ARE YOU REALLY THANKFUL FOR YOUR FAMILY?- THANKSGIVING MESSAGE
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3
Are You Really Thankful for Your Family?- Thanksgiving Message
Brian Fletcher
1 Thessalonians 1:2-3; 3:9
''We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.''
''For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God.''
Intro:
For most people, Thanksgiving Day brings warm memories of getting family together to eat, celebrate, catch up, watch football, play football, eat turkey, run in a 5k Turkey run, and whatever other tradition your family has put together for that day.
Everyone has their own favorite dish to make and to eat. Mine is a green bean casserole, but my most favorite is eating a turkey sandwich on Thanksgiving Day night. But who doesn't love the turkey, gravy, and mashed potatoes?
And I would imagine most families go around the table and ask everyone to share what they are thankful for. And even if there have been some political arguments or hurt feelings before the meal began, most everyone at the table will say that they are thankful for their family. And even if you wanted to stray from the party line and say you were thankful for something else, you would still say something about your family.
Obviously, there is nothing wrong with being thankful for our family. We should be thankful for them, they are a blessing from God.
But what I would like to challenge us with is to go a little deeper and to be more precise in our thankfulness. The easiest way to start is to ask, ''Why are you thankful for your family?''
1. What is it about individuals that you are thankful for?
2. Is there a particular characteristic or attribute about someone that reflects the character of Christ?
3. Has someone in the family gone through something difficult in their life that you could all give thanks to God for bringing them throu ...
Brian Fletcher
1 Thessalonians 1:2-3; 3:9
''We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.''
''For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God.''
Intro:
For most people, Thanksgiving Day brings warm memories of getting family together to eat, celebrate, catch up, watch football, play football, eat turkey, run in a 5k Turkey run, and whatever other tradition your family has put together for that day.
Everyone has their own favorite dish to make and to eat. Mine is a green bean casserole, but my most favorite is eating a turkey sandwich on Thanksgiving Day night. But who doesn't love the turkey, gravy, and mashed potatoes?
And I would imagine most families go around the table and ask everyone to share what they are thankful for. And even if there have been some political arguments or hurt feelings before the meal began, most everyone at the table will say that they are thankful for their family. And even if you wanted to stray from the party line and say you were thankful for something else, you would still say something about your family.
Obviously, there is nothing wrong with being thankful for our family. We should be thankful for them, they are a blessing from God.
But what I would like to challenge us with is to go a little deeper and to be more precise in our thankfulness. The easiest way to start is to ask, ''Why are you thankful for your family?''
1. What is it about individuals that you are thankful for?
2. Is there a particular characteristic or attribute about someone that reflects the character of Christ?
3. Has someone in the family gone through something difficult in their life that you could all give thanks to God for bringing them throu ...
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