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- A Weekly Message from Our Pastors -

 

 

T H A N K S G I V I N G

Rev. Adrian J. Pratt

 

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Comedian Jerry Seinfeld quips “Men don’t care what’s on T.V. They only care what else is on T.V.” How often have we heard “There’s 100 channels, but there’s nothing on?”

 

How quick we forget the days when there were only 1 or 2 channels and some days we had to balance on one leg standing on a chair holding the antenna to even get a wobbly black and white picture that still looked like there was a snow storm going on!

 

Remember when the T.V. had to ‘warm up’ (during which time you could make a sandwich, a cup of coffee and read a paragraph or three from the newspaper)? And there was that fascination at the end of the day when you turned the T.V off and stayed staring at the screen till the little white dot disappeared.

 

It is ironic that the more we have the less we remember to be thankful. Compared to the lives we live today the Pilgrim Father’s didn’t have a whole lot to be thankful for. Life for them was unbelievably hard. Yet they were extremely thankful for God’s provision, and for the blessings that every new day could carry with it.

 

Sounds like stating the obvious, but this Thanksgiving, remember to be THANKFUL! Sure there are a thousand things we could worry about or complain about or that could sap our joy, but there remain thousands of blessings to be counted and recalled.

 

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body.  And be thankful!  (Colossians 3:15)

 

 

UPCOMING SERVICES

November 23:  “The Long Way Home” - Rev. Janice M. Tiedeck

November 30: “Restore Us, O God!” - Rev. Adrian J. Pratt

December 7: “Make a Straight Path” - Rev. Adrian J. Pratt

 

 SUGGESTED READINGS

November 23: Ezekiel 34:11-16; Psalm 100; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46

 November 30: Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-6, 17-18; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37

December 7: Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8 

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 Whilst we do not read all of the Lectionary passages during Sunday Worship,

your experience can be enhanced by reading the suggested

scriptures in preparation for worship.

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