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 You are listening to a message from Southwood Presbyterian Church in Huntsville, Alabama.

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 Our passion is to experience and express grace.

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 Join us.

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 For those of you who are worried, a Thanksgiving message is shorter than a sermon.

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 But one of the things I've been thankful for lately is a privilege to be in John 17 for

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 a few weeks and hear Jesus praying for me, praying for us.

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 To marvel that he wants us to be with him now and forever.

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 That special relationship, I'm so thankful for that.

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 But that wasn't a new idea with Jesus.

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 He's, of course, showing us what God has always been like.

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 Being committed to being with us.

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 All the way back to the Old Testament, the time of King David.

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 The sign of God's presence with his covenant people was the Ark of the Covenant.

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 It had been gone from God's city under King Saul.

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 But now King David has brought it back to Jerusalem.

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 They have a Thanksgiving service.

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 Kind of like this one.

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 I'm going to read a few verses from 1 Chronicles 16.

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 But not all the names.

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 Even though they are important people.

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 Thank you for understanding.

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 1 Chronicles 16 at verse 4.

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 Then David appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the Ark of the Lord.

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 To invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel.

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 Asaph was the chief and second to him were several others.

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 They played harps and lyres.

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 Asaph was to sound the cymbals.

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 And Benaiah and Jehaziel, the priests, were to blow trumpets regularly before the Ark of the Covenant of God.

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 Then on that day, David first appointed that Thanksgiving be sung to the Lord by Asaph and his brothers.

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 The context here of this celebration and Thanksgiving as the Ark returns is God's people being really discouraged about their situation in life.

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 Feeling weak and thus struggling to see Yahweh coming through on his promises.

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 They're going to be a great nation, right?

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 And it doesn't feel like it.

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 Doubting God's presence with them as his special people.

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 Some of you have shared that you've felt some of that lately or this year.

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 I have.

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 Earlier this week.

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 Weak.

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 Insignificant.

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 Discouraged.

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 I was already feeling some of those things that no one wants to hear what I have to say.

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 What am I even doing?

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 It's not making any difference.

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 When I attended a presbytery committee meeting.

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 Very exciting.

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 I was actually pretty passionate about the issue we were discussing.

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 What I really thought we needed to do.

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 And I prepared a motion about what we should do.

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 And I threw it out there and said, how about this?

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 Crickets.

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 Nobody in the room even gave my motion a second so that we could talk about it.

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 Now that may not sound awful to you.

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 But it is the Presbyterian version of being with your buddies one night.

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 And you say, hey, I've got this great idea.

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 Y'all want to hear my great idea for tonight?

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 Nope.

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 All of them at the same time.

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 Nope.

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 Or you want to see how I look in this dress?

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 Or how cool this new video game is?

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 Nope.

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 But you haven't even heard?

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 Nope.

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 Nope.

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 So you combine that with already feeling personally, professionally, spiritually discouraged.

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 I felt weak, insignificant.

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 Certainly not thankful.

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 Until the next day I started to sit down and let God show me my heart.

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 I started to remember that even though the circumstances weren't improving from my viewpoint,

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 God was with me.

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 He was committed to his church.

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 Jesus was praying for me.

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 My heavenly father still wanted to be with me and to work faithfully for his glory and for my good.

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 And as I started to realize that, I realized I didn't have to control the outcomes.

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 Make the meeting go the way I wanted it to.

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 Because he did.

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 I didn't have to fear failure or insignificance because he was with me regardless.

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 And as I contemplated that, hope started coming back and peace and joy in him and thanksgiving because he's with me.

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 Oh my, how much we have to be thankful for because of that, right?

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 Because he's with us.

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 That's what's happening for God's people here.

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 The ark is a sign of God's special relationship with his chosen people.

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 Of his covenant promises that will not go unfulfilled.

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 So when it shows up, God's people start giving thanks.

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 They're not immediately more numerous.

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 They're not immediately more successful, more impressive.

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 But something they're realizing afresh.

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 Yahweh, their God, is with them.

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 And so what does David do?

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 He organizes the first Thanksgiving worship service.

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 And here we are today.

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 Verse 7.

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 On that day, David first appointed that Thanksgiving be sung to the Lord.

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 It's not that God's people have never given thanks to him.

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 That's not true.

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 But now it is intentional, regular, corporate, and ongoing.

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 A special song's composed.

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 It shows up in three different psalms.

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 There's musicians gathered.

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 Asaph and other priests are appointed expressly for giving thanks, aren't they?

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 Did you notice that?

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 What a job, by the way.

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 Thanksgiving.

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 Anybody want to be the thanksgiver for your family?

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 You can be the designated thanksgiver this year.

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 In Yahweh's family, that is job secure.

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 Right?

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 There are endless things to be giving thanks for.

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 Notice again after the song, verse 41.

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 The presence of God visibly back with his people is something for which priests are delegated to give thanks in perpetuity.

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 The rest of those chosen and expressly named to give thanks to the Lord.

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 Because no matter what else, his steadfast love endures forever.

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 It's the first thanksgiving.

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 Why?

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 Why thanksgiving?

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 Because God is with us.

