{"id":7286,"date":"2021-11-19T06:23:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T13:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crossalone.us\/?p=7286"},"modified":"2021-11-19T06:28:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T13:28:44","slug":"the-focus-for-a-thanksgiving-sermon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crossalone.us\/?p=7286","title":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-size:40px\" style=\"color:rgb(0,0,0);\">The focus for a Thanksgiving sermon <\/div>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crossalone.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Thanksgiving-Sermon-2.pdf\">Click here for a pdf version.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crossalone.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Responsive-prayer-for-Thanksgiving.pdf\">Click here for a pdf version of a responsive Thanksgiving prayer.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<html>\n\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\">\n<meta name=Generator content=\"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)\">\n<style>\n<!--\n \/* Font Definitions *\/\n @font-face\n\t{font-family:Wingdings;\n\tpanose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\n\tpanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Calibri;\n\tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Open Sans\";\n\tpanose-1:2 11 6 6 3 5 4 2 2 4;}\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{margin-top:0in;\n\tmargin-right:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:8.0pt;\n\tmargin-left:0in;\n\tline-height:107%;\n\tfont-size:11.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;}\np.MsoListParagraph, li.MsoListParagraph, div.MsoListParagraph\n\t{margin-top:0in;\n\tmargin-right:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:8.0pt;\n\tmargin-left:.5in;\n\tline-height:107%;\n\tfont-size:11.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;}\np.MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst, li.MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst, div.MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\n\t{margin-top:0in;\n\tmargin-right:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:0in;\n\tmargin-left:.5in;\n\tline-height:107%;\n\tfont-size:11.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;}\np.MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle, li.MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle, div.MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\n\t{margin-top:0in;\n\tmargin-right:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:0in;\n\tmargin-left:.5in;\n\tline-height:107%;\n\tfont-size:11.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;}\np.MsoListParagraphCxSpLast, li.MsoListParagraphCxSpLast, div.MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\n\t{margin-top:0in;\n\tmargin-right:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:8.0pt;\n\tmargin-left:.5in;\n\tline-height:107%;\n\tfont-size:11.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{font-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;}\n.MsoPapDefault\n\t{margin-bottom:8.0pt;\n\tline-height:107%;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n \/* List Definitions *\/\n ol\n\t{margin-bottom:0in;}\nul\n\t{margin-bottom:0in;}\n-->\n<\/style>\n\n<\/head>\n\n<body lang=EN-US style='word-wrap:break-word'>\n\n<div class=WordSection1>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'>We are like\nthe first Pilgrims. We are gathered here to give thanks and glory to God. <\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.4in;text-indent:-.4in'><span\nstyle='font-family:\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'>A.<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<\/span><\/span><span style='font-family:\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'>2 Cor 8:9: \u201cFor\nyou know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, he became\npoor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.4in'><span style='font-family:\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'>Phil\n2:6-11: <\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.4in'><span style='font-family:\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'>\u201c.\n. . who though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a\nthing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being\nborn in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, <b>he humbled\nhimself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.<\/b> Therefore\nGod has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every\nname, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth\nand under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord, to the glory\nof God the Father.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.4in;text-indent:-.4in'><span\nstyle='font-family:\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'>B.<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<\/span><\/span><span style='font-family:\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'>2 Cor. 9:8: \u201cAnd\nGod is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so you may always\nhave enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.4in'><span style='font-family:\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'>Phil\n4:4-7: <\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.4in'><span style='font-family:\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'>\u201cRejoice\nin the Lord always; again, I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know your\nforbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in\neverything by prayer and supplication with <b>thanksgiving<\/b> let your\nrequests be made known to God. And the peace of God which passes all\nunderstanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:.4in;text-indent:-.4in'><span\nstyle='font-family:\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'>C.<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<\/span><\/span><span style='font-family:\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'>2 Cor 9:15:\n\u201cThanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!\u201d (KJV) <\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:.4in'><span\nstyle='font-family:\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'>(Meaning beyond all that we can ask\nor think.) <\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.4in'><span style='font-family:\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'>\u201cThanks\nbe to God for his inexpressible gift!\u201d (RSV) \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:\"Open Sans\",sans-serif'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/body>\n\n<\/html>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Sermon for Thanksgiving. Select <a href=\"https:\/\/crossalone.us\/?p=7286\"> here<\/a> to read more or <a href=\"https:\/\/crossalone.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Thanksgiving-Sermon-2.pdf\">here <\/a>for a pdf document. Select <a href=\"https:\/\/crossalone.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Responsive-prayer-for-Thanksgiving.pdf\">Select here for a pdf version.<\/a>of a responsive Thanksgiving prayer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crossalone.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crossalone.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crossalone.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crossalone.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crossalone.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7286"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/crossalone.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7297,"href":"https:\/\/crossalone.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7286\/revisions\/7297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crossalone.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crossalone.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crossalone.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}