A daily, Bible-based perspective of hope, encouragement and exhortation. <Previous Message · Archives · Thursday, November 27, 2008 A local community paper placed this Thanksgiving proclamation on their front page. Play podcast instrumental music only "A Thanksgiving Prayer" Today we want to share a prayer we earnestly pray for our family, friends and readers. It is from Colossians 1:3-14 with slight adaptation.
Since our extended family is spread all over the country it will just be the three of us for Thanksgiving dinner today. This Saturday my brother Pat and his family will be joining us for a meal, driving down from the Lehigh Valley about 100 miles northeast of us. For newer readers both sets of our parents have gone on to be with the Lord. Brooksyne has two brothers, Jody and Jerry, in Oklahoma and a sister Elaine in Texas and in addition to my brother Pat, I have a brother, Mike, in California and a sister, Genelle, in North Carolina. Today's suggested Music and Supplemental Resources (Click on the link to open and play) "Blessed Assurance" Video We heard this version on the radio the other day and really liked it. "Now Thank We All Our God" Audio hymnstory prepared and read by Brooksyne with an instrumental background. "Thanksgiving Medley" Video Special Thanksgiving Resources We want to offer these ideas to families and church leaders to enrich the spiritual impact of the Thanksgiving holiday. (We'll be posting these resources all week.) A Thankgiving prayer - (written by Joe Sherer, pastor of the Mount Joy Mennonite Church, and shared as the benediction at our community Thanksgiving Eve service last year.) Webpage For those who enjoy written prayers this would be a beautiful prayer to read together at the Thanksgiving table. A Thanksgiving Scripture reading - A selection of Old and New Testament readings dealing with thankfulness appropriate for church, family and personal readings. (pdf) (Suitable for printing out and copying.) A Thanksgiving family exercise - We have used this questionnaire as a stimulus for discussion among family members in the past. We encourage you to share results around the table at Thanksgiving before or after the meal. (pdf) A Day of Rest in Plimouth Colony - This is a summary of a chapter in the lives of the pilgrims that Brooksyne uses to teach about their Sunday worship. (pdf) "ThanksLiving" Bob Southard shares a weekly online sermon. Here's a pdf version of his thanksgiving sermon. Resources used in Brooksyne's research on the Pilgrims: Saints & Strangers By Vision Video Three Young Pilgrims By Cheryl Harness / Simon & Schuster | |
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