Thanksgiving Day Scriptural Selection & Benediction

November 26, 2009

Subject: Thanksgiving

 

  

Scriptural selection:

Acts 8:5-8,26-31,35,36,38,39

5  Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.

6  And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

7  For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

8  And there was great joy in that city.

26  And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

27  And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

28  Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

29  Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

30  And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

31  And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me?  And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

35  Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

36  And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

38  And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

39  And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

 

 

Benediction:

Rom 15:13

13  Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

 

 

From the Christian Science Hymnal:

Hymn 199: "Now thank we all our God With grateful hearts and voices"

Hymn 449: "My life flows on in endless song … How can I keep from singing?"

Hymn 356: "…Singing to Thee our deeply grateful praise … His joy remains in us through endles days"

 

 

Solo:

"Sing ye a joyful song." The words are from I Chronicles and the Psalms, and the music is by Antonin Dvořák"