Sermon Illustrations about Thanksgiving
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Man Can't Tell Woman of His Love for Her
The February 19, 1930 issue of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette ran a story from Vienna, Austria of a woman named Corin Ward. Corin was a struggling actress ...
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Father Teaches His Son a Lesson on True Contentment
The story is told of a father of a wealthy family who took his son on a trip to the country to show his son how poor people can be. They spent a couple ...
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Ten Years of Research Shows the Benefits of Gratitude
A growing body of research has tied an attitude of gratitude with a number of positive emotional and physical health benefits. An article in The Wall ...
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Comedian Louis C.K. on Our Ingratitude and Impatience
Editor's Note: The video for this illustration contains some objectionable words. This edited transcript has deleted or revised any offensive content. ...
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Three Images for Gratitude: Soil, Lubricant, and Glue
In her book The Gift of Thanks, Margaret Visser uses three concrete images to convey the power of gratitude—gratitude as soil, lubricant, and glue. ...
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Two Phases of Gratitude for Our Salvation
Jared Wilson defines "gospel wakefulness" as treasuring Christ more greatly and savoring his power more sweetly. He illustrates with the following: ...
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South African Church Offers Praise in the Midst of Tragedy
In his talk entitled "The Sense of an Ending," Jeremy Begbie tells a story about attending a worship service in a poor South African township. ...
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Rejoicing in a Haitian Tent Camp Teaches Us About Faith
Richard Stearns, the president of World Vision, reflected on his visit to a church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti nearly a year after the devastating earthquake. ...
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Thanking God for His Goodness Prevents Envy
"Envy is resenting God's goodness to others and ignoring God's goodness to me."
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How an Atheist and a Saint Give Thanks
"The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank. The converse of this proposition is also true … . ...
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