Sermon illustrations: Thanksgiving

Signs You Ate Too Much for Thanksgiving

The doctor tells you your weight would be perfect for a man 17 feet tall. You are responsible for...

Quotes on Gratitude

“So much has been given to me that I have no time to ponder that which I don't have.”—Helen Keller...

Grumbling and Thanking

A man had a habit of grumbling at the food his wife placed before him at family meals. Then he...

Giving Thanks for the Meal

A visiting farmer stopped at a city restaurant to eat lunch. When he was served his food he bowed...

Who Does an Atheist Thank?

A bad moment for an atheist is when he feels grateful, and has no one to thank.

Thanksgiving Recipes by Kids

A Thanksgiving Cookbook by Mrs. Geraghty’s Kindergarten Class Note: Neither Ministry127 nor Mrs....

Overlooking Our Blessings

While at the grocery store picking up a turkey, little Billy of the Family Circus told his mother...

Thankful on Purpose

A little boy was asked to pray for dinner. Before he bowed his head to pray, he looked at the dish...

Political Insanity

In today’s politically correct environment where you have to be so careful to keep from offending...

5 Things to Be Thankful For

Automatic dishwashers—they make it possible to get out of the kitchen before the family comes in...

A Grateful Heart Is a Giving Heart

The Baptist preacher Dr. George W. Truett accepted an invitation from a church to preach the...

Thanksgiving Calories

When it comes to Thanksgiving, Americans like to begin grazing long before the big meal begins....

Give Thanks Even During Trials

Few Americans have had more setbacks than the Pilgrims who made seven times more graves than huts....

Faith to Trust God During Trials

A young woman named Anne Steele had encountered one trial and disappointment after another. Her...

Giving Thanks When It Takes Faith

In the late 1800’s George Mueller operated an orphanage that at one time had 1,000 orphans. One...

Carving the Turkey

At Thanksgiving dinner one wife said, “Who wants to carve the turkey?” Her father said, “You carve...

Thankfulness Is a Lost Art

In 1860, the Lady Elgin was rammed by the Augusta and sank in Lake Michigan near Evanston, Illinois...

A Welcome Phone Call

On February 27, 1991, during the Desert Storm War, a woman by the name of Ruth Dillow received the...

Be Thankful for Life

Even though I clutch my blankets and groan when the alarm rings each morning, thank you, Lord, that...

An Unpleasant Turkey

One dear lady was not a cook, but the family decided that after many years, they should eat at home...

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