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 And this God is so great.

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 His love is steadfast.

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 He keeps his covenants.

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 His love lasts forever.

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 If you read the whole song, it's what you'll see.

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 I'd encourage you to do that this afternoon or this week for thanksgiving.

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 It's focused on the nature of Yahweh.

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 How there's nothing else in all the world so worthy of thanksgiving as he is.

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 And that he's with us.

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 Give thanks to him.

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 Call upon him.

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 Announce his greatness.

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 Sing to him.

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 Glory in his utter uniqueness.

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 Rejoice in him.

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 Seek after him.

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 In fact, seek his presence continually.

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 All the time.

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 That's what you're looking for.

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 God's presence in your life.

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 And if that's really the longing of your heart, if that becomes your greatest delight,

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 then you have reason for thanksgiving because God is always with you.

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 No matter how you feel, you seek his presence.

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 You find his presence.

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 Maybe you're in one of those discouraged places right now that I was in this week.

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 You hear people talking this week about counting your blessings.

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 And you think, I can do that without taking off my shoes.

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 Just not that much.

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 I want to turn your heart back to God's promised presence.

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 Because what's your role now?

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 We are priests in God's house.

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 His representatives indwelt by his spirit who have been told to give thanks in all circumstances

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 because God is with us.

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 The ark here in 1 Chronicles is a sign.

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 Right?

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 It's a sign of that promised presence.

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 It's encompassing all of God's promises, assuring that special relationship is his children.

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 That's what the ark points to.

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 Likewise, this table set before us this morning is a sign of the presence of a faithful God with us today and always.

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 Accomplishing our redemption.

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 Finalizing our adoption.

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 Assuring our special relationship in his love.

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 So if they should give thanks, how much more should we?

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 Always give thanks for God's presence with it.

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 No matter what else is true in your life today, God's presence with you, for you, is true.

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 And so we give thanks.

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 But as beautiful and wonderful and worth celebrating as this table is,

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 the table is a sign of God's presence.

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 Explain it this way before we come to the table.

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 Some of you have kids home from college this week.

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 And that's pretty exciting.

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 Maybe you came home one day and after many weeks away,

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 you noticed a car in your driveway that hadn't been there and your heart may have skipped a beat.

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 Sign number one of their presence.

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 You come inside, there's a pile of dirty laundry blocking the doorway.

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 Sign number two, their home.

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 Then you walk past the pantry.

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 The door is open.

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 The food is gone.

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 But you're starting to sing inside.

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 Sign number three, right?

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 You rejoice at each of those signs because you know what it's pointing to.

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 But you don't stop there.

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 You keep following the path that they're pointing you down to find your child.

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 To throw your arms around them to celebrate their presence with you, right?

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 That's what you do.

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 I want this table, this Thanksgiving feast, if you will, to be a sign to you this week.

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 Start giving thanks here joyfully.

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 It can start welling up because here you're reminded that God came to be with you.

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 That by his death in our place, he's conquered sin and the grave.

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 And he's made us victorious forever.

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 No matter how overwhelmed we feel, he's with us, fighting for us, working to bring us with

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 him to glory.

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 But don't let the Thanksgiving stop here.

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 Let it point you to Jesus, the one who came as Emmanuel to be God with us.

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 The one who sent his spirit so that we would never be orphans again.

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 But we'd know the presence of his Father, the triune God with us forever.

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 Throw your arms around Jesus today and this week and every day, especially the days you

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 feel weak and discouraged and insignificant.

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 And celebrate that even there and especially there, he is with you.

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 He gave this gift to us as a reminder to give him thanks for his presence with us on the night

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 he was betrayed.

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 Jesus took bread and he broke it and he gave it to his disciples and said, take, eat.

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 This is my body given for you.

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 Do this in remembrance of me.

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 And in the same way, after supper, he took the cup and said, this cup is the new covenant

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 in my blood shed for many for the forgiveness of sins.

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 Drink from it, all of you.

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 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until

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 he comes.

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 As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you give thanks to the one who's given

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 his body and his blood for you.

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 So if that's what you see in this table, that it's one of thanksgiving for what God has done

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 for you that you could never do for yourself, then whether you're a member of this church

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 or any other church that preaches salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ

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 alone, come and celebrate that he is with you and will be with you forever.

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 If that's not what you've done, if you haven't entrusted yourself fully and forever to Jesus,

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 then I'd encourage you not to come and take these elements this morning, not to do something

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 that says outwardly you believe something that inwardly you don't.

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 We wouldn't want for you to do that and God tells you not to.

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 But we are so glad you're here and would love for you to come and observe, to stay where you

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 are and reflect on the offer of Jesus, the gift for which you could be eternally thankful,

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 his presence with you.

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 You'll have never failing reason for giving thanks.

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 Jesus, let's pray and we'll come to this table together.

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 Jesus, your people rejoice in your love.

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 You've heard the words of our thanksgiving and now you're here inviting us to sit and eat

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 with you and what more could we want?

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 What could be better than to be with you?

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 And so we thank you for your life and death and resurrection that gives us hope and for

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 the welcome into your family.

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 We give you thanks in your name.

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 Amen.

