NOVEMBER

Put “Thanks” Back in Thanksgiving

 

“Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise! 
Give thanks to Him; bless His name!” 

 

          The inspired writers have consistently pointed us toward the expression of thanks.  Paul goes so far as to tell the saints at Thessalonica to “give thanks in all circumstances” (I Thess. 5:18).  We indeed have much to be thankful for and as this Thanksgiving season approaches, let me suggest some things:

 

Truth – “We shall know the truth and the truth will set us free” (John 8:32).  “Sanctify them in truth, your Word is truth” (John 17:17).

 

Heaven – “Let not your hearts be troubled . . . in my Father’s house are many rooms . . . and I go to prepare a place for you” (John 14:1-2).

 

Abundance – “I have come that they might have life, and . . . have it more abundantly” (John 10:10).

 

Newness of life – “We are buried with Him by baptism into death . . . in order that . . . we too may live a new life” (Romans 6:4).

 

Kingdom of God – “Upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18). 

 

Salvation – “He became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey Him” (Hebrews 5:9).

 

Goodness of God – “The goodness of God leads us to repentance” (Romans 2:4).

 

Identification – “You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God” (I Peter 2:9).

 

Victory over death – “Death has been swallowed up in victory” (1 Corinthians 15:54).

Inheritance – “And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ” (Romans 8:17).

 

No condemnation – “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1).

 

Gift of the Son – “For God so loved the world that on the cross He gave His one and only Son” (John 3:16).

 

          Thanksgiving is not the only time of the year we are to be thankful, but it is a special time.  My prayer is that we might always remember those great blessings mentioned above and while there are certainly others, these provide us a starting place. 

 

          Pastor Allshouse


Honor our veterans

Veterans Day, which is November 11 each year, is a holiday to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism and willingness to serve and sacrifice for our nation’s common good.
Christians follow the Prince of Peace, so war is a dilemma that often challenges people of faith. Some Christians are pacifists, while others believe in a “just war.” Many believe that the goals of freedom, justice, equality and democracy are worth the cost required.

Whatever individual Christians decide about any given conflict, most Christians believe that men and women who strive to make this world free of tyrants are to be respected. As Winston Churchill said, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”

Thank you to all the men and women who served or are now serving our country.



Count your blessings

Count your blessings instead of your crosses;
Count your gains instead of your losses.

Count your joys instead of your woes;
Count your friends instead of your foes.

Count your smiles instead of your tears;
Count your courage instead of your fears.

Count your full years instead of your lean;
Count your kind deeds instead of your mean.

Count your health instead of your wealth;
Count on God instead of yourself.

 

  


 

 

 


 
























































 



 

 

 

 



 







 

 


 

 



 

 


 

 










 

  
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