THANKSGIVING: ''FOOD, FAMILY, FOOTBALL, AND FAITH"
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:55-58
Thanksgiving: ''Food, Family, Football, and Faith''
Richard A. Bradley
1 Corinthians 15:55-58
55 ''O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?'' 56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. NKJV
Food, family, and football. Does this lineup sound familiar to you? Sounds like Thanksgiving to me. In fact, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it so effectively incorporates all three. I know some are asking, ''What about Christmas?'' Don't get me wrong. Christmas is also a special holiday but it's gotten so commercialized it's almost not recognizable as the Christmas of my boyhood. Thanksgiving, however, hasn't really changed that much. Deep frying turkeys is about the only difference between 1917 and 2017.
Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday but I believe we can make it even better. If we add faith to the lineup and make sure it's more important to us than the other three we'll have a special day indeed. As important as food, family, and football are to our southern tradition of Thanksgiving, faith should be even more so.
This Thanksgiving, notice what Paul said we should be thankful for because of our faith in Christ.
1. WE SHOULD BE THANKFUL THAT OUR FAITH GIVES US VICTORY OVER DEATH
55 ''O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?''
Death is a subject most people don't like to talk about. For most of us this is a taboo subject, never to be discussed in polite society. Don't' believe me? Next time you get invited to someone's home, when you sense a lull in the conversation, bring up the subject of death. You won't likely make the cut for the next dinner party. Can you imagine how hard it must be to sell burial insurance?
Although we don't ...
Richard A. Bradley
1 Corinthians 15:55-58
55 ''O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?'' 56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. NKJV
Food, family, and football. Does this lineup sound familiar to you? Sounds like Thanksgiving to me. In fact, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it so effectively incorporates all three. I know some are asking, ''What about Christmas?'' Don't get me wrong. Christmas is also a special holiday but it's gotten so commercialized it's almost not recognizable as the Christmas of my boyhood. Thanksgiving, however, hasn't really changed that much. Deep frying turkeys is about the only difference between 1917 and 2017.
Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday but I believe we can make it even better. If we add faith to the lineup and make sure it's more important to us than the other three we'll have a special day indeed. As important as food, family, and football are to our southern tradition of Thanksgiving, faith should be even more so.
This Thanksgiving, notice what Paul said we should be thankful for because of our faith in Christ.
1. WE SHOULD BE THANKFUL THAT OUR FAITH GIVES US VICTORY OVER DEATH
55 ''O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?''
Death is a subject most people don't like to talk about. For most of us this is a taboo subject, never to be discussed in polite society. Don't' believe me? Next time you get invited to someone's home, when you sense a lull in the conversation, bring up the subject of death. You won't likely make the cut for the next dinner party. Can you imagine how hard it must be to sell burial insurance?
Although we don't ...
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