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Wishing you the joys of Thanksgiving, this is my favorite Holiday.

As we reflect upon His blessings......

His care, His peace, His love, we

may truly know what an

awesome Redeemer we have.

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Today, may our thanksgiving
be to God,
for we have been deeply
and richly blessed---
Tomorrow, may our actions
reflect His peace,
for  we have been filled
with His Spirit--
Always, may we allow Him  
to be in control,
for we have been promised
His lasting love.

Your friend & Brother

Ambassador For Christ










Eph 1:16  Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;

1 Th 1:2 (KJV)  We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

1 Th 5:18 (KJV)  In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

2 Th 2:13 (KJV)  But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

Col 3:15 (KJV)  And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

Oklahoma Howdy to Ambassador4Christ,

Brother, I wish the same to you and your family. One day won't be long enough to give THANKS!

Love In Christ,
Tom

Blessings back at ya, A4C! What a nice post!

What a great post, A4C! Thanks for the reminder and blessing!

Oh, we don't have thanksgiving here downunder in NZ but I would just love to try some pumpkin pie as I have never had it before?  What does it taste like?

Oklahoma Howdy To KiwiChristian,

First, let me tell you how much I like your signature picture. It is very uplifting every time I see it.

It's a shame you don't have Thanksgiving. I think it is a wonderful day to simply set aside, worship God, and enjoy family. Pumpkin pie has a fairly bland flavor unless sugar is added to it. After the sugar is added, it has a very creamy and pleasant flavor. It is usually served in my neck of the woods with either whipped cream or ice cream. It's usually one of several favorite deserts to serve at Thanksgiving. Pecan pie is also very popular. This is one day that we usually forget the calories and eat everything in sight.   :D

In Christ,
Tom

If you can get hold of a pumpkin (or a can of it) I can give you a recipe. You've gotta try it.

Oooooh yes please send me a pumpkin pie recipe if you have one - that would be great!!!
It sounds delicious!!!
I've also never tried cornbread or cranberry sauce.
What other food do you have at thanksgiving?
We have turkey here so I know what that's like.

Oklahoma Howdy to KiwiChristian,

You are making me hungry just asking these questions. I may not be able to wait until Thanksgiving now. NO CORNBREAD! I thought folks would starve doing without cornbread. Cornbread goes great with everything, even plain with just some melted butter or some honey on the top.

Some may have some other ideas on what the basics are for a Thanksgiving dinner.

Butterball Turkey with giblets left in to make that wonderful giblet gravy that is an absolute must.

Baked ham for variety.

Either a home made stuffing mix or Peperidge Farm stuffing mix with herbs and spices to stuff the bird while it is slow cooking. For larger groups, you will probably have to make more than what will stuff in the bird.

Mashed potatoes that are still just a little bit lumpy with melted cheddar cheese over the top.

Sweet potatoes - I like mine with a touch of cinnamon, clove, and sugar - sliced.

Both kinds of cranberry sauce - gelled and still in berry.

Fresh green salad with the works and dressing.

Fresh fruit salad with everything but the kitchen sink in it - including coconut.

Pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

Hot pecan pie with ice cream.

Cornbread and sourdough biscuits.

Green beans and usually several different types of vegetable casseroles (i.e. broccoli and cheese with cracker crumb crust).

Ice tea, soda pop, and ice cold buttermilk for those who really want to live it up.

By the way, great giblet gravy is a must to put over the stuffing, potatoes, and turkey.

If you survive, you have left overs for supper.

In Christ,
Tom

Kiwi, Enjoy!!

This recipe is for pumkin pie made from scratch.

Makes 1 - 9 inch pie
 
Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Hour
Ready in: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

" This pumpkin pie has a walnut, streusel topping that is optional. Serve with whipped topping or ice cream. "
   
Ingredients

Filling:

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

2 egg yolks

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 egg whites

1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shell

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 tablespoons butter, chilled

1 cup chopped walnuts
 

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

In a large bowl, mix together the pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, and egg yolks. Stir in 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt. In a large glass or metal bowl, whip egg whites until soft peaks form. Gently fold into pumpkin mixture. Pour filling into pie shell.

Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. While the pie is baking, prepare the streusel topping: In a small bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Blend in the cold butter with a fork or pastry blender until the mixture is crumbly. Mix in the chopped nuts. Sprinkle the topping over the pie.

Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake an additional 40 minutes, or until set.

Cranberry sauce is the easy part!

Ingredients

4 cups fresh cranberries

1 1/2 cups water

5 whole cloves

5 whole allspice berries

3 cinnamon sticks

2 cups white sugar
 

 Directions

Place fresh cranberries and water in a medium saucepan over medium heat.

Wrap cloves, allspice berries and cinnamon sticks in a spice bag. Place in the water with cranberries.

Cook until cranberries begin to burst, about 10 minutes.

Stir in sugar and reduce heat to low. Continue cooking 5 minutes, or until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Discard spice bag. Chill in the refrigerator 8 hours, or overnight, before serving.

Or, for a simpler recipe that I use, just use the water, sugar, and cranberry. Very tasty!

Oh wow, thanks heaps!!!
I've printed out your recipe and will give it a go.
I'm sooo hungry now.

You're most welcome! Tell us what you think of the Pumpkin Pie if you get a chance to make it!

Thanks Brother

Brother Love :)

Does anyone have low-carb recipes, for pies etc.? That would be wonderful! (So is that Pumpkin Pie that was posted...)

How did this thread get onto a recipe for pies?
Sounds like a Baptist Pot-Luck dinner after the service is over :)

Brother Love :)

Gonna be a Baptist.  8)

Willow, that is a toughie, since most pies have sugar in them. Low-carb. Hm...I'll have to look into that one.

Brother Love, you're invited to the feast! We wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving, too.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!

http://213.52.196.73/viewcard.asp?code=0183913358

Brother Love :)

Oklahoma Howdy to Brother Love,

That Happy Thanksgiving Link is great - THANKS!



In Christ,
Tom

Good one Bro, thanks ;D

THANKSGIVING

God’s verdict upon the pagan world is that "they are with-
out excuse, because that, when they knew God, they glorified
Him not as God, neither were thankful..." (Rom. 1:20,21).

The Psalmist, on the other hand, declares:
       
"IT IS A GOOD THING TO GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD, AND
TO SING PRAISES UNTO THY NAME, O MOST HIGH:
       
"TO SHOW FORTH THY LOVINGKINDNESS IN THE MORNING.
AND THY FAITHFULNESS EVERY NIGHT" (Psa. 92:1,2).
       
Believers today have even more to be thankful for than
did the Psalmist, for we can rejoice in what God has done
for us through Christ and His redeeming work. Thus Paul,
by divine inspiration, speaks of...
       
"GIVING THANKS UNTO THE FATHER, WHO HATH MADE US
MEET [FIT] TO BE PARTAKERS OF THE INHERITANCE OF THE SAINTS
IN LIGHT:

"WHO HATH DELIVERED US FROM THE POWER OF DARKNESS,
AND HATH TRANSLATED US INTO THE KINGDOM OF HIS DEAR
SON" (Col. 1:12,13).

It is because of this "deliverance" that the humblest be-
liever can cry with Paul: "Thanks be unto God, who always
causeth us to triumph in Christ!" (II Cor. 2:14) and "Thanks
be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ!" (I Cor. 15:57). How appropriate, then, are the fol-
lowing exhortations:
       
"In everything give thanks" (I Thes. 5:18) and "By
[Christ], therefore, let us offer the sacrifice of praise... giving
thanks to His name" (Heb. 13:15).
       
"For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God" (II Cor. 4:15).

Most of all, "THANKS BE UNTO GOD FOR HIS UN-
SPEAKABLE GIFT," our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! (II
Cor. 9:15).

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Posted By Brother Love For Ambassador4Christ

A-a-a-a-amen!  :D

Some of the things I'm most thankful for, as far as earthly things: My wonderful family, that loves and supports me. I could not make a living off the job I have unless I lived in a cardboard box, and no one is pushing me to move out and get a life. My job (lol!) I love where I work, outdoors, with animals (real, fuzzy ones, not the kind that live in offices) and I get free hay/grain for our milk goats, which I also love. My red truck. Last year on Hallowe'en I received a pickup from the ranch where I work, no charge. Its old, rusting, and the tires go flat now and then, but I've liked it for all the years I worked at the ranch, and now its mine! The blessings of church family I am thankful to have found ChristiansUnite forums, as well as a deeper relationship with members of our local congregation.

