KJV Sermon Outlines

Give Thanks!

2 Samuel 22:50 “Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.”

Intro: The earliest observance of Thanksgiving on this continent was with special services in Virginia as early as 1607. The first Thanksgiving Festival began on December 13th in 1621 at Plymouth, Massachusetts. It started as a harvest festival with the people thanking God for giving them sufficient crops. That first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days with the people enthusiastically participating.

On June 20, 1676 the town of Charlestown, Massachusetts issued the First Thanksgiving Proclamation. By unanimous vote the governing council instructed the clerk, Edward Rawson, to proclaim June 29th as a day of thanksgiving.
George Washington issued the first national Thanksgiving proclamation in 1789, the year of his inauguration as President of the United States of America. He called for another Thanksgiving Day in 1795.

As we approach Thanksgiving Day, let's not focus on the food, which are gifts. Let's focus on the giver. Let's thank God for all He has provided. Let's call on His name and invite Him to be present at our table. Let's celebrate Thanksgiving Day with grateful hearts.

A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store, but she was unable to find one big enough for her family. She asked a stock boy, "Do these turkeys get any bigger?" The stock boy replied politely, "No, ma'am, they're as big as they're gonna get - THEY'RE DEAD!"

So it is with many today when it comes to giving thanks to God for all He has done for them. They are not growing, they are dead!

Today most of Thanksgiving Day is spent in front of the TV watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and then Football.

What Do You Have To Be Thankful For?

I. Salvation
1 Chronicles 16:34, 35 “O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. 35And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.”
A. Thank God Every Day For Saving You!
B. Praise Him Every Day For Saving You!
C. God Is So Good All Of The Time!

Two men were walking through a field one day when they spotted an enraged bull. Instantly they darted toward the nearest fence. The storming bull followed in hot pursuit, and it was soon apparent they wouldn't make it.
Terrified, the one shouted to the other, "Put up a prayer, John. We're in for it!" John answered, "I can't. I've never made a public prayer in my life."
"But you must!" implored his companion. "The bull is catching up to us."
"All right," panted John, "I'll say the only prayer I know, the one my father used to repeat at the table: 'O Lord, for what we are about to receive, make us truly thankful.'"

II. Protection
1 Thes. 5:18 “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
A. Divine Protection – Like Job
B. Freedom – Like Daniel
C. Peace – Like Paul

What Do You Have To Be Thankful For?

III. Companionship
1 Tim 2:1 – 4 “I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 3For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.”
A. You Are Not Alone
B. For Your Church Family
C. Family
D. Friends

IV. Health
Proverbs 3:5 – 10 “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. 8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. 9Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.”
A. Remember Your Strength Comes From The Lord
B. Remember Your Energy Comes From The Lord
C. Remember Your Wellness Comes From The Lord
D. Remember Your Life Comes From The Lord

V. Provisions – God Is My Provider – Jehovah Nissi
A. Bible
B. Clothes
C. Home
D. Job
E. Food
F. Car
G. Furniture

Sermon Outline Index

Please sign our Guest Book!