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  • JEREMIAH MENYONGAI avatar

    Only One Came Back To Say Thanks

    Contributed by Jeremiah Menyongai on Mar 16, 2016
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     | 19,617 views

    Spiritual Amnesia (Alzheimer, dementia) is a sickness that makes us forget to say “thanks” to God: We Forget God’s Past Mercies; We Allow Present Troubles To Block Out God’s Love; We Forget The Promises Made; Forget Our Calling As Ambassadors, etc.

    “ONLY ONE CAME BACK TO SAY THANKS” LUKE 17:11-19 11 And it came to pass, as Jesus went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: 13 And they lifted up ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Where Are The Nine?: A Celebration Of Thanksgiving

    Contributed by Robert Massey on Nov 27, 2002
    based on 1,468 ratings
     | 152,474 views

    Ten lepers were healed, yet only one returned to give thanks. There are several truths that can be seen from this one who returned to give thanks that we should apply to ourselves to help us be thankful.

    Most of us are familiar with the traditional story of Thanksgiving where William Bradford, of Plymouth Rock, proclaimed a day of Thanksgiving to celebrate the survival of the Pilgrims in their second year in the New World, as well as an abundant harvest that they had reaped with the aid of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Thankful? For What!? - A Communion Sermon

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Oct 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,833 views

    A Communion sermon designed to provoke thankfulness by sharing the Good News of God’s grace and salvation.

    THANKFUL? FOR WHAT!? Mark 14:1-26 Sermon Objective: A Communion sermon designed to provoke thankfulness by sharing the Good News of God’s grace and salvation. Supporting Scripture: Exodus 12:13-27; Exodus 24:8; Jeremiah 31:31-33; John 6:35-59; INTRO: Thankful? For What!? Those were the words ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Rodney Kelley avatar

    Why Do We Do What We Do?

    Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Sep 16, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,205 views

    Why tithing is important.

    Intro. Today is All Tithe Sunday. This year in Stewardship, I did not teach a lot on what the Tithe is. Some disregard it, some scoff at it, but the tithe is an acknowledgment that we believe God provides all we have, and that God is faithful to us. The tithe is the first part of what God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being Thankful For Our "Gots” , Not Ungrateful For Our "Nots”

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Feb 9, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,158 views

    A message looking at the life of Job as he moved from wealth to poverty, and how he remained thankful

    BEING THANKFUL FOR OUR “GOTS” NOT UNGRATEFUL FOR OUR “NOTS” Job 1:1-12 Job 1:1-12 In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. 2 He had seven sons and three daughters, 3 and he owned seven thousand sheep, three ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jimmy Chapman avatar

    A Whale Of A Thanksgiving

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 19, 2009
    based on 24 ratings
     | 18,968 views

    A most unusual place to give thanks

    A WHALE OF A THANKSGIVING Jonah 2:1-9 Within two days, millions of people in this country will celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. However, Thanksgiving has become less and less about gratitude and more and more about gluttony. Thanksgiving has become a day where prayer and praise have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Owe Everything To God Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jun 1, 2009
     | 10,439 views

    When we say “we are simply saved by grace”, aren’t we saying that we really owe everything to God?

    Last week we talked about Genesis 37 which talks about the beginning of the story of God’s hero, Joseph. As we will note, there is no mention of Joseph in Genesis 38 and Joseph’s story continues in Genesis 39. God takes a break in telling the story of Joseph with a story about Judah and Tamar. What ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Elijah Series

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 11, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 17,034 views

    How Elijah became the man God called him to be.

    Elijah : A man who dies to self 1 Kings 17:17-24 In the first week we saw Elijah as he seemed to come out of no where and in a round about way he confronts king Ahab about his sin. He just said, "There will be no more rain until I say so." And as I said, this was an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Grace Grants Gratefulness

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Nov 18, 2008
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     | 6,150 views

    Ephesians is a letter from Paul that tells about all we have as part of the Family of God. In it seven times he talks about our walk. As God’s children our life should be charactirized by a walk of gratefullness/thanksgiving. Grace is what grants a gra

    Intro: Ephesians is a wonderful letter written by Paul that talks about us being part of the family of God. One of the main themes of the letter is the Lordship or headship of Christ. The only way the body will ever be truly united in missions, evangelism, praise, and thanksgiving is to be under ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being Truly Grateful To God Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,795 views

    Return to Jesus, humble yourself before Him and give Him thanks

    I left the country of the Philippines to move to America when I was 12 years old. Before leaving, all my Filipino friends kept telling me that everything in America is big; big buildings, big homes, big cars. And I never heard of Thanksgiving until November 1969 when we were invited to an American ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    There's No Peanut Butter!

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Nov 22, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,567 views

    Our ability to be grateful to God is largely dependent on the perspective we bring to life.

    Title: There’s No Peanut Butter Text: Psalm 100 The Big Idea: Our ability to be grateful to God is largely dependent on the perspective we bring to life. Introduction The painting you see on the screen is a familiar one. Bovey, Minnesota is a small community in south central Minnesota. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Applied Thanksliving Series

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Nov 23, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,186 views

    There is an enormous difference between knowledge and application. We must apply the things of God to our lives.

    Applied Thanksliving By Pastor Donny Granberry We are going to continue in our thought of the past several weeks of Apply. Applied Blood – Applied Pentecost – Applied Faith – Applied Glory of the Lord – Applied Word of God. Apply – means to put to use, especially for some practical purpose, to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • David Owens avatar

    We Can Be Thankful Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Nov 24, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,901 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

  • Scott Chambers avatar

    A Thankful Heart In An Unthankful World Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Nov 24, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 20,505 views

    this message examines how to remain thankful despite living in a culture that feels its entitled to what it has.

    How many of you would agree that we live in a thankless society? The majority of our culture lives with an attitude of entitlement. We feel we are entitled to better pay, better benefits and more stuff. We feel if we cannot afford it, the government should pick up the check. We have basically ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Thankful Heart Is Not Optional

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Nov 25, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,697 views

    This message looks at the importance of having a thankful heart.

    “A Thankful Heart is not Optional” Romans 1:16-25 Several years back the Peanuts comic strip pictured Charlie Brown bringing out Snoopy’s dinner on Thanksgiving Day. But it was just his usual dog food in a bowl. Snoopy took one look at the dog food and said, "This isn’t fair. The rest of the world ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