This PowerPoint is to encourage hope, and love for thanksgiving to continuously practice seeking God's presence to gain wisdom and much joy.

1. A Different Kind of
Thanksgiving
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2. Giving Thanks, Always…
• Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all
circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in
Christ Jesus. (1 Thess 5.16-18)
• Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming
down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who
does not change like shifting shadows. Jas 1.17

3. Lesson: A Different Kind of
Thanksgiving, Luke 17.11-19
There were ten lepers healed by the Lord. Only one returned to
say,“thank you.”
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4. THE MEANING OF THANKSGIVING
1. Thanksgiving (noun) – The expression of gratitude, especially to
God. – Lexico, Powered by Oxford.
2. Thanksgiving (noun) – a public holiday in the US and Canada,
celebrated in the fall, originally thanking God for the harvest and
health – Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

5. A
NATIONAL
DAY OF
MOURNING
• **There are many Indians or native
Americans who were originally in North
America, etc. that were mercilessly killed and
view Thanksgiving as a day of mourning.
There were many mass massacres of Indians;
one infamously occurred in 1637 in
Massachusetts and 700 Indians were killed.

6. The History
of
Thanksgiving
DAY, PART
ONE
• In 1789, President George Washington
proclaimed a day to celebrate abundance
with thanksgiving. Additionally, in 1861,
President Abraham Lincoln ordered the
government closed for a day for
thanksgiving and praise. Many northeastern
states, celebrated Thanksgiving Day on a
day of their choosing, in part due to the
Union victory over the Confederacy.

7. The History
of
Thanksgiving
DAY, PART
TWO
• Newspaper editor, Sarah Josepha Hale, 74,
wrote President Abraham Lincoln in
September 1863, urging him to have the
"day of our annual Thanksgiving made a
National and fixed Union Festival.“ After
Hale’s 15-year battle for a national
Thanksgiving Day celebration, the same
year, a month later, President Lincoln issued
a proclamation. The proclamation called for
the third Thursday of every November to be
observed as a day of Thanksgiving.1

8. WHAT WILL YOU
CELEBRATE?
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9. BIBLICAL LESSON
Lepers were sick with leprosy, as
described in the book of
Leviticus. According to Talmud
law, lepers were mandated to stay
at least 300 feet from the general
public. They lived in isolation,
away from the community.
Some authorities believe leprosy
during this biblical lesson was a
skin disease similarly to psoriasis,
unlike the deadly form found in
the Middle Ages during the
period of the late 400s CE until
close to 1450 -1470? CE.

10. BIBLICAL LESSON, NO. 2
• The lepers anticipated the Lord’s visit as he journeyed
to Jerusalem, passing through Samaria and Galilee.
They waited with expectation, but stood afar off in
reverence, recognizing his spiritual power, ability to
heal and authority. They cried out for mercy, but it was
after he “saw” them that they were healed.

11. The Lord’s Love Never FAILS…
• He recognized the laws regarding lepers, but his love
and compassion does not fail those that he sees who
believe.
• He wanted the lepers to show themselves healed as they
journeyed by faith to the priest to be accepted back in
community again.

12. BIBLICAL LESSON, NO. 3
• The Lord spoke the divine
word and the lepers were
healed by faith. The virtue of
gratefulness, was demonstrated
by the Samaritan, the lone one
out of ten who said, “thank
you.” He was considered a
foreigner, among the rest who
were Jews.
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13. GRATEFUL LOVE
• The Samaritan’s grateful love was propelled by:
• 1. Confidence
• 2. Obedience
• 3. Enlightenment
• 4. Thankfulness and
• 5. Perfected spirit salvation through hope.

14. LOVE and Compassion
• “God’s normal means of bringing his joy is by redeeming and
sanctifying the ordinary junctures of human life. When the
members of a family are filled with love and compassion and a
spirit of service to one another, the family has reason to
celebrate.” – Richard J. Foster, author of Celebration of
Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth, pg. 193.bration of
Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth, pg. 191… uthor of Celebration
of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth, pg. 191…

15. What does thanksgiving
do emotionally?
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16. WHAT DOES
THANKSGIVING DO
SPIRITUALLY?
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17. THANKSGIVING
Forever…
The joy of the Lord is my strength.
Note: A bruised, oppressed, and
traumatized soul can heal. With the
proper psychological, social, spiritual,
and mental care, a survivor can become
a thriver. After healing, an overcomer
can share their testimony, return back
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18. CITY OF
BURQUIN
• The ten lepers were healed in the city of
ancient Burquin, as the Lord passed through
the midst of Samaria and Galilee. (Luke
17.11, KJV) Today, Burquin is noted as a
small Muslim town in the West Bank portion
of Palestine, where the Christian, Church of
the Ten Lepers, is still located.

19. WILL YOU SAY,
“THANK YOU?”
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20. Lesson QUESTIONS
1. Why is gratefulness, hope and faith necessary for
perfected spirit salvation?
2. What steps are needed for our souls to be actively
united to God in order for us to worship in our truths?

21. CELEBRATE
and Grow!
• “Freedom from anxiety
and care forms the basis
for celebration. Because
we know he cares for us,
we can cast all our care
upon him…Celebration is
central to all the Spiritual
Disciplines.” – Richard J.
Foster. pg. 191…
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22. REFERENCES

23. END OF Lesson: A Different Kind of Thanksgiving
LUKE 17:11-19
• BY DELLA SPEARMAN,
• ENCOURAGE BELL PROGRAM
“WHERE INSPIRATION RINGS”
• *This lesson is copywritten and cannot be
used without permission, Nov. 2021
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