Rev. Mangil Lee  

I would like for us realize three things we should be thankful
for; 1). LOVE- 2). SECURITY 3). PRAYER
Let us begin with LOVE
(1) We love today because God first loved us. We know what love really is, though none of us could describe it.
a.Love is personal.
It breathes from the living spirit that lives within our bodies.

b.Love is CLEAN.
It uses fresh but master it.

c.Love is BLIND
Love always sees the best in everyone.

d.Love is COMPANIONSHIP
Begining in the home, then traveling throughout the
community, then across the nation,across waters, and
climbing to the uttermost.

e.Love is an ENDURES.
It is true we cannot describe love, we cannot define love,
but but we know it.
GOD First LOVED US.
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(2) Jesus'' primary purpose was to bring life to mankind because God loved his creation. This is OUR FATHER''S LOVE
from God to mankind.

a.This love is a very powerful love in our lives, in our
homes,in our communities, and certainly in our CHURCH.
b.Now we come to this question; But are we thankful for this
love today? We are nearing the day set aside as being THANKSGIVING DAY. Now is the to check ourselves to see if we are thankful.
c.It was love that brought us together from the Korean
Churches.
THAK GOD for LOVE
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(3) As the flower carries few drops trembling on the edges of its petals and ready to fall at the first soft wind or the brush of the bird, so must our hearts carry the beaded words of THANKSGIVING for the lovecoming from God.

a.Love is a bond that draws us closer to each other and GOD.
b.But, on THANKSGIVING DAY,will we be so busy preparing for the great DINNER FEAST. Or,so busy conversing with our friends that we will not have time to stop and BE THANKFUL !

c.If our love is anchored in the eternal love, then we are going to be able to have a Thanksgiving THANKSGIVING that will not just last one day or a few days,bit will remain with us from now on.

d.We can never thank God enough even for life itself and all the joys that we have experirnced and the many days we have lived upon this earth.

CONSIDER these ABOUT US:
a.Some are lying on the bed of afflication.
b.Some are blind.
c.Some have broken homes.
d.Some are crippled.

ARE WE THANKFUL ?
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SECURITY:
1. We shuld fall upon our and humble ourselves this THANKSGIVING Sunday and pray a prayer of Thankfulness for
the security we have in God.

A. We work so hard to have securlty here on this earth.
a.We buy bonds,financial securities, stocks, properity,etc.
b.But as important as this is,it is more important to have
security in God.
B. The Pilgrims that came over to America on the Mayflower
trusted God. They set out on a journey for freedom not
knowing where they would land particularly, but they
placed there trust in God. This was their Security.

C.A few, short years ago you organized your church under
God''s hands.

D.When we have gone as far as we can go and there is no
one to help us,we can always turn to God.
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1) We are drawn to god through his son, Jesus Christ.
2) We find great comfort in knowing we have security in
God through his son,Jesus Christ.
3) God takes us into his arms to nestle it and give it the
feeling of security.

2.Not only do we have that security here on earth but he
promises greater security in heaven with him and all angels
and archangels.
a.Knowing that this is a promise of security now and later
let us with all our love be thankful for God and the security
he gives yo us.

3. In darkness we have stumbled and fallen and our lives have become a mass of confusion. our souls have become spiritually empty place with God''s spirit.
a.For this to happen we must let the light of Jesus Christ
surrounded as did the light that surrounded the apostle
Paul on the Damascus road.
b.In a depressed, empty condition we can let God come into
our lives and give us that spiritual security that we need.
c.When this happens and only then we can really see and
feel God and know him as he really is. Now will be the
time to be thankful.
d.We then can see the need of THANKSGIVING in our lives.
We can be a thanksgiving to other if we give our hearts to
God and let the ray of light penetrate into our hearts.

PRAYER :
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1. Are we thankful for prayer ?
a. Prayer is the outgoing of the soul to God in appreciation
for what God has done for the individual. To pray a prayer
and thank you God means that such a prayer will set
your heart aglow, it means that a lighted lamp will be set
in the window of your soul.
b. Our prayers must be changed from mere mumbling into
joyous gladsome noted.

2. We have so much to thank God for in prayer.

a. First for the great universe in which we live.
b. For the sun and rain that makes it possible to live.
c. For the harvest.
d. For water which quenches our thirst.
e. For food which satisfies the hunger.
f . For medicate sciences.

We need to we can thank God this morning for Christ and for his death, his resurection, for the sacrifice he paid for our sins. A-Men.