This month we celebrate the national holiday known as Thanksgiving Day. While certainly Thanksgiving Day represents a good opportunity to express our thankfulness to God, we recognize that our whole lives ought to be filled with thanksgiving. God has given us many good physical and spiritual gifts as expressions of his love. The Bible instructs […]
Matt’s mouth watered as he stared at all the food laid out on the dining room table. A plate filled with slices of ham and turkey sat near one end of the table where his grandparents sat. Steam rose from bowls of mashed potatoes, corn, and beans set in the center of the long table […]
Today I would like to give to you three examples of thanksgiving from events in our Lord’s ministry. I will put these examples into a modern context. As I describe them to you, I would have you answer two questions: Which one is an example of true thanksgiving? And, Which one is true of you? […]
The time of year has rolled around again when old and young are directing their thoughts to Thanksgiving Day, and plans are being made to celebrate the festival among relatives and friends after attending church services to thank the providential Father for the abundance of food and clothing and for other favors he has bestowed […]
Scene One A magnificent edifice of the most modern construction, adorned with the last word in modern furnishing. A large, steaming, golden brown turkey graces the center of the dining room table, set off by two candlesticks and surrounded with heavy silverware and costly china. Two bright-eyed children sit at opposite sides of the table, […]
We thank Thee Lord, that thou art God. Thou who art our almighty King, Our everlasting Father, The Prince of spiritual peace. We thank Thee Lord, for Thy sovereignty. All things are in Thy control. Before the world was created We were in Thy special plan. We thank Thee Lord, for Christ Thy Son. He […]
Many things in abundance, we must be thankful for His beauty in creation, we hear the oceans roar Each flower in its splendor, each bird up in the tree Show our Maker’s majesty, How thankful we must be. The rain in the springtime allows the crops to grow The sun up in the sky, and […]
Once a year on “Thanksgiving Day” is not the idea of the title. Our duty of thanks is not fulfilled only on this past October 12 for our young people in Canada, nor is it fulfilled only on November 26 for our young people in the United States of America. That Word of God sums […]
It is once again November. The month, at the end of which, we will celebrate the national holiday known as Thanksgiving Day. The first Thanksgiving Day celebrated on this continent was December 4, 1619. This totally religious observance, which involved no feasting, was carried out by 39 English settlers who had written in their charter […]
Give thanks to God In everything. Vital His cause: Earth’s portals ring! Taste of His joy, His praises sing. Angelic hosts New anthems bring. Kneel at His throne, Savior and King!