There are a lot of needs out there, but we still have much to be thankful for.

I'm Canadian, and we have our thanksgiving in October.  it's my favourite holiday, turkey is the BEST!!!!

anyway, just wanted to wish the Americans a happy thanksgiving!

Thanks Sister :)

Brother Love :)

Thanks, Elisabeth!

I'm grateful for my salvation. I know it sounds cliche, but I truly mean it. This year God has allowed me to see in much greater depth what nonChristians think and how they live and what the future for them will be. I'm just so glad Christ revealed the truth of His precious blood to me. How can I ever say thank you?

TRUE THANKSGIVING

Many people entertain only vague notions about thanks-
giving, just as they do about faith.

They confuse faith with optimism, will power, presump-
tion, imagination, and all sorts of other things. A doctor
tells his patient that but for his faith, he never would have
come through his illness. Somehow the patient was "just
sure" he would recover. A smiling mother encourages her
married daughter to "have faith, that everything will turn
out all right." But faith in God is believing God; believing
what He has said. True faith is based on the written Word
of God (See Rom. 10:17).

But unregenerate men have vague ideas about thanks-
giving. A man escapes some great harm and thanks his
"lucky stars." Another says: "I’m grateful for a healthy
body," but to whom is he grateful? He doesn’t say. In many
cases it doesn’t even occur to him to ask. He’s "just thank-
ful"!

How refreshing, then, it is to open our Bibles, especially
to the Epistles of Paul, the chief of sinners, saved by grace,
and to see him giving thanks for specific blessings, and
to a specific Person -- God!

"Giving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet [fit] to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light; Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son" (Col. 1:12,13). "Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift!" (II Cor. 9:15). "Thanks be unto God, who giveth us the victory!" (I Car. 15:57). "Thanks be unto God, who always causeth us to triumph!" (II Cor. 2:14).
       
It is our prayer for all our readers that this Thanksgiving
season, and always, you may be especially thankful for "the
gift of God [which] is eternal life through Jesus Christ, our
Lord" (Rom. 6:23).

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Posted By Brother Love For Ambassador4Christ

'TWAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING, BUT I JUST COULDN'T
SLEEP.
I TRIED COUNTING BACKWARDS, I TRIED COUNTING SHEEP.
THE LEFTOVERS BECKONED - THE DARK MEAT AND WHITE
BUT I FOUGHT THE TEMPTATION WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT.
TOSSING AND TURNING WITH ANTICIPATION
THE THOUGHT OF A SNACK BECAME INFATUATION.
SO I RACED TO THE KITCHEN, FLUNG OPEN THE THE DOOR
AND GAZED AT THE FRIDGE FULL OF GOODIES GALORE.
I GOBBLED UP TURKEY AND BUTTERED POTATOES,
PICKLES AND CARROTS AND BEANS AND TOMATOES.
I FELT MYSELF SWELLING SO PLUMP AND SO ROUND,
'TIL ALL OF A SUDDEN I ROSE OFF THE GROUND.
I CRASHED THROUGH THE CEILING, FLOATING INTO THE SKY
WITH A MOUTHFUL OF PUDDING AND A HANDFUL OF PIE -
BUT I MANAGED TO YELL AS I SOARED PAST THE TREES.....
"HAPPY EATING TO ALL - PASS THE CRANBERRIES PLEASE!"
MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY, MAY YOUR TURKEY BE
PLUMP.
MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A LUMP.
MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS, MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE.
MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER STAY OFF OF YOUR THIGHS.

"HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING"!!

 ;D

Thanks Sister you made my day ;D

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
        Colossians 2:6-7

A Thanksgiving Message
From Rev. Louis P. Sheldon

America and her people have a great deal to be thankful for this year.

God has blessed this nation and given it some strong moral leaders. President Bush continues to demonstrate principled leadership in the war against terrorism and in creating a government which serves all citizens and treats them fairly.

I believe this will be the year in which the institution of marriage will be under great attack. I am thankful that so many churches and citizens are rising up to counter this threat to this most sacred of institutions.

And finally, I am thankful for my family - my wife Beverly and my children and grandchildren…the most recent being Daniel Ethan Rex Lafferty. I thank God everyday for delivering each one of them into my life.

Have a Blessed Thanksgiving!
Rev. Louis P. Sheldon
 
Chairman
Traditional Values Coalition