Happy
Thanksgiving!
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Thessalonians 5:
18
For the past
years, the World
is dealing with
a recession
without a
breakthrough in
sight.
Particular in
the United
States of
America, the
recession has a
devastating
effect.
Thousands of
people are
unemployed,
foreclosures are
at all time
high, and many
have a tough
time providing
for their
families. Facing
such calamities,
many people
would not mind
the official
proclamation of
a new day
called: “Day of
Complaining –
Day of
Lamenting”
instead of
Thanksgiving.
However, if any
nation ought to
be thankful to
God and grateful
for his
goodness, it
ought to be
America. If any
group of people
in America ought
to be thankful
and grateful to
God, it ought to
be Haitians
living in this
land. If any
group of
Haitians has no
reason to be
grateful, the
Christians ought
to have an
attitude of
gratitude.
In this
wonderful
profound verse
of Scripture,
Paul gives us
three principles
concerning this
attitude of
gratitude
(Thanksgiving)
that every child
of God ought to
have:
-
Thanksgiving is
always to be
expressed. We
are commanded to
“Give thanks.”
Gratitude is not
an option. It is
a sin to be
ungrateful when
we consider all
the benefits
received from
God.
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Thanksgiving is
to be expansive.
We are commanded
to give thanks
in “all
circumstances.”
It would be very
easy if we were
asked to thank
God in “most
thing” or in
“good things.”
But Paul says we
are to thank God
in “all
circumstances.”
-
Thanksgiving is
always to be
expected. We are
to give thanks
in all things
for “this is the
will of God in
Christ Jesus for
you.” The
situation that
you are going
through
presently is not
unknown by God
or out of his
control. Can you
trust God enough
to do his will
in your life?
Thanksgiving in
the midst of
trials and
tribulations is
a mark of
maturing
Christian.
The month of
November is set
aside each year
in US to count
our blessings
and to give
thanks to God
for all his
benefits. As
Christians, let
us translate
Thanksgiving
into
“Thanksliving”
where we give
thanks in all
times, in all
seasons and for
all things.
Amen!
We invite you to
join the
Redemption
Baptist Church
for a week of
praise, worship,
and
Thanksgiving. We
will begin on
Sunday the 14th
thru the 21st of
November.
Service will
start at 7:00 PM
each night. The
final
celebration will
be on Sunday
November 21st at
11:00 AM. The
Rev. Jean Marc
Desire from
Haiti will be
the messenger
for the entire
week.
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Rev.
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After being saved at a very young age , Pastor Jean marc Desire , born in 1963 , surrendered to preach at 18 years of age . Graduating from Word Of life Bible Institute in Schroon Lake New York in 1986 with an Associate in Biblical Studies , from Liberty Bible Institute Of Liberty University ( Lynchburg , Virginia ) in 1992 with a Diploma In Theology , from Bethany Bible College and Seminary ( Dothan , Al ) in 1994 with a Bachelor In Theology.
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