LIVE Thanks Pastor Dave Jansen November 18, 2018 Series: Thanksliving

The Top Ten Things I am thankful for this Thanksgiving:

The Top Ten Things I am thankful for this Thanksgiving: 10. I am not a turkey.

The Top Ten Things I am thankful for this Thanksgiving: 10. I am not a turkey. 9. God has declared this week calorie free!

The Top Ten Things I am thankful for this Thanksgiving: 10. I am not a turkey. 9. God has declared this week calorie free! 8. I am not the crazy relative at the table! (or am I?)

The Top Ten Things I am thankful for this Thanksgiving: 10. I am not a turkey. 9. God has declared this week calorie free! 8. I am not the crazy relative at the table! (or am I?) 7. The political ads are over!

The Top Ten Things I am thankful for this Thanksgiving: 10. I am not a turkey. 9. God has declared this week calorie free! 8. I am not the crazy relative at the table! (or am I?) 7. The political ads are over! 6. I’m not a Cleveland Browns fan.

The Top Ten Things I am thankful for this Thanksgiving: 10. I am not a turkey. 9. God has declared this week calorie free! 8. I am not the crazy relative at the table! (or am I?) 7. The political ads are over! 6. I’m not a Cleveland Browns fan. 5. I live in a country where anyone can grow up to be president even if they shouldn’t!

The Top Ten Things I am thankful for this Thanksgiving: 4. If a turkey can be pardoned there may be hope for me yet.

The Top Ten Things I am thankful for this Thanksgiving: 4. If a turkey can be pardoned there may be hope for me yet. 3. Proverbs 16:31 says, “Gray hair is a crown of splendor!”

The Top Ten Things I am thankful for this Thanksgiving: 4. If a turkey can be pardoned there may be hope for me yet. 3. Proverbs 16:31 says, “Gray hair is a crown of splendor!” 2. Aaron Rodgers is stuck in a contract!

The Top Ten Things I am thankful for this Thanksgiving: 4. If a turkey can be pardoned there may be hope for me yet. 3. Proverbs 16:31 says, “Gray hair is a crown of splendor!” 2. Aaron Rodgers is stuck in a contract! 1. People still love me in spite of my jokes

--Exodus 20:2-3 (NLT) I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery. You must not have any other god but me. --Exodus 20:2-3 (NLT)

--Matthew 22:37-40 (NLT) Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” --Matthew 22:37-40 (NLT)

In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to…

In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to…

In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to… Love God above all else

You must not have any other god but me. --Exodus 20:3 (NLT)

In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to… Love God above all else

In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to… Love God above all else

In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to…

Interact with God on his terms In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to… Interact with God on his terms

You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands. --Exodus 20:4-6 (NLT)

Interact with God on his terms In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to… Interact with God on his terms

God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth. --John 4:24 (NLT)

Interact with God on his terms In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to… Interact with God on his terms

In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to… Love God above all else Interact with God on his terms

In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to…

In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to… Value God’s name

You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name. --Exodus 20:7 (NLT)

In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to… Value God’s name

Do not make any vows. Do not say, ‘By heaven Do not make any vows! Do not say, ‘By heaven!’ because heaven is God’s throne. And do not say, ‘By the earth!’ because the earth is his footstool. And do not say, ‘By Jerusalem!’ for Jerusalem is the city of the great King. Do not even say, ‘By my head!’ for you can’t turn one hair white or black. Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one. --Matthew 5:34-37 (NLT)

In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to… Value God’s name

In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to… Love God above all else Interact with God on his terms Value God’s name

In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to…

In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to… Enjoy God’s holy day

for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you. For in six days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy. --Exodus 20:8-11 (NLT)

In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to… Enjoy God’s holy day

--Mark 2:27 (NLT) Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath.” --Mark 2:27 (NLT)

In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to… Enjoy God’s holy day

In gratitude for his rescue, God wants us to… Love God above all else Interact with God on his terms Value God’s name Enjoy God’s holy day

LIVE Thanks Pastor Dave Jansen November 18, 2018 Series: Thanksliving