1 Thessalonians 5:18

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

"Be joyful always, pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

"See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to all people. Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful...."

Why give thanks for that? Mike Barres talks about a hunting trip with his wife and how they were so thankful for just heat and food and the simple things of life.

Could you ever imagine that 80 cents could mean so much? Sending thank you cards or notes can be such a powerful and special blessing to those who receive them and are just the kind of thing the Lord would have us do!

Does crazy stuff happen to you? Crazy things happen to all of us, but we can face them with joy because of God.

And there I began hunting out places of worship through tears of joy in pain. Melissa Troyer reminds us that giving thanks -- and finding reasons to give thanks -- is a decision we make every day in all circumstances, especially when it is hard to be thankful!

If you can't be passionate about it, how important is it anyway? Phil Ware continues his series where he shares his dad's values with his adult children, and this one is on living with passion.

Isn't time to do this with everything else going on? Thanksgiving is something that is needed, commanded, and celebrated: so let's give thanks.

"Dear Father, holy God, Help me always to be joyful and to pray continually, giving thanks to you in all circumstances, since this is your will for me..."

Some people have a hard time being thankful. Christians do not. There are reasons some people have difficulty giving thanks. We Christians see things differently.

So can we learn to be more thankful? Rick Brown gives us insights on abstract prayers and the Rabbi's teaching that would help us be more thankful.

What do you look like when you are not trying look any certain way? Deonna Shake uses her vast coaching and playing experience to introduce a key concept called "default face" and reminds us that how we carry ourselves says a lot about us.

What would a frank conversation between us and God about thankfulness look like? Tom Norvell shares an imaginary but important conversation between himself and God.

How are you handling the situation you currntly find yourself in? We can learn to give thanks and be content if we will reframe our current situation and see how many blessings we actually have.

How in the world can you praise the Lord at a time like this? Mike Barres reminds us that life is full of hardship and curve balls, but we can learn to praise the Lord anyway.

God wants us to live our lives to the full, inviting him to permeate each moment of each day, including our sleep time! Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in an online, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to invite God to permeate every moment of every day, including having our hearts tuned to God with night songs.

On this day when many pause with their families to give thanks to God, let’s remember what the LORD God has done to bless us! Phil Ware reminds us to give thanks for all of our blessings!

This is a team we can all be thankful for! Ron Rose reminds us that Thanksgiving is about those who have blessed us and our being a blessing back by letting them know and thanking them.

Imagine if we all came together at the same time and prayed for God to intervene and help us overcome our world's problems! Phil Ware explains the unified, simultaneous, hour of prayer on January 1 and December 31 as all the time zones gather together to pray.

"Dear Disciple, In his first letter to the Thessalonian Christians, Paul wrapped his teaching on My coming back in glory — which we will..."

How can we really do this? David Bratton shares with us some important ideas about praying without ceasing and obeying, honoring, blessing, and working for the justice that blesses God.