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  • Jonathan Spurlock avatar

    A Thanksgiving Meal—in The Springtime! Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Nov 22, 2022
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    Barley harvest--springtime--may not be the time when people think about Thanksgiving Day meals. During Elisha's day, a pair of miracles made a small meal into a real feast!

    (Full disclosure: Sermon Central has accepted two of my different illustrations based on this text. This message is not merely a combination of those illustrations.) Introduction: What do you think of when you’re pondering a Thanksgiving Day meal? For many years, it’s a more or less American ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Akindele Opoola avatar

    Thanksgiving Sermon: The Harvest Of A Grateful Heart

    Contributed by Akindele Opoola on Oct 10, 2025
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     | 234 views

    Here in Canada, we have this wonderful tradition of setting aside a specific weekend to pause and give thanks for the harvest, for the blessings of the past year.

    Good evening, fellowship. It is so good to see you all here on this beautiful Thanksgiving weekend. It’s a time for family, for feasting, and for football for some of us! A time to look at the colours of the leaves and feel that crisp autumn air. Here in Canada, we have this wonderful tradition ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Craig Condon avatar

    What? Me Worry?

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Aug 3, 2015
     | 5,164 views

    Thanksgiving is more than just a day. It is a lifestyle. It is more about our attitude than it is about platitudes; about the virtue of giving thanks for all that we have received from God. It is an attitude of gratitude for everything God has provided.

    A country preacher decided to skip services one Sunday to spend the day hiking in the wilderness. Rounding a sharp bend in the trail, he collided with a bear and was sent tumbling down a steep grade. He landed on a rock and broke both legs. With the angry bear charging at him from a distance, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Alan Tison avatar

    Replace A Complaining Attitude With An Attitude Of Thanksgiving Series

    Contributed by Alan Tison on Feb 20, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
     | 20,333 views

    Our attitude should be the same as that of Jesus Christ. In Num. 12-15, we discover what happens to God’s people when they have a wrong attitude and how it can be corrected. This series ideas come from James MacDonald’s Book "Change my atti

    Introduction: A Kentucky family took a vacation to New York City. The family arrived at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, there the father took his son into hotel in hopes of securing a room; they were amazed by everything they saw, from the rich interior to the bright chandeliers. At the far end of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Thanksgiving - I Owe It All To You

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 7, 2001
    based on 480 ratings
     | 45,045 views

    For Christians, Thanksgiving is a day to acknowledge that everything we have is a gift from God, & to lift our hearts in thanksgiving to Him. But we're not very good at saying "Thank you," are we? .

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2014) A. Many holidays have two different celebrations or connotations - one worldly, & the other, Christian. The world celebrates Easter with Easter bunnies & ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Everett McCoy avatar

    The Power Of Thanksgiving (1 Of 2 In Series) Series

    Contributed by Everett Mccoy on Aug 3, 2008
    based on 18 ratings
     | 18,092 views

    Thanksgiving is a powerful thing, breaking Satan’s hold on our lives. Series preached leading up to Thanksgiving Day, but good for anytime.

    15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Shoulder To Lean On

    Contributed by Steve Heartsill on Nov 22, 2000
    based on 165 ratings
     | 19,890 views

    Trusting in the goodness of God

    A SHOULDER TO LEAN ON Psalm 46 A small congregation in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains built a new sanctuary on a piece of land that had been willed to them by a church member. Ten days before the new church was to open, the local building inspector informed the pastor that the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Scott Spencer avatar

    Thanksgiving Is A Time To Be… Thankful.

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Nov 25, 2014
     | 8,138 views

    There are many people aren’t really thankful. They believe that they deserve what they have and – what they don’t have – and what they should.

    Thanksgiving is a time to be… thankful. There are many people aren’t really thankful. They believe that they deserve what they have and – what they don’t have – and what they should. And there are others who ARE thankful, but they’re very quiet and discreet about ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Count Your Blessings

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Dec 17, 2009
    based on 24 ratings
     | 36,267 views

    Have you ever really tried to count your blessings? While it seems impossible, not doing so could be disastrous!

    Count Your Blessings I Kings 17-19 The story is told of a Family gathering at Thanksgiving. Mother and Dad went to one of the daughter’s for the traditional feast. Knowing how gullible the daughter was, mom decided to play a trick. She told her that she needed something from the store. When the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Bless The Lord, O My Soul Psalm 103:1-2 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Dec 27, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,218 views

    Psalm 103:1-2 invites us into a posture of worship and gratitude - reflect, rejoice, and respond to the goodness of God.

    Bless the Lord, O My Soul Psalm 103:1-2 Introduction Today, we dive into a beautiful psalm that calls us to reflect, rejoice, and respond to the goodness of God. Psalm 103:1-2 invites us into a posture of worship and gratitude: "Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Thankful For What? Series

    Contributed by Pastor Dr. Tim Awotide on Jun 12, 2016
     | 9,839 views

    Let's focus on what we have instead of what we want- and be thankful for it.

    Introduction A. David's Great Song of Thanksgiving. (1) He encourages himself to give thanks for daily. (2) He reminds himself of the many benefits God has given him. B. The Pilgrims Remembered God's Benefits. (1) They arrived November11, 1620, on the rock coast of Cape Cod. (2) They came ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Bruce Rzengota avatar

    The Challenge Of Thankfulness In The Age Of Stuff Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 23, 2011
     | 6,372 views

    TRUE THANKSGIVING MUST BE CULTIVATED IN THE AGE OF "STUFF"

    The Challenge of Thankfulness in the Age of Stuff. Come Ye Thankful People Come INTRODUCTION We just sang Come, ye thankful people, come, raise the song of harvest home; all is safely gathered in, ere the winter storms begin. God our Maker doth provide for our wants to be supplied; come to God's ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Joe Harding avatar

    Enter His Gates: A Call To Thanksgiving

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Dec 13, 2002
    based on 210 ratings
     | 33,703 views

    A LIFESTYLE OF WORSHIP INCLUDES GIVING THANKS!

    ENTER HIS GATES: A CALL TO THANKSGIVING PSALM 100 NOVEMBER 24, 2002 INTRODUCTION: THANKSGIVING LIST Here is a list of things housewives are most thankful for: "For automatic dishwashers because they make it possible for us to get out of the kitchen before the family comes back in for their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Donnie De loney avatar

    Thanksgiving Can Change Your Life

    Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Apr 30, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 13,554 views

    The art of being thanksful for all our blessings.

    Thanksgiving Can Change Your Life Psalms 118:1 The day before Thanksgiving an elderly man in Phoenix called his son in New York and said to him, "I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jimmy Dillon avatar

    Living A Thankful Life (Thanksgiving 2013)

    Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Nov 22, 2013
     | 82,336 views

    Part of being a Christian is living a thankful life. One of the main discriminators that sets us apart from the world should be living a life of thanksgiving. There are four elements that are in this passage that speak of our living a thankful life.

    Living A Thankful Life 1 Chron 16:8-13 & 23-36 Intro The day before Thanksgiving an elderly man in Phoenix called his son in New York and said to him, "I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; 45 years of misery is enough. We’re sick of each ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist