Sunday the 24th of November, 2018 shall be our Special End of Month the Thanksgiving/Child Dedication For The Month of November and shall also double as HosannaService.
I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds
Psalms 9: 1 (NIV)
I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving
Psalm 69: 30 (KJV)
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's
Psalm 103: 2 - 5 (KJV)
O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever
1 Chronicles 16: 34 (KJV)
The word “Thanksgiving” can be defined as the expression of gratitude, especially to almighty God. One of the great commandments is to give thanks to God, for all he has done for us. According to Psalm 100:4 we are to “enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his Courts with praise; be thankful unto him, and bless his name”. Christ, himself, was the perfect example of obeying this commandment.
It is also giving thanks to God for many blessings which should not be limited to only good times but also bad times thereby giving us the opportunity to demonstrate our faith in God. Thanksgiving will draw our hearts out to God and keep us engaged with him, it will take our attention from ourselves and give the Holy spirit room in our hearts.
Some of benefits of thanksgiving include:
We can show thanksgiving to God by:
Thanksgiving to God is fundamental to a believer because it is the only means of communicating with God which is inclusive of worship, prayer, faith, holiness, giving and sacrifice.
"God works wonders through praise" is the theme of the monthof November and in these services, we will be celebrating the faithfulness of God in praise, worship and dance, thanking Him for the wonderful things he will be doing in our lives in the remaining part of the year. We are all encouraged to reach out to the unsaved and encourage them to come along with you and your family for this divine-encounter service. And as we give thanks to God in this service,God would place a seal over our Blessings.
Jesus is Lord!!!