We are continuing our sermon series “Developing a Thankful Heart” We often talk about thankfulness in November as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday. The Thanksgiving season is a unique opportunity to express our gratitude to God for His blessings. However‚ for those of us who are followers of Jesus Christ‚ giving thanks should be a way of life every day of the year. Our goal in this series of messages is to learn how to be genuinely thankful people at all times‚ regardless of our circumstances
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The Lord is a very generous and loving God. We‚ as followers and believers of Christ‚ should be thankful for everything He does. Many people in the world are not thankful for all the things the Lord does for them. They tend to complain about their life and worry about what they do not have rather than think about all the things they are privileged to have. People worry too much about who has the best phone‚ or car‚ or house‚ etc. and they do not focus on what is really important‚ which is their relationship
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"Reasons to Be Thankful" Sermon: Psalm 100 "Reasons to be Thankful" [Psalm 100] November 18‚ 2007 Second Reformed Church Have you ever heard someone say that they have no reason to be thankful? I was talking with a woman who was complaining on and on about everything you could possibly think of‚ and I said to her‚ "Why don’t you focus on the things you have to be thankful for?" And she said‚ "I don’t have anything to be thankful for: no one has ever given me anything. I work hard for everything
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What I’m Thankful for Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks. It is also the time to sit down and enjoy a meal with your family. Even though enjoying a meal with your family is very important‚ Thanksgiving is also important to ask you and your family what are you thankful for. Being thankful can be a long or short accomplishment; a goal that can be achieved. This year‚ I’m thankful that I’m currently enrolled at Thomas Nelson Community College‚ graduated from high school‚ and my family
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how Oscar Wilde Opens Act 2: Upon the opening of Act 2 in The Importance of Being Earnest‚ Oscar Wilde sets out a rather peaceful looking scene‚ transporting his audience to Jack’s country estate in Hertfordshire. The act takes off in the Garden at the Manor House‚ described in the stage directions as ‘an old fashion one‚ full of roses’ with baskets and chairs set under a large yew tree. With the time of year being July‚ this all makes up for a somewhat simple Victorian summer setting‚ enabling
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The importance of Being Earnest is a comedy of manners‚ as it explores codes of upper and middle class society. For example‚"I don’t play accurately - any one can play accurately - but I play with wonderful expression.". However‚ The Importance of Being Earnest has other types of comedy‚ such as‚ comedy of humours and farce. Comedy of humours focuses on a character of range of characters‚ who have an over riding trait or humour that dominates their personality. For example‚ Algernon’s greed. Farce
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I’m thankful for almost everything in my life but I am especially thankful for some things more than others. Probably the thing I am most thankful for in my life is my family. They show love to me by providing to me and give me gifts. They also take care of me by providing food and a home to live and sleep in. Most importantly they provide for me. They enroll me into school so i can get a good education and take me places like my friends house and my school. Also‚ i’m thankful for my school. I get
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I am thankful for this class‚ and how it has had such a positive influence on my health. I am grateful for how I have become a lot more flexible and have become more self-aware as to the progress of my health. I am thankful that I was able to wake up at 5:30 each morning‚ and hear classical music as we warmed up at the barre. I am thankful for the opportunity that this class gave me to challenge myself‚ and to learn the benefits of practicing dance steps at home. I was able to see a live ballet for
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Act III offers happy resolution to the problems of identity and marriage that drive much of the humor in the previous acts. Wilde continues to mock the social customs and attitudes of the aristocratic class. He relentlessly attacks their values‚ views on marriage and respectability‚ sexual attitudes‚ and concern for stability in the social structure. Wilde attacks social behavior with the continuation of speeches by his characters that are the opposite of their actions. While Cecily and Gwendolen
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13. How do Victorian attitudes to marriage and respectability underpin the comic elements of the importance of being Earnest? Plan: Jack and Algernons alter egos‚ Wilde and his social rebellion through his characters. Marriage is loveless‚ wealth and background takes priority over most things‚ Algernon supports this with a quote (once again hes the rebel) Marriage is the end of freedom‚ Cecily wants to break free‚ very curious woman who looks at society differently. takes a liking to
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