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THANKFUL IN ALL THINGS
Matthew 26:26-28
I. History of Thanksgiving.
A. Pilgrims in 1621.
1) Reaffirmed in
1623 by Governor Bradford.
B. George Washington proclaims Day in 1789; Jefferson stops it.
C. Mrs. Hale, author of "Mary Had A Lamb," campaigns for holiday.
1) In 1863 President Lincoln proclaims Thanksgiving, for
North and South.
D. Congress gives final approval - in 1941. (War a factor?)
E. 1963: Famous prayer of thanks -
"We thank you for the flowers so sweet;
We thank you for the food we eat;
We thank you for the birds that sing;
We thank you God for everything."
Reason
for fame - the Supreme Court declared this prayer
to be illegal, and thereupon banned all prayers
from
public schools.
F. But not illegal to give thanks in private, as here.
II.
Thankful for easy things.
A. Food.
1) Multiple
blessings: Jews thanked God for each course.
Consider dilemma for current Thanksgiving!
B. Jobs, health.
1) Nothing wrong
with this - Jesus gave thanks for common
necessities in life also.
C. Family, friends.
1) Jesus blessing
little children.
D. God's love.
1) Jesus thanked God
for answered prayer. John 11:41
At raising of Lazarus:
"Father, I thank you that you have heard me."
E. Rote recitation of thanks is a danger. Focus on God.
1) Prayer of thanks
by a young boy at kindergarten dismissal:
"Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Praise him all creatures. Here we go!"
III. Thankful for
hard things.
A. First Thanksgiving - conclusion to
terrible suffering.
1) Half of all
residents die.
2) Four out of 24
families wiped out.
3) 14 out of 18
wives.
4) Yet decision made
to thank God, and continue on.
B. Jesus.
1) Thankful for last
supper bread, cup.
a) Ritual?
b) Deeper meaning - Gethsemane. Thankful for his death.
1> May cup pass from me.
2> Nevertheless, not my will but yours be done.
2) Jesus thankful
for all things, because they come from
his Father, no matter how hard they are to take.
C. Apostle Paul.
1) Always thankful
in all things.
a) Good as well as bad.
2) Death is no
barrier.
a) Aristeides in 125 A.D. writes to friend about Xnty.
"If any righteous person
among the Christians passes from this
world, they rejoice and offer thanks to God, and
they escort
his body with songs and
thanksgiving as if he were setting
out from one place to
another nearby."
D. West Lafayette.
1) Many good things
in town.
a) Don't take them for granted.
b) Will all say thanks in prayer at meal?
2) Many hard things
as well.
a) Empty places at table.
b) Lives that have changed (for worse?).
3) God is still in control, and it is proper to give thanks
to him.
IV. Thanks is often taken for granted.
A. Do you believe God is in control of your
life?
1) Do you feel he
loves you?
2) Are you saved?
B. Are you thankful for it?
1) Or is God lucky
to have you?
C. Only one leper out of ten gave thanks.
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