Thanksgiving – Sermon Illustration Ideas

Gratitude And Generosity

Blessing, Blessing Others, Generosity, Giving, Giving to Others, Gratitude, Thanksgiving

Recently, scientific research has found a neurological link between gratitude and generosity. This whole article is worth reading and quoting in parts, but here…

Gratitude And Our Focus

Blessing, Blessing Others, Focus, Grateful Heart, Gratitude, Thanksgiving

This two-minute video demonstrates what life looks like when we focus on ourselves—and how much we can do for each other when our eyes…

Giving Thanks in All Circumstances

Grateful, Gratitude, Thankful, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving

Corrie and Betsie ten Boom had to learn to give thanks in all circumstances,including Ravensbrück Concentration Camp during War World II. Their familywas arrested…

Our Objective Reality

Attitude, Feelings, Gratitude, Joy, Knowing God, Knowledge, Praise, Reality, Thanksgiving, Trusting God, Worship

Our attitude of joy is a result of our thanksgiving to God. We should not base our attitude on our circumstances, because those always…

Thankful For The Fleas

1 Thessalonians 5:18, Perspective, Thankful, Thankfulness, Thanks, Thanksgiving, The Heart, Trusting God

Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch Christian who helped hide Jews during the advent of the Nazi regime during World War II. After being…

Pilgrim For A Day

Contentment, Gratitude, Joy, Perspective, Thankfulness, Thanks, Thanksgiving

A. J. Jacobs, a New York Times bestselling author, is known for his unconventional experiments. In the early 2000s, he spent 18 months learning…

Consumers

Consumerism, Distractions, Give Thanks, Grace, Gratitude, Thanksgiving

Every year, in the month of November, households across America will gather with family and friends for a meal on a holiday called Thanksgiving….

Christmas Overload

2 Corinthians 4:15, Christian Life, Christmas, Debt, Gift, Grace, Money, Nehemiah 12:46-47, Obligation, Philippians 4:6-7, Psalm 9:1, Psalm 95:2-3, Repayment, Service, Thanksgiving

In 2020, consumers in the United States expected to spend approximately 850 U.S. dollars on average on Christmas gifts. Why? To demonstrate their love…

Dramatic Irony

2 Peter 3:10, Acts 1:10-11, Faith, Faithfulness, Hidden Things, Judgment, Luke 21:34-36, Matthew 24:36, Patience, Revelation 20:11-15, Studying Scripture, Surrendering, Thanksgiving, The Second Coming, Trusting God

The video below provides a great definition of dramatic irony—when an audience is in on a secret that the characters in a story don’t…

Childlike Faith

1 Chronicles 16:23-31, Child-like, Children, Delight, Faith, Honest, Isaiah 29:13, Joyful, Mark 10:13-16, Matthew 18:1-14, Matthew 18:3, Matthew 19:4, Matthew 21:16, Prayer, Proverbs 22:6, Psalm 99, Romans 10:17, Thanksgiving, Worship

God wants us to come to Him in prayer, worship, and thanksgiving with childlike faith—simple, honest, with no fear of getting it wrong. He…

Misunderstood Works

Colossians 3:23-24, Ephesians 2:10, Faith, Galatians 6:9, Holy Spirit, James 2:18, Judgment, Matthew 5:16, Motive, Rejoice, Righteousness, Self-Righteousness, Spiritual Fruit, Thanksgiving, Worship

We know that our faith is not born of our righteousness and neither are our works. Megan Kruger writes about the difference between spiritual…