BUT WHERE ARE THE NINE? (7 OF 16)
by Ken Trivette
Scripture: Luke 17:17
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But Where Are the Nine? (7 of 16)
Series: Great Questions from the Bible
Ken Trivette
Luke 17:17
Outline
I. WHAT WAS SOUGHT BY THE TEN LEPERS!
A. Their Condition
B. Their Cry
C. Their Cleansing
II. WHAT WAS SPOKEN BY THE ONE LEPER!
A. There Was A Public Expression Of Gratitude
B. There Was A Personal Expression Of Gratitude
III. WHAT WAS SHOWN BY THE NINE LEPERS!
A. A Thoughtless Heart
B. A Thankless Heart
1. This past Thursday, we celebrated ''Thanksgiving.'' Since November 26, 1941, the fourth Thursday in November has been observed as a national day of Thanksgiving. Why we as a nation celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November is an interesting story. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed two national days of thanksgiving. One was on August 6, to honor Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg. The second was on November 26, the last Thursday of the month, to celebrate a year ''filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies.''
2. Lincoln didn't intend to make Thanksgiving an annual event, but when General Sherman captured Atlanta in September 1864, the president proclaimed the last Thursday in November a day of thanksgiving for the second year in a row. After Lincoln was assassinated, succeeding presidents turned it into a tradition in his honor. By the late 1890's, the last Thursday in November was celebrated as Thanksgiving by nearly every state in the Union.
3. The move from the last Thursday in November to the fourth Thursday finds its roots going back to 1939. You see, Thanksgiving was as much the start of the Christmas shopping season, as it was a holiday in its own right. In 1939, retailers, still trying to dig their way out of the Great Depression, were worried since there were five Thursdays in that November instead of four. That meant there would only be 20 shopping days until Christmas.
4. In the spring of 1939, the National Retail Dry Goods Association lo ...
Series: Great Questions from the Bible
Ken Trivette
Luke 17:17
Outline
I. WHAT WAS SOUGHT BY THE TEN LEPERS!
A. Their Condition
B. Their Cry
C. Their Cleansing
II. WHAT WAS SPOKEN BY THE ONE LEPER!
A. There Was A Public Expression Of Gratitude
B. There Was A Personal Expression Of Gratitude
III. WHAT WAS SHOWN BY THE NINE LEPERS!
A. A Thoughtless Heart
B. A Thankless Heart
1. This past Thursday, we celebrated ''Thanksgiving.'' Since November 26, 1941, the fourth Thursday in November has been observed as a national day of Thanksgiving. Why we as a nation celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November is an interesting story. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed two national days of thanksgiving. One was on August 6, to honor Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg. The second was on November 26, the last Thursday of the month, to celebrate a year ''filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies.''
2. Lincoln didn't intend to make Thanksgiving an annual event, but when General Sherman captured Atlanta in September 1864, the president proclaimed the last Thursday in November a day of thanksgiving for the second year in a row. After Lincoln was assassinated, succeeding presidents turned it into a tradition in his honor. By the late 1890's, the last Thursday in November was celebrated as Thanksgiving by nearly every state in the Union.
3. The move from the last Thursday in November to the fourth Thursday finds its roots going back to 1939. You see, Thanksgiving was as much the start of the Christmas shopping season, as it was a holiday in its own right. In 1939, retailers, still trying to dig their way out of the Great Depression, were worried since there were five Thursdays in that November instead of four. That meant there would only be 20 shopping days until Christmas.
4. In the spring of 1939, the National Retail Dry Goods Association lo ...
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