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Let’s Give Thanks
Pic of an older guy. to show while I tell the joke about the man in Westwego.
An older man living in Westwego called his daughter living in Atlanta.
He proceeded to tell her that he and his wife had decided to get a divorce... even after all these years.
He ha had enough - it was over.
The distraught daughter said, "Dad, you can't, you just can't.
You and mom love each other... remember?
Listen, don't do anything until I get there... promise?"
"OK, I promise" the man said.
She hangs up the phone and calls her brother in Denver and tells him everything that's going on.
"Boudreaux, You have to help me.
I made dad promise that he would not do anything until we got there.
You have to come with me and help me."
"Ok Sis.
I'll go."
Then she calls her dad and says, "Dad, we are coming there tomorrow to help you and mom work out your problems.
Promise me you won't do anything until we get there.
OK?" "OK"
The older man hangs up the phone, turns to his wife and says, "Well, the kids are coming for Thanksgiving, and we don't have to pay to get them here."
How many of you think that Strategy might work on your kids....?
Thanksgiving is This Thursday
Pic of a Thanksgiving meal or something.
This is a time when families come together, take time away from work and school to celebrate and give thanks to the Lord.
This was always my favorite because all of my mom's family would get together.
That meant all of my cousins and all the aunts... everybody.
It was fun.
At Christmas, each family celebrated that together.
Pic of a big family at thanksgiving
Thanksgiving also means getting up in the middle of the night to put a cold turkey into the oven.
Then you go back to bed and try to sleep before you have to get up and cook 25 different dishes to go along with the turkey.
On the TV, the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade is playing while you prepare.
You hear the different High School Bands, all playing similar songs, marching down the street.
You see all the Balloons tethered to the floats.
There are thousands lined up along the parade route including my nephew and necie in law.
Then, everyone gathers around the table and the meal begins.
Plates and bowls are taken while everyone tries to figure out how much they can get on their plate at one time.
Sometimes, we put layers on the late and work our way down.
Then everyone digs in and it gets quite.
What took 1/2 a day to prepare is consumed in minutes.
Finally the eating ends as everyone loosens their belts to keep them from breaking.
You think that you cannot eat another bite until the desserts come out.
Pumpkin pie, Pecan Pie, etc. wow.
Everyone eats some of each of the desserts ... it's thanksgiving and we all expect to gain a few pounds that day right?
Pic of a pile of dirty dishes
Then the dirty dishes are assembled in the kitchen which begins to look like a war zone.
After the dishes are all done and the refrigerator is stuffed past capacity, everyone stretches out and watches Thanksgiving Football.
Many of us don't see much of the games because naps are a serious part of the Thanksgiving afternoon.
Everyone is so full that we promise not to eat until next year some time.
That promise is broken at some point between games and naps as we all grab a turkey sandwich, another bowl of gumbo or more pie.
After the next game or movie and another round of naps, someone will say, "What's for dinner?" and all of the leftovers come out of the refrigerator for round 2.
One again, we eat and then sit down to watch the Dallas Cowboys beat someone.
After that game, we grab another round of dessert.
Next we sit around and begin planning out the Black Friday shopping strategy.
At some point, we begin helping our company realize it's time to leave and we go to bed.
That's kind of what Thanksgiving has mutated to in our culture today.
Originally, Thanksgiving was Designed to Give Thanks to God.
Pic of the Pilgrims
The most familiar story is that of the Pilgrims back in 1621 in present day Massachusetts where they settled and gave thanks to ALMIGHTY GOD.
Many of those early settlers died trying to make a new life for themselves so to set aside a day to give thanks to the Lord was done with an honest and sincere heart.
Pic of Abe Lincoln
Over 200 years later, Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday of every November to be set aside as a National Day of giving Thanks.
In 1941, Congress made Thanksgiving a national holiday.
The first time a professional football game was broadcast on Thanksgiving was in 1934 on the NBC radio network.
the Detroit Lions played the Chicago Bears.
The Pilgrims didn't have much, but they possessed a great gratitude towards God and it was upon that TRUST and THANKFULNESS of God that America was built.
Maybe you never thought of this, but serving the Lord has benefits.
I want to share with you 6 Benefits we can all give thanks for this Thanksgiving Season.
Things to be Thankful For
1. We are thankful for GOD’S FORGIVENESS
God forgives ALL of our sins.
Not just a few, but all.
It doesn't matter how big or how small.
He forgives them all.
Listen, if it were not for His forgiveness, I would not be here today... many of you would not either.
His forgiveness cleanses us form our sins and changes our hearts.
Paul saw himself as the worst of the worst when it came to sinners.
Nothing you have done or are now doing disqualifies you from receiving God's forgiveness.
Paul says God has GREAT PATIENCE.
How many of you are glad that God had enough patience to forgive you?
What sin has Troubled you for years?
God has enough patience to forgive you just like He did Paul...
You might think that you have committed too many sins.
Paul committed many sins.
He was persecuting and murdering Christians before his conversion.
God took a guy like that and transformed his life and made him perhaps the greatest apostle ... all because He loved Paul and had great patience towards him.
God has Great Patience Towards Each of You Today
All you have to do is to ask Jesus for forgiveness.
No sin is too tough, too big or too small to be forgiven.
No situation is too hopeless... Listen, do you want to be set free?
It's up to you.
He will forgive ALL.
All you have to do it take the first step.
2. We are Thankful for His HEALING POWER
He heals all of our diseases.
Nothing is too tough for God.
No disease He can't heal.
There are no cancers, no AIDS, nothing your are born with that He cannot heal... NOTHING is too tough for His power.
The girl in SA that had AIDs who we prayed for and was healed.
I am thankful that we serve a God is is NOT powerless against any disease, illness, deformity, emotional issues or pain...
He has power over them all.
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