What is gratitude? How do I become truly grateful? Where does my journey toward a life of gratitude begin? This mini-movie, “A Life of Gratitude”, is a perfect introduction to your Thanksgiving service as well as any sermons on gratitude and thankfulness throughout the year. Use it with the Gratitude Collection to create a cohesive ambiance in your next service.
We tend to romanticize the traditional Thanksgiving meal with the entire, multi-generational family surrounding the table. The truth is, Thanksgiving is celebrated in a number of ways, locations, and family dynamics. But that doesn’t mean we can’t be on the lookout for others to share this special day with.
We were lost in darkness, hopeless and alone. Separated from God by an ever widening expanse. But God loved us so much, He reached down from Heaven and sent His Son. A Savior, a Messiah…Jesus. Grace was born that night in Bethlehem, a promise in a manger. Emmanuel, God with us. Today we rejoice!
On a holiday that can be centered around gift-giving, use this video to focus your church on THE gift that makes everything else look like a simple toy.
The arrival of Jesus was a divine and perfect moment that changed the world forever. For
thousands of years, the world waited for a prophesied answer to hope, love and salvation. God,
in His perfect timing, orchestrated the arrival of Jesus just when the world needed it. Let's
celebrate this Christmas, the beautiful and perfect coming of our answer to brokenness and
hope for salvation.
This letter to veterans expresses the gratitude that we feel for those who have made significant sacrifices to serve our country. Use this video as a heartfelt way to thank veterans in your congregation.
We are all called to worship. We are all created to give glory to God. We are meant to shout with joy and worship the Lord with gladness. This Thanksgiving, let’s answer the call of this powerful Psalm to give honor to the living God and enter His courts with praise.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 reminds us to give thanks in all circumstances. Not just on the mountain tops of our lives, but in every season and at every time. This mini movie ends with a call to enter into his courts with thanksgiving and his gates with praise (psalm 100). Thankful will work well as a worship intro, sermon illustration, message opener, or creative segment of the service.
Our freedom has been bought at a great price by the veterans who have served our country. This Veterans Day, say thank you to these soldiers who have sacrificed so much. We don't know them all, but we owe them all. They have given their time, their lives, and have been separated from family, for us. Because of their courage, we can live freely and worship God freely. This Veterans Day, we say thank you.
This powerful short-film works beautifully for the Thanksgiving season. Spoken word poetry, illustrated by diverse imagery, calls the listener to give thanks for all things great and small. For the good days, for the small comforts of life and the blessings we receive. And for the hard days, when life is overwhelming, when Christ becomes our strength, our comfort, and our salvation.
When the whole family is distracted by their phones after Thanksgiving dinner, Grandpa does something a little kooky to get their attention. He reminds his family how thankful he is for each of them, and how grateful he is to pray for them daily.
Social media exposes the hostility towards Christianity in unbelieving neighbors, friends, and even family. This video poses the question: How do we coexist with people who believe differently than we do without falling into that same hostility?
The Bible describes God as the owner of a larger vineyard - how He lovingly plants, nurtures
and harvests us like grapes, and how in the pressing and crushing of life, He produces a
beautiful crop of new wine. It is an image for how God is at work in the challenging
circumstances of life to transform us from the mud into the magnificent, producing deep
character and resilient joy in the midst of pain and suffering.
Used as a conference opener, this video describes the opposition that we face as believers in
Jesus Christ, but we are to take courage because of how great the God we serve is. Opposition
will come but we are to, “...stand firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the
faith of the gospel…” Philippians 1:27.