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 Our host team members are going to usher us to tables both at the front and at the back

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 as we celebrate together.

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 James and Nelda and Sarah and Christine.

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 It's the body and blood of Jesus.

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 He's with you.

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 He will never leave you or forsake you.

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 And he will never stop loving you.

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 He meets us as you've reminded us in our darkest places to bring his light and hope.

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 Take, eat and rejoice in his love.

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 Hey girls, we do this to remember how much Jesus loves us, that he gave his life for us.

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 Isn't that awesome?

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 That's something to put on your thankful list, what you're thankful for this week, isn't it?

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 That Jesus loves you.

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 I'm thankful for that.

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 Let's see if we can get Brian and Doreen up here with you.

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 Brian, Doreen, Pete, so good to see you.

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 Colin, this is the body and blood of Jesus, your Savior.

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 He loves you.

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 He's with you.

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 And he will never leave you.

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 You've experienced that.

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 You've shared of that joy.

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 Celebrate that he's with you.

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 Take and eat his body and blood given for you so you'll be with him forever.

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 Good morning.

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 Janice, Leonard, DJ, Angela, Alex.

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 This bread and wine represents to us the body and blood of Jesus and reminds us how much he loves us,

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 that he gave his life for us, and that he is with us right now.

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 He promises never to leave us and that he'll be with us forever.

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 So take and eat and celebrate how much he loves you.

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 All right.

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 Sally, Rob, Landa, the body and blood of Jesus, he's with you.

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 He's been faithful to you through many different things, and he will never leave you.

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 His body and blood to remind you of that, that he's bringing you home with him forever.

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 Take, eat, celebrate his love.

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 All right.

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 I love that.

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 Cash's and Morris's and other friends that we love.

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 This is the body and blood of Jesus, because he wants you to know how much he loves you,

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 that he's with you now, and that he will never leave you, that he's bringing you to be with him forever.

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 I know y'all have loved ones who feel a long way away, but Jesus is there with them, and he's here with us.

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 So how much more will he bring us to heaven forever?

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 Take, eat, celebrate love like that beyond what we know.

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 But he loves you.

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 Thank you.

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 So sorry.

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 Perfect.

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 That's it.

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 Thank you.

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 Thank you.

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 Sorry, Luke.

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 Gracie, Adriana, Lindsay, David, this is the body and blood of Jesus,

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 because he wants you to know that he's with you right now.

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 No matter what is going on, he's with you.

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 He's taking care of you this week.

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 He will never leave you or forsake you.

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 He's bringing you home with him forever.

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 He loves you so much.

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 Take and eat.

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 And can you, you got one?

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 Thank you.

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 Take and eat and remember how much Jesus loves you.

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 Thank you.

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 It's catchy, isn't it?

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 Ben and Danielle, this is the body and blood of Jesus.

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 He's with you.

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 He loves you.

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 He's bringing you home with him forever.

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 That is something to be thankful for.

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 Take, eat, celebrate his love.

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 And we remember that Jesus loves us so much that he gave his life for us, didn't he?

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 When you make a list of things you're thankful for this week,

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 remember to put Jesus and how much he loves you on there, okay?

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 All right.

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 Hey, DeeDee, Ted, this is the body and blood of Jesus,

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 who loves you so much that he gave himself for you,

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 and he's with you now and will be with you forever.

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 Take, eat, and rejoice in his great love for you.

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 Sandy, Suzanne, Ken, the body and blood of Jesus,

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 who's with you now.

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 He loves you.

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 He never will leave you.

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 You'll be with him forever.

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 He wants you to taste this and remember how much he loves you.

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 Take, eat, and celebrate that today.

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 Same to y'all.

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 Hey, friends.

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 Yes, absolutely.

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 I'm Will.

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 Isaac.

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 Isaac and Emily.

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 So glad y'all are here.

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 The body and blood of Jesus.

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 He loves you so much that he gave his life for you.

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 Take, eat, and rejoice that he's with you now and will be with you forever.

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 Hey, Ferguson's the body and blood of Jesus,

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 who loves you so much that he gave his life for you

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 so that you would be with him forever.

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 We celebrate this because Jesus loves us so much that he gave his life for us.

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 When you make a list of things you're thankful for this week,

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 don't forget Jesus, okay?

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 He loves you, and he's with you.

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 Amen.

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 Father, as you take this bread and this wine,

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 may I remind you of what is true.

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 The Lord is your shepherd.

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 You have life without lack.

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 As you eat and drink, give thanks to our Father

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 because his steadfast love for you enters forever.

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 Amen.

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 Jeremy, the body and blood of Jesus,

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 who gave his life for you,

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 he's not going to leave you.

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 He's with you, and he wants you to remember that,

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 and he'll be with you forever.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 I love you, Father.

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 Thank you.

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 Let's pray.

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 Jesus, thank you.

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 We give you thanks not just today,

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 but every day in all of our lives.

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 Make us mindful of that, especially this week.

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 There's no greater gift that you could give.

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 And we say thank you.

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 Amen.

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 For more information, visit us online at southwood.org.

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 Thank you.

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 And let's pray.

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 Amen.

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