We want to thank all of you for carrying the work of the church during our " time off for health issues" Debbie Baxter opening the service Good Morning! Welcome to the Rockburn Presbyterian Church this beautiful Thanksgiving Sunday Morning We are very thankful for so many things in our lives. Thanks to every person here today:we all make this hour what it is by being together . We as a Church are especially thankful today that our Minister Harley Bye is feeling better and has returned to the pulpit ..... Welcome back Harley! Shall we bow our heads in prayer God we thank you for your harvest which feeds us so many times each day. We are nourished with your forgiveness and hope We are sustained with your strength and patience We are filled with your grace and compassion God we thank you for feeding us with a harvest of plenty We are restored through your generosity and healing We are replenished with your abundance and joy We are reminded of your selfless abandon God we thank you for feeding us with the bread of heaven Your gift of Christ sustains our lives His presence restores the promise of your love His life fills our hearts with your everlasting light God we thank you too for filling us with the water of life May we drink deeply that our thirst may be quenched May your river continue to flow Over us, in us, through us And out into the world you love. Let us join together in the words of the Lord's Prayer ....Our Father Who . ... Lord of the harvest, we bring you our thanks. Whether we see ourselves as scattered seed, full of potential, or as the ground, producing the growth; as workers sowing and reaping in your fields, or as the harvest of your efforts; No matter how we see ourselves, help us to see you in it all. From planting, to tending, to gathering in, you are with us every step of the way. As we give our offerings this morning, nurture our present level of faith, and challenge us to greater trust. Through him who is our Alpha & Omega, our beginning and our end, Jesus Christ. Amen. (6/16/02) God of harvest, gardener supreme, you place us at the centre, feed us, equip us and, having provided for us, look to a different harvest-a fruitfulness of lives and others. God of harvest, feed us prune us harvest us that our lives might bring glory to you. May the blessing of the LORD be upon you, and may you know the joy of putting his name upon others'. For indeed, blessed are those who walk in the light of God's face. -Jiff Carattini Scripture readings with Debbie Baxter 1 Chronicles 16:1-7 New International Version (NIV) Ministering Before the Ark 16 They brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God. 2 After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. 3 Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each Israelite man and woman. 4 He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to extol,[a] thank, and praise the Lord, the God of Israel: 5 Asaph was the chief, and next to him in rank were Zechariah, then Jaaziel,[b] Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel. They were to play the lyres and harps, Asaph was to sound the cymbals, 6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God. 7 That day David first appointed Asaph and his associates to give praise to the Lord in this manner: Sunday October 7, 2012 A Thanksgiving Worship Service by Debbie Baxter When was the earliest Thanksgiving feast and worship service recorded in the bible? 1st Chronicles 16:1-7 Why the celebration? 1 Chronicles 14:13-17 New International Version (NIV) 13 Once more the Philistines raided the valley; 14 so David inquired of God again, and God answered him, “Do not go directly after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the poplar trees. 15 As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the poplar trees, move out to battle, because that will mean God has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army.” 16 So David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army, all the way from Gibeon to Gezer. 17 So David’s fame spread throughout every land, and the Lord made all the nations fear him. ********* There had been 100 year of fighting with the Philistines. Now that David was King over a united Israel the Philistines wanted to get him out. The first battle Kind David prayed before battle and met the Philistines head on and won. Now the second battle. King David prayed and this time God told David to have his army circle around the Philistines behind the balsam trees and when they heard the sound of marching in the tops of the trees to move out to battle. When the Philistine army heard the sound of marching in the tops of the trees they ran. Word spread God goes out in front of David in battle. No one was going to challenge David’s army. God had put the fear of God into a Godless nation. To celebrate this time of peace. David the master of worship as well as of worships musical components voice and instrument, called all his people to come together at a new house of worship he had built to worship God. To come together as families and as a holy congregation to worship. David wanted everyone to remain faithful. To not forget all the good things God had done for them. To not forget God. King David thought of everything for this full day of festivities. A choir to sing. A well equipped band to fill the air with a joyful sound. Bronze cymbals, lyres carrying the melody, harps filing in the harmony. A music director in charge. What was included in this first Thanksgiving worship?: 1. People brought sacrifices (Today we bring our offerings to share with others) 2. The people were blessed in the name of God. 3. Ministers were assigned to lead worship, pray, give thanks, and praise God. 4. Then a meal, the people were fed. To everyone there they passed a loaf of bread and slice of BBQ, and cakes with raisins and dates . A meal of thanksgiving, shared in fellowship. Sermon by Harley Bye Glossary :
"The custom of Old" The origin of Thanksgiving can be traced as told previously to the Old Testament 1Chronicles 16;4 to the age of David, King of Israel Setting
(Note from the webmistress : In the New Internationnal version, ..... Poplar trees... but in the King James version 1 Chronicles 14:13-17King James Version (KJV) 13 And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley. 14 Therefore David enquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 15 And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines. 16 David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer. 17 And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations.)
Power Pt - David proclaimed a Day of Thanksgiving
1Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. 2Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. 3Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Gifts to God....Food....Worship service....music Total of 3012 celebrations since David established this festival! Mary's song book : Count your Blessing Words: Johnson Oatman, Jr., in Songs for Young People, by Edwin Excell (Chicago, Illinois: 1897). Music: Edwin O. Excell When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done. Refrain Count your blessings, name them one by one, Count your blessings, see what God hath done! Count your blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done. Are you ever burdened with a load of care? Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear? Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly, And you will keep singing as the days go by. Refrain When you look at others with their lands and gold, Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold; Count your many blessings. Wealth can never buy Your reward in heaven, nor your home on high. Refrain So, amid the conflict whether great or small, Do not be disheartened, God is over all; Count your many blessings, angels will attend, Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end. Refrain Amen Amen Amen 
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