Day of Praise

Fr, 11/29/13, "Day of Praise"

Last Sunday, the Sunday before Thanksgiving, the woman, who does a great job with our children's sermon in worship, asked the children, "What big holiday is coming up?" One sweet little girl raised her hand excitedly and said, "Christmas!"

Thanksgiving has come to be the forgotten holiday.

Too bad.

We have so much to be thankful for.

Here's a few everlasting suggestions for thankfulness in today's Bible verse, including, on a lighter note if you'll notice, St. Paul's penchant for one of the longest run-on sentences ever written, which would probably cause him to flunk your favorite English teacher's class. :-)

P.S. - I thank the Lord for all of you and the countless Thanksgiving greetings that you all sent yesterday.

Ephesians 1:15-23 - For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

Praise God!


Pastor Chris
"The gospel is the story of Jesus [what God's only Son has done for us that we can't do for ourselves], spoken as a promise." - Robert Jenson