Thanksgiving - 2024
Part 1
If God were to prepare a Thanksgiving Dinner for us, what dishes would be at His table?
“Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, [Compassion] kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, [Main Dish] which binds us all together in perfect harmony. [Compliments] 15 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.”
-Colossians 3:12-15
[Love & Thanks]
Other Dishes at God’s Thanksgiving Table
Fruit of the Spirit
(Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-control)
God is all of these things to us.
We do not make him any more or less _____ with us.
Forgiveness
Faith
Hope
Encouragement
Happiness
Thanksgiving
Discipline
Adversity/Tests
Sacrifice
Rest
Humility
Wisdom
Commitment
Character/Integrity
Teamwork
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”
-Romans 12:10,13
Generosity/Giving/Sharing
Compassion/Kindness
“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Judge fairly, and show mercy and kindness to one another.”
-Zechariah 7:9
Truth
Awareness/Sensitivity
Work Ethic
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.”
-Colossians 3:23
Value/Purpose
Are you thankful for thankfulness?
Lamentations contains sorrowful reactions to the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple in about 586 B.C., which took place during Jeremiah's lifetime.
No matter what is happening with you right now, God wants to provide us with HOPE.
Jeremiah wrote:
“I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great LOVE we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
-Lamentations 3:21-23
Facts about God’s Thanksgiving Dinner
We will not get sick if you eat food from every side dish.
God wants us to eat from every dish.
God doesn’t want us to pick and choose which dishes to eat from.
Q: What is it that God has prepared for you that you are not eating?
Eat it all. It’s all good for you. It’s all the key to the most fulfilling life that you can have.
There are some things that it is OK for us not to eat, but not God’s side dishes.
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