Sermons on Thankful For Everything:

Giving Thanks

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Nov 24, 2002

The key to a distinctively Christian Thanksgiving celebration is giving thanks for the right things.

This morning, I’d like to begin with a question. Is Thanksgiving a Christian holiday? The word "holiday," after all, comes from the phrase "holy day". And so, is Thanksgiving a holy day for those who serve and worship Jesus Christ? Does the twenty-eighth of November have any special spiritual ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:1

Denomination: Baptist

Thankful For Heaven

Contributed by Charles Wall, Jr. on Feb 15, 2005

This has been the most difficult year of my of life with Elizabeth’s going to be with the Lord. Therefore on this Thanksgiving, what am I thankful for?

This is the Sunday before Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Sunday and it is customary that the pastor bring a message on Thanksgiving, on giving thanks. So as I considered what the Lord would have me share with you today, I began to ask myself the question: what am I thankful for? Obviously ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-3

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Choosing To Be Thankful

Contributed by Jody Vansickle on Nov 18, 2012

Thanksgiving is a choice, so what should be choose to be thankful for?

CHOOSING TO BE THANKFUL: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 The Apostle Paul is finishing up his first letter to the church at Thessalonica. • This was a congregation of believers who were suffering because of their faith. • But in spite of their suffering, they remained faith to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Denomination: Methodist

Thanksliving

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Nov 22, 2016

Thanksgiving; the day we set aside to give thanks for all we have. Although I'm glad we have a national holiday dedicated to being thankful, God's intention is that we would be in a continual mindset of giving thanks. We need to be living thankfully.

THANKSLIVING INTRODUCTION: Thanksgiving; the day we set aside to give thanks for all we have...that is before we head off to the Black Friday sales! Although I'm glad we have a national holiday dedicated to being thankful, spending only one day recognizing all the reasons we have to be thankful is ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Give Thanks!

Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 24, 2008

A sermon for Thanksgiving (outline and several thoughts from an article by Nancy Tester in Pray Magazine)

Sermon for 11/23/2008 HoHum: Ephesians 5:20- always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:18- give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. WBTU: A. Yes, but is God ever going to help us with ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Be Thankful?

Contributed by Rick Sunstrom on Dec 7, 2005

Discover why we should be thankful to God, even in the midst of difficult circumstances.

Why Be Thankful? In recognition of the holiday before us, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about being thankful. I’d like to begin with a story. In regions of Mexico hot springs and cold springs are found side by side, and because of the convenience of this natural phenomenon the women ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Giving Thanks PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 9, 2023

This sermon encourages embracing a deep sense of gratitude, recognizing blessings in all circumstances, and expressing thankfulness as a path to joy and fulfillment.

Good morning, friends! It's so good to see all of you here today. We're going to be talking about something that's as natural as breathing, but sometimes, we forget about it. It's gratitude. Now, I know what you're thinking. "Gratitude? Sure, I say thanks for my food and when someone holds the door ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Topics: Thanksgiving, Godly Way

Thanks-Giving

Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Dec 3, 2013

Everyone has something to be thankful for and as Christians we should be Thanks-Givers!

Quotes: "The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest." ~ William Blake "We ought to give thanks for all fortune: if it is good, because it is good; if bad, because it works in us patience, humility." ~C. S. Lewis "Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22

Denomination: Pentecostal

Titanic Thankfulness

Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Nov 8, 2011

This Thanksgiving we need to see that God has given us provision, protection and power and be thankful in Titanic proportion.

(All my sermons use illustrations found at www.sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted.) TITANIC THANKFULNESS Thanksgiving is a day set aside each year for us to give thanks, of course most of us know that scripture tells us we should be thankful always and at all times. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:19-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What’s In Your Pocket. (Giving Out Of Love)

Contributed by Howard Strickland on May 18, 2022

Not here’s my tithe, No, it’s God’s tithe. Your blessing can’t be stolen if you give it as unto the Lord. —You attitude in giving is everything.

What’s In Your Pocket. (Giving Out Of Love) Matthew 6:1-4TPT Every day, Glenn purchases his morning coffee at a nearby drive-through. And every day he also pays for the order of the person in the car behind him, asking the cashier to wish that person a good day. Glenn has no connection to them. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-4, Ezekiel 11:19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Give Thanks

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Nov 19, 2009

Thanksgiving Day is a day to give thanks, but so are the other 364 days.

Text: “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (I Thessalonians 5:18). Isn’t it wonderful to know that our calendar indicates one day out of three hundred sixty-five days as a day of thanksgiving? What do we do on the other three hundred sixty-four ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 92:1-4

Denomination: Christian Church

Giving Thanks As We Grow Older Sermon Iii: Giving Thanks Vs Grumbling Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Sep 27, 2019

Grumbling always has angered the Lord God our Creator but Praying about dissatisfactions in life brings positive responses from God whereupon we ought to give thanks to God for His grace, mercy and faithfulness to us.

GIVING THANKS VS GRUMBLING Numbers 11:1-2 and 1 Thessalonians 5:16 Grumbling never did anybody any good. Grumbling was the biggest problem God had with His chosen ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 11:1-2, 1 Thessalonians 5:16

Thanks For Giving..

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Nov 15, 2015

We as Christians… Ought to be jumping up-and-down, screaming and shouting, singing God's praises 24 hours a day as to what He has given us and made available for us on a Non stop basis!!!!........

Thanks for Giving Illus. By Todd Coget The Giver’s Big Hands A young boy went to the local store with his mother. The shop owner, a kindly man, passed him a large jar of suckers and invited him to help himself to a handful. Uncharacteristically, the boy held back. So the shop owner pulled ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 11:24-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Thanks Giving

Contributed by John Beehler on Nov 20, 2002

Who do we owe our thanks to?

Thanks Giving 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 friend?" The sad fellow said, "Let me tell you. Three weeks ago, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-5, Isaiah 28:24-29

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Reasons To Be Thankful

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Nov 21, 2010

The text offers 3 reasons to be thankful. These reasons (unlike so many other) point our worldview toward the Bible, Jehovah, and spiritual.

Reasons To Be Thankful 2 Corinthians 4:6-18 * Americans are, seemingly, the most blessed people on the globe. Things we take for granted are considered to be luxuries by the many on the globe. For instance, electricity is one of those things we expect to enjoy. To my generation and younger, a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:6-18

Denomination: Baptist