Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day• Equivalent to the Chinese New Year’s Eve as a

day for family reunion

• Most restaurants and shops are closed

• Contrary to the commercialism of Christmas, it

emphasizes more the sweet and joyous gathering

of families and friends in the homes

• A time to thank God for His care and supply

• Symbolized by a turkey meal

History of Thanksgiving（ 1）• In the 17th century, Puritans suffered

persecution in England and actively

searched for a new environment of

religious freedom oversea.

• From September to November, 1620, 102 pilgrims sailed on a ship called the Mayflower for sixty six days.

• In December, they arrived at today’s Plymouth, Massachusetts, America.

History of Thanksgiving（ 2）• Upon arrival, they had to face the severe

coldness of their first winter in the New World.

• As the snow fell, their houses were not yet built,

so many sheltered in the ship for the winter.

• They suffered from the lack of

food and an outbreak of diseases

including scurvy, pneumonia,

and typhus.

• Only half of them survived.

History of Thanksgiving （ 3）

• On April 15, 1621, the Mayflower voyaged back to England.

All the surviving pilgrims chose to stay in the New World.

• In October, 1621, the pilgrims had their first harvest and held a

great feast in Plymouth for three days to thank God and the

Indians who helped them survive the winter and taught them

hunting, fishing, and farming.

• In 1623, the Pilgrims held an even greater Thanksgiving feast.

• As the American civil war was ending, on

October 3, 1863, President Lincoln announced

the last Thursday of November to be

Thanksgiving Day as a national holiday.

The Thanksgiving Story

Across the Ocean

America

England

FaithFreedom

MoneyEducationPleasureSuccess

Across the Ocean

What are you seeking ？

Money ？ Education ？ Pleasure ？ Success ？

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Pleasure cannot satisfy man,

Money cannot satisfy man,

Education cannot satisfy man,

Success cannot satisfy man.

Why ？

Because…… in the deepest part of man, there is a need.

spiritspirit

soulsoul

bodybody

Three parts of man

“May your spirit and soul and body be

preserved complete.” ---1 Thessalonians 5:23

“Life”, in the original Greek text of the New Testament, is denoted by three words.

BIOS

PSUCHE

ZOE

BIOS：

PSUCHE：

ZOE：

Referring to the life of our physical body; the root of the word for “biology”

Referring to the life of our soul; the root of the word for “psychology”

Referring to the life of God, the life of the Spirit, the uncreated, eternal, indestructible, incorruptible, unique, and highest life.

spiritspiritsoulsoulbodybody

Clothing Food

Housing Transportation

Knowledge

Love

Amusement

All our problems come from the emptiness in our spirit

The Human life — the Needs of the body, soul, and spirit

God’s Economy

GOD

How can God come into man?

GOD

IncarnationJesus

Crucifixion

MANR

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ion

HumanLiving

Life-giving Spirit

death

Ascension

GOD

What Should You Do

To receive God

as your satisfaction?

How to receive the life of God — the Lord Jesus?

Calling, Praying

O Lord Jesus! Lord Jesus! I turn to You! I

need You! Please come into my spirit to

be my life and deep satisfaction. Make me

a satisfied and thankful person. Amen!

“God desires all men to be saved and to come to the full knowledge of the truth.”

---1 Timothy 2:4

“In regards to this great Book (the Bible), I have but to say it is the bestgift God has given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world wascommunicated through this Book.”

---Abraham Lincoln

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