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From BLESSING to THANKSGIVING. The absurdity of some warning labels!. God gives us a True Warning about the Secret of Thanksgiving. The Key is learning to Bless… …to Bless God and Others!. The Blessing Battle Each of Us Moves towards Pride. The Blessing Battle - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The absurdityof some
warning labels!
God gives us a True Warning
about the Secret of Thanksgiving
The Key is learningto Bless…
…to Bless God and Others!
The Blessing Battle
Each of Us Moves towards Pride
The Blessing Battle
Pride Destroys Gratitude!
The Blessing Battle
C.S. Lewis wrote, “There is one vice of which no man in the world is free; which
everyone in the world loathes when he…
The Blessing Battle
…sees it in someone else; and of which hardly any
people, except Christians, ever imagine they are guilty themselves....
The Blessing Battle
The vice I am speaking of is Pride or Self-
Conceit...Pride leads to every other vice: it is the
complete anti-God…
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…state of mind. And the more we have it ourselves,
the more we dislike it in others.”
The Blessing Battle
“The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his
thoughts.” Psalm 10:4
The Blessing Battle
“For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he
deceives himself.” Galatians 6:3
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Do Not Forget!
5 times God mentionsnot forgetting
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Keep His Word!
5 times God mentionsbeing obedient
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Establish His Covenant!
All this directed towards living in Covenant with God
“When you have eaten and are full, then you
shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you.” Deuteronomy 8:10
The Example of Our Lord!
“...and looking up toheaven, he blessed...”
Matthew 14:19
“Barukh atah, Adonai Elohenu, Melek ha-
olam...”
“Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of
the Universe”