Who to ThankSomeone who gave you a Christmas gift |
ScriptureAnd the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 |
QuoteGifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas. - Peg Bracken |
Who to ThankChristmas Eve worship leader/musician/usher/altar guild/tech crew |
ScriptureFrom the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise, of glory to the Righteous One. Isaiah 24:16 |
QuoteThe best gift around the Christmas tree is the presence of family wrapped in love. - Burton Hills |
Who to ThankA store clerk |
ScriptureGive thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Epheisans 5:20 |
QuoteA grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. - James E. Faust |
Who to ThankSomeone who is helping you experience Advent more fully |
ScriptureDo not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6 |
QuoteBeing grateful in our circumstances is an act of faith in God. - Dieter F. Uchtdorf |
Who to ThankA family member |
ScriptureMay the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 |
QuoteThe real gift of gratitude is that the more grateful you are, the more present you become. - Robert Holden |
Who to ThankA Thanksgiving host or guest |
ScriptureThe grateful heart sits at a continuous feast. Proverbs 15:15 |
QuoteNot what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. - W.T. Purkiser |
Who to ThankSomeone who helped you turn a challenge into a blessing |
ScriptureThen one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. He prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan. Luke 17: 15-16 |
QuoteGratitude is a form of worship in its own right, as it implies the acceptance of a power greater that yourself. - Stephen Richards |
Who to ThankA veteran |
ScriptureWe always give thanks to God for all of you and mention you in our prayers, constantly 1 Thessalonians 1:2 |
QuoteGratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation. - John Ortberg |
Who to ThankSomeone who has passed away |
ScriptureO give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Psalm 136:1 |
QuoteThe highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. - Thornton Wilder |
Who to ThankCounselor/confidant/trustworthy friend |
ScriptureHis master said to him, “Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.” Matthew 25:23 |
QuoteWe must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives. - John F. Kennedy |
Who to ThankA child or teenager |
ScriptureAs you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. Colossians 2:7 |
QuoteI believe the children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside. - Whitney Houston |
Who to ThankSomeone who helped you accomplish something |
ScriptureEvery generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. James 1:17 |
QuoteDevelop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation. - Brian Tracy |
Who to ThankGrocery or restaurant worker |
ScriptureSing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name. Psalm 30:4 |
QuoteGratitude bestows reverence ... changing forever how we experience the world. - John Milton |
Who to ThankMechanic/car wash employee/gas station attendant |
ScriptureHappy are those who live in your house, ever singing your praise. Psalm 84:4 |
QuoteGratitude can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. - Unknown |
Who to ThankSomeone you served or someone who gave you an opportunity to serve |
ScriptureLittle children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. 1 John 3:18 |
QuoteIf you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one. - Mother Teresa |
Who to ThankSomeone who helped you dream big |
ScriptureTherefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe Hebrews 12:28 |
QuoteWhenever we are appreciative, we are filled with a sense of well-being and swept up by the feeling of joy. - M.J. Ryan |
Who to ThankSomeone of another generation |
ScriptureHow can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you? 1 Thessalonians 3:9 |
QuoteWe should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. - Albert Schweitzer |
Who to ThankSchool Teacher, Administrator or Support Staff |
ScriptureDevote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving. Colossians 4:2 |
QuoteWe sometimes forget just how far we take our students every year. The first day of school is an exhausting reminder. - Kathy Griffin's Teaching Strategies |
Who to ThankVolunteers who made preparations for the new school year |
ScriptureLike good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. 1 Peter 4: 10 |
QuoteThe miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it. - Mother Teresa |
Who to ThankA school board member |
ScriptureLet the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. Colossians 3:16 |
QuoteWhat separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude. - Brene' Brown |
Who to ThankH.E.R.O.E.S. staff and volunteers (leave notes in Children's Ministry office on Sunday) |
ScriptureI will deal with all your oppressors at that time. And I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praise and renown in all the earth. Zephaniah 3:19 |
QuoteTo witness miracles unfold in your experience, count your blessing and be thankful. Perceived small blessings accumulate to be the most powerful. - T.F. Hodge |
Who to ThankWrite words of gratitude for a situation that taught you an unexpected lesson |
ScriptureYou have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, so that my soul may praise you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever. Psalm 30: 11-12 |
QuoteGratitude is an art of painting an adversity into a lovely picture. - Kak Sri |
Who to ThankMail carrier, trash collector or newspaper deliverer |
ScriptureYes, everything is for your sake, so that grace, as it extends to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 4:15 |
QuoteThe deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.
 - WIlliam James |
Who to ThankSomeone who cooked, served or cleaned up after your meal |
ScriptureOffer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High. Psalm 50.14 |
QuoteGrace isn't a little prayer you chant before receiving a meal. It's a way to live. - Attributed to Jacqueline Winspear |
Who to ThankPolice officer, fire fighter or neighborhood patrol |
ScriptureThe Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. Psalm 28:7 |
QuoteGratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all. - William Faulkner |