Abounding with Thanksgiving

A Thanksgiving Mini-Series (Part 1 of 3)

While we are nearing the American holiday of Thanksgiving, for most of us the concept of thanksgiving and gratitude is merely a seasonal festivity or a thing we write in our journals.

Yet Biblical thanksgiving is more than a meal or holiday, it’s the lifestyle of every Christian.

Join me on this three-part series as we examine thanksgiving from a Biblical perspective and gain a greater love and gratitude for our Lord Jesus Christ.

In this first episode, we talk about the overall concept of thanksgiving, how it is linked to the Cross, and are reminded to not just have thanksgiving but ABOUND with it!

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Show Notes / Additional Resources

• Colossians 3:17 – And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
• Ephesians 5:20 – giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 – Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
• Philippians 4:6 – do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
• Colossians 2:7 – rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
  

• Colossians 3:15 – And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
  • The attitude of thanksgiving
    
• Colossians 3:16 – Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
  • Which is revealed outwardly as gratitude/praise
    
• Colossians 3:15–17 – And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
  • Which happens in every activity, at all times, in all circumstances

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