Inviting Christ to Thanksgiving, 1 Thess.5:18 (Song 68)

· Plan – for the dinner and entertainment (food & football)

· Plan – for the dinner and entertainment (food & football)

· Plan to thankful – have an extra place setting for JC (what would He be thankful for)

1. The Simple give thanks,

Matthew 11:25–26 ESV

25 At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; 26 yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.

2. The Simple find sufficiency.

In knowledge of God,

Matthew 11:27 ESV

27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

In physical needs,

John 6:11 ESV

11 Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted.

3. The Simple find rest.

Through His yoke from our labor,

Matthew 11:28 ESV

28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Through His saving Gospel from our sin,

1 Corinthians 15:1–4 ESV

1 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,