Missions: Get Thanksgiving!

Introduction:

Thanksgiving:

  1. History of Thanksgiving (Gen 1:9-13)
  2. No setting law period on eating food (Gen 4:10, 9:4)
    1. Ten generation from Adam to Noah (Gen 5)
    2. Ten generations from Noah to Abraham (Gen 11)
    3. Isaac, Jacob, Joseph (Gen 24-50)
    4. 430 years in Egypt (Ex 12:40)
  3. Giving laws on food (Ex 22:29, 23:19 34:26 Le 23:9-22 Nu 28:1,2 Dt 26)
  4. Promise-reminder laws carring for 40 years (Jos 5:6, Dt 8:4)
  5. God's promise is fulfilled & Israel in the promised land (Ik 6:1)

    480 + 970 - 568 = 844

  6. New Testament first-fruits indicate messiah & christians (Rom 16:5, 1 Cor 16:15)

Thanksgiving for Today:

  1. Israel's thanksgiving is physical . (Pr 23:9-10, Ex 23:17)
  2. Christian's thanksgiving is both physical & spritual . (1 Cor 15:20, 22-23, Ex 23:15, Dt 16:16)

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Small Group Discussion

  1. What was your big take-away from this passage / message?

  2. Reflect upon Barnabas’ mission field. How can you apply His enthusiasm to spread the gospel on the other side of the globe in your area of influence here?

Breakout
Pray for one another, for the leaders and new elder of our church, Justin Cady. Pray for the missionaries that we support such as Martha and Barnabas in Thailand.

Pray that we would seek to be a church that goes, gives, and prays.