November: Appreciation Month
Responsible Ministry: Pastor and Administrative Assistants
Theme: “Learning from Christ’s Thankful Life”
Sermon Series: “Learning from Christ’s Thankful Life”
Texts: Luke 22:19-20, John 6:1-13, John 11:38-44, Matthew 11:25-26, John 4:31-34
Sermon #1: Thankful in Suffering
Text: Luke 22:19-20
SCI: Our Gratitude Isn’t in Christian Symbolism, Our Gratitude Is in Christ’s Sacrifice
Billboard: THANK GOD IN YOUR SUFFERING!
Sermon #2: Thankful for Provision
Text: John 6:1-13
SCI: We Thank God for Meager Means That He Can Miraculously Multiply
Billboard: THANK GOD FOR YOUR PROVISION!
Sermon #3: Thankful in Sorrow
Text: John 11:38-44
SCI: Our Thanksgiving Can Reveal Our Connection and Communion with God
Billboard: THANK GOD IN YOUR SORROW!
Sermon #4: Thankful in Prayer
Text: Matthew 11:25-26
SCI: Our Thankfulness Isn’t for Worldly Wisdom—Our Thankfulness Is for Godly Wisdom
Billboard: THANK GOD IN PRAYER!
Sermon #5: Thankful for the Mission
Text: John 4:31-34
SCI: Our Gratitude Shouldn’t Be Centered on Material Possessions, But on Our Missional Purpose
Billboard: THANK GOD FOR THE MISSION!
Each Sermon Central Idea is developed in the form of an indicative.
Each Billboard is developed in the form of an imperative.
Sermon Series Overview and Outline
Prepared by Pastor Trevor Crenshaw for November 1, 2025 – November 31, 2025
All outlines are subject to divine adjustment.
Helpful Quotes
“Bless God heartily though he afflicts you heavily.” Anon.
“Bless the Lord today; he blesses you every day.” Anon.
“Hem your blessings with praise, lest they unravel.” Anon.
“Praise... decentralizes self.” Paul E. Billheimer
“Had I a thousand tongues, I would praise God with them all.” Peter Boehler
“I have never sufficiently praised the Lord, and never can.” Andrew Bonar
“We should be always wearing the garment of praise, not just waving a palm-branch now and then.” Andrew Bonar
“The servants of the Lord are to sing his praises in this life to the world’s end; and in the next life world without end.” John Boys
“God listens for nothing more tenderly as when his children help each other by their testimonies to his goodness and the way in which he has brought them deliverance.” Horace Bushnell
“Men in general praise God in such a manner that he scarcely obtains the tenth part of his due.” John Calvin
“Praise is the best of all sacrifices and the true evidence of godliness.” John Calvin
“There is not a corner in heaven or on earth where God is not praised.” John Calvin
“It is a bad sign when a new-born babe has not lungs enough to make itself heard over the whole house. It is equally a bad symptom when the new convert is born dumb and cannot find his voice to praise God audibly.” T. L. Cuyler
“Be not afraid of saying too much in the praises of God; all the danger is of saying too little.” Matthew Henry
“If Christians praised God more, the world would doubt him less.” Charles E. Jefferson
“Though nothing can add to God’s essential glory, yet praise exalts him in the eyes of others.” Thomas Watson·