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Third Sunday of Advent
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Austin D. Hill
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Philippians 4:4-7, Philippians 4:2-3, Philippians 2:6-11
Ancient Lens What can we learn from the historical context? Philippian Joy During Division and Persecution For an in-depth description of the context of Paul’s letter to the Philippians, see last...
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And Forget Not All His Benefits: Thanksgiving is a Practice
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Alan Fadling
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Psalm 103:1-5
When was the last time we had an "easy" year? The past few years seem to have been full of difficulty and uncertainty for so many of us. It’s tempting to look back and see only the loss, str...
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Christine Pohl
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Gratitude and wonder are squeezed out when our lives are packed full with busyness and responsibilities…There is simply no room, no time to notice. We experience God’s gifts when we pause long enough ...
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Priscilla Shirer
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- Thanksgiving (General)
When we choose thankful prayer over wallowing in anxiety and worry, we are demonstrating an unwavering trust in God.
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God of grace and glory, compassion and
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Richard Herman
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God of grace and glory, compassion and power—Father, Son and Holy Spirit: You meet us right where we are at—not asking us to put on any masks, false fronts or airs. You love us just as we are while a...
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G. K. Chesterton
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When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
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Kay Arthur
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God is in control, and therefore in EVERYTHING I can give thanks - not because of the situation but because of the One who directs and rules over it.
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Tony Evans
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God says to give thanks in everything. That doesn’t mean you need to give thanks FOR everything. You don’t need to give thanks FOR that bad day. Or FOR that bad relationship. Or being passed over at w...
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Ambrose of Milan
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No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
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Rick Warren
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In happy moments, PRAISE GOD. In difficult moments, SEEK GOD. In quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD. In painful moments, TRUST GOD. Every moment, THANK GOD.
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William Law
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- Gratitude
- Thanksgiving (General)
To be always in a thankful state of heart before God is not to be considered a high plane of spirituality but rather the normal attitude of one who believes that "all things work together for goo...
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Adapted from Psalm 138
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Scott B. Bullock
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Psalm 138:null
Leader: We give you thanks, O Lord, with all our hearts; People: On the day we called, you answered us; our strength of soul you increased. Leader: For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowl...
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Dear Heavenly Father, We are grateful
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Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church
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Mark 9:24, James 1:5-6, Psalm 34:17, Philippians 4:6-7, Jeremiah 33:3, Matthew 21:22, 1 Peter 5:7
Dear Heavenly Father, We are grateful that we can come to You at any time, about anything. We know that You listen to the earnest cries of our hearts. We know that You have great power; You are the Cr...
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Michael Ramsey
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Thankfulness is a soil in which pride does not easily grow.
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Prayer of Confession for Thanksgiving
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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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You are the God of ⁠ Abundance, Provision, and Plenty⁠ Yet⁠ So many do not have enough⁠ So many are burdened by far too much⁠ So many squander what they have⁠ So many do evil to get more⁠ The “many” i...
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Adapted from Colossians 3:12-17
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Colossians 3:12-17
Leader: Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience All: bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against an...
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Lysa TerKeurst
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- Thanksgiving (General)
- Inner Peace
If there was ever a secret for unleashing God’s powerful peace in a situation, it’s developing a heart of true thanksgiving.
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Lord – You are good …and Your goodness
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Richard Herman
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Isaiah 40:31, Philippians 4:4-7, Ruth 1:16, Luke 10:25-37, Mark 4:35-41, Philippians 4:6-7, Isaiah 41:10
Lord – You are good …and Your goodness knows no bounds. When we were lost, You sought us out, found us and brought us home. When we were alone, You came near to us, and You gave us a new circle of fri...
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John Milton
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Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.
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Albert Barnes
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- Thanksgiving (General)
- Thankfulness
We can always find something to be thankful for, and there may be reasons why we ought to be thankful for even those dispensations which appear dark and frowning.
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Emotions are Divine: Why Pastors Need Biblical Permission to Feel
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David Lamb
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John 11:35, Psalm 5:5, Psalm 6:1, Psalm 78:58, Psalm 78:40, Psalm 18:19, Psalm 25:6, Psalm 5:7, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 22:23, Isaiah 15:5, Luke 15:null, Genesis 23:2, Genesis 42:24, 1 Samuel 1:10, 2 Samuel 1:11-12, 2 Kings 8:11-12, 2 Kings 22:18-20, Mark 14:72, John 20:11, Acts 20:37, Revelation 5:4
When the Professor Weeps: A Personal Story About ten years ago, I was teaching a course on the psalms for my seminary students in the midst of a personal health crisis. It wasn’t in my notes, but I ...
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G. K. Chesterton
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I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
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A General Thanksgiving
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1 Samuel 2:1-10, Luke 17:11-19, Job 1:21, Acts 16:25, John 6:11
Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all that you have done for us. We thank you for the splendor of the whole creation, for the beauty of this world, for the wonder of life, and for the mystery ...
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Inspired by Matthew 8
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Jacob Traeger
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Matthew 8:null
Lord God, We confess the smallness of our faith. At those times when our lives seem stormy we worry that you are asleep and don’t care about what happens to us. When things are going well, we are quic...
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Peter J. Leithart
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- Thanksgiving (General)
- Gratitude
Gratitude is not based on a “scientific” conclusion that the world is well run, that resources and talents are equitably distributed. It is not a nice denken ist danken [to think is to thank] expectat...
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Holy God, we gather this day trusting
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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James 1:17, Colossians 3:16-17, John 6:1-14, Galatians 5:22-23, Romans 8:14, Psalm 100:4-5, James 1:17
Holy God, we gather this day trusting that your Holy Spirit is in our midst, and that this same Spirit that guided the apostles and prophets guides us here. Help us to see your goodness, and to live i...
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Thomas S. Monson
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- Sabbath
- Thanksgiving (General)
This Sabbath day has been designated as a day of thanksgiving, a day of gratitude-even a day of prayer. We pause, we ponder, we reflect on the blessings an all-wise Heavenly Father has bestowed upon u...
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God of Grace and Love—Father, Son and
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Richard Herman
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- Thanksgiving (Holiday)
- Thanksgiving (General)
God of Grace and Love—Father, Son and Holy Spirit: We come to you in prayer knowing that your steadfast love endures forever...and we give You thanks; thanks for the gift of life, the gift of new life...
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Who We Really Are
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Hans Urs von Balthasar
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1 Chronicles 29:13-14, Isaiah 12:4-5, Luke 17:15-16, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Deuteronomy 8:10-11, Psalm 100:4-5
Speaking on the essential element of gratitude as part of our faith, the Swiss theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar once said, “We need only to know who and what we really are to break into spontaneous p...
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Merciful God, We come before you with
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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Merciful God, We come before you with thankful hearts. Thankful for the many gifts you have given us. You have clothed us and given us shelter. You have given us food to fill our stomachs, friendship...