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Thanksgiving - Enjoy the fellowship!
November 25, 2009
In the New Testament thanksgiving is never depicted as a day, but as a manner of life - a moment by moment THANKSLIVING expressed in thankfulness. According to the Word of
God, we have the following to be thankful for:
Thankful to Christ - I Timothy 1:12.
Thankful in the name of Christ - Ephesians 5:20.
Thankful in behalf of ministers - II Corinthians 1:11.
Thankful in private worship - Daniel 6:10.
Thankful in public worship - Psalms 35:18.
Thankful in everything - I Thessalonians 5:18.
Thankful upon the completion of great undertakings-Nehemiah 12:31.
Thankful before taking food - John 6:11; Acts 27:35.
Thankful always - Ephesians 1:16; I Thessalonians 1:2.
Thankful as a remembrance of God's holiness - Psalms 30:4.
Thankful for the goodness and mercy of God - Psalms 30:4.
Thankful for the gift of Christ - II Corinthians 9:15.
Thankful for the reception and effectual working of the Word of God in others - I Thessalonians 2:13.
Thankful for deliverance through Christ from indwelling sin - Romans 7:23-25.
Thankful for victory over death and the grave - I Corinthians 15:57.
Thankful for wisdom and might - Daniel 2:23.
Thankful for the triumph of the gospel - II Corinthians 2:14.
Thankful for the conversion of others - Romans 6:17.
Thankful for the faith exhibited by others - Romans 1:8.
Thankful for love manifested by others - II Thessalonians 1:3.
Thankful for the grace bestowed upon others - I Corinthians 1:4.
Thankful for the zeal exhibited by others - II Corinthians 8:16.
Thankful for the supply of our bodily wants - Romans 14:6 and 7.
Thankful for all men - I Timothy 2:1.
Thankful for all things - II Corinthians 9:11.
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