Thanksgiving to God changes our perspectives on circumstances in life.

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Icebreakers: In
Everything Give
Thanks
Thanksgiving to God
changes our perspectives
on circumstances in life.
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Scripture:
1 Thessalonians 5:17-18
“Pray without ceasing. In
every thing give thanks: for
this is the will of God in
Christ Jesus concerning
you.”
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Materials
• Several pairs of scissors
• newspapers and magazines
• blank thank you notes
• pens or pencils
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Preparation
Set the scissors and the pile of
newspapers and magazines in
the center of the room / table.
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What to Do
1. “Search through the
newspapers and magazines
and find one story about
someone experiencing either
good or bad circumstances.
Cut out the story using the
scissors for easy reference.”
2. Once everyone has a
story, collect them into a pile
and shuffle them up. Walk
around the room and ask each
youth to take the story on the
top of the pile.
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3. Give each person a blank thank
you note and a pen or pencil.
4. “Read through the story you’ve
been given and write a thank
you note to God. Express how
you would be thankful in the
circumstances your story
describes.”
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5. When youth have finished
writing their Thank You
notes, have each youth, in
turn, read his or her thank you
note aloud. (You cab do this in
pairs or small groups if you have
many youth group members).
6. Then youth to respond to each
circumstance: “In the
circumstance you read
about, how would being thankful
affect your perspective?”
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Take it to the Next Level
God wants us to be thankful in
all circumstances — in both
good situations and bad ones.
Being thankful changes our
perspective. It helps us take our
eyes off ourselves and the
circumstances and look to God
instead.
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Closing
Finish the meeting by having
a time of prayer where each
youth can have an
opportunity to express
prayerful thanks to God for
the events in their lives.
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