Sermons on Holidays:

Thanksgiving

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 16, 2000

A seasonal message for Thanksgiving

Read Psalm 138 Tomorrow across America families will gather, turkey will be served with cranberries and all the fixin’s and people will give thanks. Most will not have a true understanding of the Thanksgiving holiday, or what they are thankful for except that it is a day off from work. In fact, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 138:1-3

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Thanskgiving God

Contributed by David Salyer on Dec 21, 2000

A look at why God should be praised at Thanksgiving

A Thanksgiving God Psalm 103:1-5 Open: What a wonderful time of the year. Everybody loves thanksgiving, a time for families to gather and spend time with one another. Have a great meal, just like what we are going to share in today, after church. The sad thing is though to most Americans that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Thankful People Don't . . .

Contributed by John Roy on Jan 29, 2001

Thankful people are grateful, generous, and remember the gracious hand of God.

“Thankful People Don’t . . .” Luke 17:11-17 Earlier in this century thank-you notes were an art form, consider the following, “In regard to thank-you notes, it is best to recognize a gift with an immediate note of thanks. Unlike arriving at a party, there is no such thing as being ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-17

Denomination: *other

A Song Of Thanksgiving

Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Feb 16, 2001

The Why, What, and Who of Gratitude

A SONG OF THANKSGIVING My four-year-old likes to say the blessing at mealtimes, usually repeating the same short prayer: "Thank you, God, for this gracious food. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen." One evening, however, he thanked the Lord for the birds, the trees, each of his friends, and asked ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 92:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Some Unusual Things To Be Thankful For

Contributed by Larry Jones on Feb 27, 2001

We should be thankful for God’s eternal gifts.

Some Unusual Things To Be Thankful For Psalm 100 Today we are going to eat lunch together- reminds me of a note I once got from Jenny Visiting a church to preach- was going to eat afterward Opened it before I got up, All it said was KISS -Pastor said that’s sweet I quickly corrected him and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

A Memorial To Remember

Contributed by Brent Hutsell on May 24, 2001

When we live life we must remember that one way or another we’re leaving something to be remembered!

I. Introduction A. Memorial day began in the early 1800’s during the civil war 1. Some began by decorating the graves of the soldiers who had been killed in battle to honor their sacrifice for freedom ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 4:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Reasons To Give Thanks

Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 24, 2001

Four keywords describe why we as Christians we give thanks to our incredible God.

Thanksgiving Day 2000 Sermon Reasons to give thanks. BY Andrew Chan, Senior Pastor, Pilgrim Baptist, Vancouver, BC Text: Deut.16:13-17 One day Bill was hunting in the woods. It had been a slow day and he had yet to shoot any game. Suddenly, he heard a noise behind him. He whirled around and saw a ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 16:9-17

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Supper Of The Lamb

Contributed by Maximiliano Zapata on May 25, 2001

Memorial Day is a time for remembering. Worship is just that, remembering what God has done for us. He too has left us a Memorial to participate in, The Lord’s Supper - Communion

Tomorrow marks the national observance of Memorial Day. All across America, in great cities and small towns, people will be marching in parades, gathering at parks or congregating at cemeteries. There will be speeches given and prayers said, in honor of those who have given their lives during ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:24-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sudden Impact

Contributed by Fred Mueller on Jun 1, 2001

A Memorial Day sermon with a strong anti-war message - while trying to be sensitive to the memory of those who lost loved ones. A sermon that shows how Christ at work in us runs counter to the culture.

The Reformed Church of Locust Valley Easter VII May 27, 2001 Acts 16:16-34 “Sudden Impact” Christianity is nothing but trouble. Ever since Jesus started his work he has done nothing but cause trouble. The leaders of his day were aghast at him. Jesus was a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-34

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Am I A Soldier Of The Cross?

Contributed by Paul Etterling on Jun 7, 2001

The call of Christians around the world to be brave, strong soldiers of the cross. In this day of evil, are you standing and fighting, or are you cowardly and running?

Introduction For many years in the church christians have been spurred on to fight the fight of faith not just from scripture but also from hymn writers such as Barring-Gould. He wrote the words to this hymn that we many times sing in the the church. Onward Chrisitian soldiers, marching as to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:3-16, 1 Timothy 6:3-13

Denomination: Baptist

Give Thanks To The Lord

Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Jun 27, 2001

Psalm 100 encourages us to count God as our greatest blessing.

"God made two great lights -- the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness." (Genesis 1:16-19) That is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-5

Denomination: Lutheran

Dying For The Right Reason

Contributed by Don Hutto on Jun 27, 2001

Memorial Day Sermon

Dying For The Right Reason Romans 6:1-10 We celebrate, tomorrow, those who have given their lives for their country. Tomorrow is the day we call Memorial Day. Memorial Day was originally established so that those who died in the Civil War could be recognized. A special day was set aside to honor ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

A Noticable Difference In Our Work Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 12, 2001

As we conclude this series in Colossians we see that having Jesus in our life should make a noticeable difference in our work. (Jesus is enough part 9)

Jesus Is Enough - Part 8 "There Should Be A ND At Work" What you do 40+ hours every week, whetehr in the home the school room or the workforce - matters to God...... Question; Do you feel, that what you during the week matters to God? Listen - it is important that you do, because when you ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Thanks For The Things You Have Done

Contributed by Steven Chapman on Mar 26, 2001

An exploration of what we all have that we can be thankful for, inspite of our life situation.

Thanks For The Things You Have Done Ephesians 1:3-14 A father and his son were seated at the dining room table, while the mother was finishing the final preparations on the family’s dinner. While the father and son were seated, the father asked the son if he would say the prayer for the meal. The ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Giving Thanks Series

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 30, 2001

A thankful spirit is a distinguishing feature of a Christian.

Thanksgiving is coming up, as you all know. When you think of Thanksgiving, what do you think of? Well, mashed potatoes and gravy, homemade rolls, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, pumpkin pie, and of course, turkey. At least, that’s what most people think of. But in the past few years, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:19-20, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Denomination: Baptist