Thanksgiving Sermons, Illustrations, and Worship Backgrounds

Thanksgiving Is a Choice by Dr. Stan Coffey
In 1620, 102 Pilgrims had come to this continent to build a new world where they would be free to worship God. Soon fifty-six died due to starvation, disease and the cold winter. However, they did not give up. In 1621, 46 Pilgrims and 91 Indians met to give thanks for a bountiful harvest and for the preservation of their lives. They had every reason to be depressed... ( read more )

The Offering of Thanksgiving by Jerry Vines
I'm praying God will use this message to help you and me as we prepare ourselves for the observance of Thanksgiving. Does it seem like 2003 has gone just like that? Here we are in the last days of the month of November, moving into December, coming to Thanksgiving. One month later we will be going into Christmas. God willing we will be moving into… ( read more )

Sacrifices of Thanksgiving by Adrian Rogers
I want you to take your Bibles and open, if you would, to Psalm 107 for our Thanksgiving message. "Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing." I want us to think tonight on the sacrifices of thanksgiving. Perhaps there are greater sins than the sin of ungratefulness, but I don't believe there is an uglier sin than the sin of… ( read more )

The Best Way to Say, "Thank You, Lord" by Ken Trivette
I once came across an African proverb that says, "Even the hen lifteth her head toward heaven when swallowing her grain." How sad that many, who are daily recipients of multiplied blessings, never lift their head in thanks to the God who gave them. William Law, in his book A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, wrote: "Would you know who is the greatest saint... ( read more )

Thanksgiving According To Paul by Dan Rodgers
As you are aware, this coming Thursday is Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a time-horned tradition of setting aside a day for which to be thankful. Of course, Thanksgiving means different things to different people. For some it will be a time of feasting - all the great food: turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. We "gobble… ( read more )

Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart! by David Cawston
I Thessalonians 5:18 expresses God's explicit will: "In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." Simply stated, "It is God's will for you to have a thankful disposition." What is your disposition? No, I don't mean what do you wish it were. What is it? Are you by nature prone to be optimistic or pessimistic, enthusiastic or depressed, an… ( read more )

Thanksgiving Is More Than Turkey (19 of 21) by Roger Thomas
Introduction: It's Thanksgiving Day. The aroma of roast turkey fills Charlie Brown's house. Snoopy, outside, lying on top of his doghouse, smells that aroma. He is thinking, "It's Thanksgiving Day. Everybody eats turkey on Thanksgiving Day." He lies there, watching the back door, eagerly awaiting his Thanksgiving dinner. Finally, the door opens. Here comes… ( read more )

The Benefits of a Thankful Heart by Fenton Moorhead
I Thes. 5:15-19 Make sure that nobody PAYS BACK wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else. Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks IN all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. Do not put out the Spirit's fire. For a follower of Jesus Christ life has a new set of imperatives: Not retaliation (pay backs), but… ( read more )

Why I'm Thankful for Jesus by Brad Whitt
I want you to take your Bibles now this evening, and I want you to be finding your place at Philippians chapter 2 if you will. And in just a moment, we'll be reading verses 5-11. And I want to share with you for a few minutes here tonight on "Why I'm Thankful For Jesus." ILLUS: By most accounts, in 1789 George Washington and the Continental Congress officially... ( read more )

When a Mature Believer Gives Thanks (11 of 11) by Stan Coffey
I want you to turn to Job chapter 1. Most of us know the story of Job. He lost everything he had. He had everything and then he lost everything and this is a verse when Job is faced with this terrible trial of having lost everything. This is his response as he tries to evaluate what has happened to him and possibly why it has happened to him. In Job chapter 1 verse 20... ( read more )