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A Needed Reminder


Sometimes Thanksgiving feels more like a challenge to our faith.


Our passage for this morning: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24


1 Thessalonians 5:27

27 I adjure you by the Lord to have this letter read to all the brethren.

1 Thessalonians 5:12-2412 But we request of you, brethren, that you appreciate those who diligently labor among you, and have charge over you in the Lord and give you instruction,13 and that you esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another.

1 Thessalonians 5:12-2414 We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.15 See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another and for all people.

1 Thessalonians 5:12-2416 Rejoice always;17 pray without ceasing;18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:12-2419 Do not quench the Spirit;20 do not despise prophetic utterances.21 But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good;22 abstain from every form of evil

1 Thessalonians 5:12-2423 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.24 Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.


18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Through the Lens of Verse 18


1 Thessalonians 5:12-1312 But we request of you, brethren, that you appreciate those who diligently labor among you, and have charge over you in the Lord and give you instruction,13 and that you esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another.

1) I’m thankful for the way you’ve encouraged our leaders.


2) I’m thankful for those who try to live out Christian

relationships.


1 Thessalonians 5:13-1513 …Live in peace with one another.14 We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.15 See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another and for all people.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-1816 Rejoice always;17 pray without ceasing;18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

3) I’m thankful for prayer.


1 Thessalonians 5:19-2219 Do not quench the Spirit;20 do not despise prophetic utterances.21 But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good;22 abstain from every form of evil

4) I’m thankful for those who want to hear and live

God’s word.


1 Thessalonians 5:23-2423 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.24 Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.

5) I’m thankful for our bigger hope.



18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

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James 1:17

17 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.

Acts 2:37-3837 Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brethren, what shall we do?”38 Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

James 5:16

16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective

prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

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