair and not a single one thanked him. When Clarence Darrow, through his legal brilliance freed two men from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Commit To Grow Series

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Nov 11, 2004
    based on 32 ratings
     | 7,160 views

    A stewardship series, sermon number 2. This message takes a look at how materialism destroys our faith.

    Commit to Grow Pastor Glenn Newton Oct. 10, 2004 (Read Psalm 37:1-9.) Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you (nlt). Introduction Legendary comedian Jack Benny was well known for his portrayal of stinginess—By the way, is there anyone under 45 who knows who I’m ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Thomas Bowen avatar

    Thank You God!

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Mar 3, 2009
     | 2,904 views

    Sermon about stewardship/giving

    Thank You God! You have already heard form Jimmy and Cheryl thins morning I n a strange way, I feel just a little like I think President Obama probably feels… Most people have already made up their minds on the subject. Some are in full agreement and others already hate anything I might say on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Warner Pidgeon avatar

    Give Us Today The Food That We Need

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Nov 11, 2012
     | 3,887 views

    A short talk from a series on the Lord's Prayer at our evening service. To pray, "Give us today our daily bread" is to recognise that God is the giver. It may also require us to be part of the answer to other people's prayers as per James 2:15-16.

    The Lord’s Prayer is the model for prayer taught by Jesus. It is the skeleton, the frame, upon which we build when we pray. Yes, we can and do pray it word for word, but if we think the Lord’s Prayer is like a fixed recipe, or worse, if we think this model prayer is like a spell, or ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Brad Bailey avatar

    Giving Thanks In All Circumstances

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Nov 29, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,691 views

    Gratitude is like oxygen to the soul.

    Giving Thanks in All Circumstances Brad Bailey – November 27, 2011 Intro This has always been a special weekend to gather… a time in which we actually GIVE THANKS to God…we share what we are grateful for. As many have noted…gratitude is quality of life that has been in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Shine Thomas avatar

    Giving Thanks | Thanksgiving Sermon Series

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Jun 29, 2020
     | 8,570 views

    Shakespeare said, “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child.” “Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend.” Even Shakespeare recognized what it is to have ingratitude

    Follow us on: Today we are celebrating thanksgiving for this year that God has blessed us with. Shakespeare said, “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child.” “Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend.” Even Shakespeare recognized what it is to have ingratitude. GIVING ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God