Five Eternal Benefits of Thanksgiving
Donald Cantrell
Psalms 103:1-5
Thanksgiving Sermon
Theme: ‘‘King David challenged us to go all in on giving thanks’’
I - The Expert Pen of the Blessed (1a)
II - The Emphatic Praise of the Blesser (1b - 2)
III - The Enjoyable Portrayal of the Benefits (3 - 5)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
The Mayflower launched with 102 passengers, 74 male and 28 female, and a crew headed by Master Christopher Jones. About half of the passengers died in the first winter. Many Americans can trace their ancestry back to one or more of these individuals who have become known as the Pilgrims.
A group of 104 departed England on the Mayflower on Sept. 6, 1620 and landed on what became Plymouth on Dec. 20. The landing was misguided (but that’s another story), for the colony was to have been placed in the warmer climes of Virginia. Far to the north, the settlers were ill-prepared, without shelter, and were faced with Native Americans who had encountered prior English arrivals. Those moments had not been pleasant. (On one occasion an Indian named Squanto had been kidnapped and carried to England, where he learned English. Later Squanto returned to America and would serve as a valued interpreter for the Pilgrims.)
Through the severe winter of 1620-21, half of the Pilgrims died, and when spring came it was only through aid rendered by nearby tribesmen that survivors mastered local plantings and fishing. Pilgrim leaders came to include William Brewster, William Bradford, Edward Winslow and Miles Standish, and despite difficulties with some Native Americans the summer passed, and by late September a successful harvest had been recorded. It was then that the survivors chose to follow an English custom that dated back several centuries. That was to proclaim a harvest festival, to gather what had grown, to eat joyously and - some said - play games of the times. By now just over 50 adult Pilgrims rema ...
Donald Cantrell
Psalms 103:1-5
Thanksgiving Sermon
Theme: ‘‘King David challenged us to go all in on giving thanks’’
I - The Expert Pen of the Blessed (1a)
II - The Emphatic Praise of the Blesser (1b - 2)
III - The Enjoyable Portrayal of the Benefits (3 - 5)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
The Mayflower launched with 102 passengers, 74 male and 28 female, and a crew headed by Master Christopher Jones. About half of the passengers died in the first winter. Many Americans can trace their ancestry back to one or more of these individuals who have become known as the Pilgrims.
A group of 104 departed England on the Mayflower on Sept. 6, 1620 and landed on what became Plymouth on Dec. 20. The landing was misguided (but that’s another story), for the colony was to have been placed in the warmer climes of Virginia. Far to the north, the settlers were ill-prepared, without shelter, and were faced with Native Americans who had encountered prior English arrivals. Those moments had not been pleasant. (On one occasion an Indian named Squanto had been kidnapped and carried to England, where he learned English. Later Squanto returned to America and would serve as a valued interpreter for the Pilgrims.)
Through the severe winter of 1620-21, half of the Pilgrims died, and when spring came it was only through aid rendered by nearby tribesmen that survivors mastered local plantings and fishing. Pilgrim leaders came to include William Brewster, William Bradford, Edward Winslow and Miles Standish, and despite difficulties with some Native Americans the summer passed, and by late September a successful harvest had been recorded. It was then that the survivors chose to follow an English custom that dated back several centuries. That was to proclaim a harvest festival, to gather what had grown, to eat joyously and - some said - play games of the times. By now just over 50 adult Pilgrims rema ...
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