Pastor Bill's Newsletter
Thanksgiving Edition
with Pastor Bill
& Sister Rosalee Knox

   

               

I Introduction & Announcements
II Turkey News Item
III Turkey Humor
IV Scripture for today
V Devotional
VI Advertisement


       
I Introduction
and 

This is our Thanksgiving Edition.

Sister Rosalee Knox (my sister-in-law) was kind enough to write for us,
this week's devotional on Thanksgiving.

Besides our natural freedoms we should be thankful for our freedom to worship Jesus, here in America.  In many countries a person would be persecuted and sometimes even killed for worshiping Jesus.  While we are being thankful let us remember our persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ with prayer for them.  This week's devotional also prepares us for celebrating Christ's birth.
Enjoy Sister Rosalee's devotional. 

This edition also has some Turkey humor.


One more thing; Happy Thanksgiving from myself and the co-writers at Pastor Bill's Newsletter.

Pastor Bill
Co-writers of Pastor Bill's Newsletter:
Sister LeeAnna
Sister Rosalee Knox




II Turkey News Item.
     Turkey on the Loose in Manhattan
   
This photo is from a news article dated 11-15-2006.
Click here or the photo to read the news story.



III Turkey Humor
( & Thanksgiving humor)

Greeting Cards
Click on the picture to see that Greeting Card Video.


Thanks with a Twist.
  

Anti-Thanksgiving (Turkey) Training Camp.


Turkey..... just right! 








IV Scripture for today
         

1 Thess. 5:16-18
Rejoice evermore.
Pray without ceasing.
In every thing give thanks:
for this is the will of God
in Christ Jesus concerning you.


V Devotional
   

MY THANKSGIVING
by Rosalee Knox

I came home from church Sunday evening and checked my email.  My brother-in-law  had  emailed  me.  I have written a short story that he had printed in his Christian Newsletter.
He asked me if I  had anything on Thanksgiving or thankfulness.  I replied that I  hadn't  anything  at  the  moment  and  that  I  am thankful everyday,  but  I would pray about it and try to pick a special experience.

I  fell  asleep  trying  to  think  of sometime great to write about.   I  wanted what I wrote to bless the ones who would read it. Suddenly I woke up early in the morning. It was still dark. 
I thought  I could read a poem.
I thought of lines that rhymed like:

We pray when our life is in danger
Do we thank God for the Child laid in the manger
We pray for a brand new car
Do we thank God for the Bethlehem star.

I  thought,  "Wait  a  minute,  this  is  for  Thanksgiving not Christmas." 
I  prayed,  "Lord,  I  want  this the be something special."  
Then  my  mind  wandered  again  to  a  story of THE LITTLEST ANGEL.
The story of a little angel that wanted to give The  Christ Child a gift.  He decided to give him his box of his most  treasured  things.  As the little angel stood in line with the  other  angels,  they  laughed  at  his  "box of worthless junk."  He felt embarrassed.  He was next to present his gift.  He bowed meekly and handed the box to God.
"What's this?" God asked.

"It's my treasure chest" answered the Littlest Angel.

The  Christ Child smiled. God blessed the gift the little angel gave  and  said, 
"This is the best gift, for it was given from your heart."

The treasure chest became the Star of Bethlehem.
Then  I  thought,   "Oh  No!  Back  to  Christmas again."
"But it doesn't matter what I write as long as it comes from my heart!"

Then  I became more focused. I thought of the Pilgrims.  How the Indians  showed them how to survive in the New World. They were God's  "angels".   I  thought of the first Thanksgiving feast. I began  to think how "angels" had come to my rescue all my life. 
How people helped my family in time of need.

I remember one of the first Thanksgivings my husband and I had.   We  had  planned  to  have Thanksgiving by ourselves. Our first "real"  Thanksgiving!   Then  he  had got laid off from work two weeks before Thanksgiving.   You know the saying "Last one hired, first one fired!"
The  Tuesday  before Thanksgiving, we went grocery hopping.  We had enough money for a box of crackers and a few cans of soups.   We  grabbed a cart as we went in the store. 
I notice a tag with a number on it tied to the handle of the cart.   As we pushed the cart around the store we notice a basket filled with food.

Then  we  heard  over  the loud speaker that they were going to draw  a  number  to  win  the  basket  of food.  They called the number.   My  heart  sank. It wasn't our number. 
We continued to shop.  Then  over  the  loud speaker they announced that no one claimed  the  number.   So  they called another number. My heart sank  again. 
We  walked  around  the store.  Then over the loud speaker  they  announced  that  no  one had claimed that number either.   So they called another number.
Well I scream, "We Won! We Won!" .
I jumped up and down.
You would have thought I had won the Irish Sweepstakes.

God had provided a Great Thanksgiving Feast for us!

We never know where our help may come from, but we DO know that God's hand is behind it.

REMEMBER:
"Rejoice  evermore.  Pray  without ceasing.
In every thing give thanks: 
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Quench not the Spirit, Despise not Prophesyings,
Prove all things, hold  fast  that  which  is  good. 
Abstain  from  all appearance  of  evil. 
And  the very God of peace sanctify your whole spirit and soul unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."
{I Thessalonians 5:16-23}
 
 
        






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