Sermons on Thanksgiving To God:

Attitude Of Gratitude Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Nov 30, 2011

Being Thankful is a life-long process. It is acknowlwdging god for all His blessings

Attitude of Gratitude Psalm 100 Introduction- This morning I want to look at having an attitude of gratitude. Being thankful this Thanksgiving. I want us to take our text from the man after God’s own heart, King David as he offers up thanksgiving to God. Psalm 100 That is exalting the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-5

Denomination: Nazarene

Are We Truly Thankful?

Contributed by Travis Markes on Nov 12, 2007

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

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:8, 1 Thessalonians 5:1

Denomination: Baptist

Framing Your Life (Thanksgiving)

Contributed by Chris Surber on Nov 16, 2007

Your life is not the product of random forces acting upon random events to create random circumstances. Your life is the result of a very intentional God who is working out a divine plan in and through your life.

Framing Your Life, Romans 8:28-31 Introduction A few years ago I purchased an old house in Tarpon Springs, Florida. It was a real “fixer-upper.” It was built in the early 1920’s just a few blocks from the Anclote River which spills into the Gulf of Mexico less than a mile from there. As a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-31

Denomination: Christian Church

Turning Thanksgiving Into Thanksliving

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Nov 16, 2005

How to keep that spirit all year long in a way that will please God much more than will those who just spend one day at it! Link included to formatted text and PowerPoint Presentation.

Turning Thanksgiving into Thanksliving Rom. 12:1; Ps. 51:17; Heb. 13:15 This Thanksgiving sermon and several others [complete with PowerPoints] can be seen by going to: http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Special.html ----- The common word in all 3 passages? Sacrifice! What started w/ the Pilgrims in ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:15

Denomination: Baptist

A Life Of Gratitude (Thanksgiving Message)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 19, 2022

Bart Simpson, in a program aimed at millions of America's young, is asked to say grace and he says, "Dear God, we paid for all this stuff ourselves, so thanks for nothing."

The attitude of ungratefulness can not only be seen in the cartoons in the newspaper, but also in the lives of people. WHAT AN UNGRATEFUL PEOPLE WE HAVE BECOME! For example, if you have attended church very long you have experienced ingratitude. • There are people who will attend church to get ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 40:5

Denomination: Baptist

"Approaching God" Series

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Nov 21, 2003

How do we go about coming into His presence with thanksgiving?

Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches November 23, 2003 Thanksgiving Sermon “Approaching God” Psalm 95 Introduction: It is not always easy to approach God. Often our lifestyles have become so crowded with other priorities that we can’t seem to get around to thinking about God and how He wants to be ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 95:1-11

Denomination: Methodist

Thanksgiving Vs. Thanks Living

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 26, 2019

Turkey? Maybe a turkey regrets THANKSGIVING... but we should be THANKS LIVING... God has be so good to us... Do we give thanks with a grateful heart? Did you know prayer should be part of THANKSGIVING?

THANKS GIVING VS THANKS LIVING… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com WHO HAVE YOU THANKED TODAY? Did you write a note or text of thanksgiving? Did you call or visit some old person and give them thanks? Have you ever thanked a teacher or preacher? Or do you think THANKSGIVING is about ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 107:1, Colossians 4:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-19

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Taking Inventory Of Our Life

Contributed by Robert Warren on Nov 26, 2001

Urges us to be thankful, even in the midst of a tragic time (especially in the aftermath of 9/11)

"Take inventory of your life: a Thanksgiving sermon." Psalm 100 Robert Warren November 18th, 2001 Psalm 100 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth Serve the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 100:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Ox, The Donkey & Thanksgiving

Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 22, 2022

In Isaiah 1:3 God compared the thankfulness of His people to that of the ox and donkey, and said the animals won the prize hands down. How can brute beasts, who have so little intelligence, be much more aware of their Creator?

THE OX, THE DONKEY & THANKSGIVING Isa. 1:3 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Growing up, we called one set of grandparents Big Mama & Big Daddy. No one thought much of it until one of the grandkids told them they were soon to be great-grandparents. 2. That’s when Big Mamma decided to change ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:3

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Thanks And Giving

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Nov 23, 2020

A message about thankgiving and how that we are to give thanks with the action of giving.

Thanksgiving and Action (giving) - Thanks Giving Theme: To show the connection between thanksgiving and action. Text: Luke 17:11 – 19, 2 Corinthians 9:10 - 15 Luke 17:11-19 Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. (12) Then as He entered a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19, 2 Corinthians 9:10-15

Denomination: Church Of God

Serve From The Abundance Series

Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Oct 20, 2021

There are numerous practical ways to share from the abundance, not “reluctantly or under compulsion” but with joy! It's important to teach our families to be other-centered.

Serve From The Abundance The passage found in 2 Corinthians 9:6-10 is an encouragement to be generous out of the many blessings we have received. 'Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is Thanksgiving A Foreign Idea To You?

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Dec 3, 2009

We are sometimes surprised when we hear a non-church person giving God praise for something done in their life and we are surprised by it. Maybe we are even a little embarrassed since we may have received a similar blessing but forgot to give thanks.

Is Thanksgiving a Foreign Idea to You? Thanksgiving Day 2009 Luke 17:11-19 On January 31, 1957, the Canadian Parliament proclaimed: A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed … to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October. It seems ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Remember To Give Thanks!

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Nov 29, 2012

Thanksgiving or Advent reminder to be grateful as believers.

Intro: A man stood writing at the post office counter one day when an older man shuffled up to him with a postcard in his hand.“Sir,” the older man said, “would you please address this postcard for me?” The first man gladly consented, and wrote what the older man dictated to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Thank God He Let Me Play Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 10, 2021

That is the number one basis for Thanksgiving. It is just the fact that God has let you play the game. All of us are only here today because God has let us play the game of life.

William F. Kirk was a columnist who loved baseball, and just before his death he wrote this poem couched in baseball terms to express his thanks for life. "The doctor knows what his trained eyes see, And he says it is the last of the 9th for me; One more swing while the clouds loom dark, And ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:1-11

Give Thanks To The Lord PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 15, 2023

Explores the importance of seeking God's wisdom, living with gratitude, and cultivating peace in our hearts.

Good morning, dear friends. We gather here today with hearts full of hope. We gather in this sacred space to seek wisdom. Wisdom that guides us through life's storms. Wisdom that lights our path. Our guide today is a passage from the Bible. A passage that speaks of peace. A passage that speaks of ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:15-17

Topics: Thanksgiving