Good Morning Everyone,

It's a great day in the Lord and a great day to be alive. As the choir sang yesterday, "Every Day is Thanksgiving." I hope as children of God we won't forget that. The whole weekend for me was a wonderful worship experience. I really enjoyed the Harvest Dinner and the good fellowship on Saturday night. Thank you, Dave Bristle, for sharing your story. Truly God received all the glory as you spoke to us. You are an amazing trophy of God's grace! Sunday morning we had a great worship experience. It was good to have my mother and father with me for the weekend. I enjoyed Susan's special song, "My Help." It was right out of Psalm 121. I hope you enjoyed the message, "The Thanksgiving That Doesn't Count." It will be available on our website this evening. Sunday night our church dismissed to hear the gospel singing group "Gold City" at Central Church of the Nazarene. They gave a tremendous concert and everyone who was there was blessed.

For a thought this morning, I leave you with Ephesians 5:20 which says, "Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." What I am thinking about this morning is that little phrase that says, "give thanks for everything." I guess anyone can be thankful for sunshine, but what about the storms of life? It's a little harder isn't it? In fact, in our own strength we could never keep this command. Can we really be thankful for suffering, disappointments, and even bereavement? I believe when a Christian finds himself or herself in a difficult situation, he or she should immediately give thanks to the Father, in the name of Jesus Christ. I say that because the devil moves in whenever a Christian starts complaining, but giving thanks in the Spirit defeats the devil and glorifies the Lord. Just for your information, the word "gratitude" comes from the same root word as "grace." That tells me that if we have experienced the grace of God then we ought to be grateful for what God brings to us. It makes sense to me this morning. My prayer is for an attitude of gratitude this thanksgiving season. May you be blessed by the Lord during this special thanksgiving season.

Till next time, Pastor Don

P.S. Don't forget that there will be no Wednesday night services at our church this week due to the fact that Wednesday is Thanksgiving Eve. There will be a Community Thanksgiving Eve Service on Wednesday night at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church on Bristle Rd. right next to I-475 starting at 7pm.

Next Sunday night we will be having a Taco Fund Raiser following the evening service to help raise money to send our kids and teens to church camp. Everyone is invited. Tacos will be $1 each.

P.S.S. Cartoon of the Week: THE TIE THAT BINDS
 

 

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