37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few. 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest. Matthew 9:37-38. During this season as in any season we are to be laborers of the harvest, we are to proclaim the good news to the world, we are to be as 2 Corinthians 5:20 says, We are ambassadors therefore on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beseech you on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God. We are Christ ambassadors in a world that is evil and does evil. So, during Thanksgiving just like Halloween, we are to outreach to others and bring them to Christ.
As long as Christ is at the head of what you are doing to outreach on this holiday that is all that matters. You can have a Friendsgiving, bringing all your friends who are not of the faith and share the gospel as you share a meal together. You can plan a neighbor potluck Thanksgiving feast. to have a meal with all your neighbors and fellowshipping while you share the Gospel is a great way to outreach. Have a Thanksgiving Day parade party and pastries for that party during commercials tell everyone about the good news of the Bible. Just open your home for some type of event for Thanksgiving not even proclaiming the good news, just loving on them, and by this, they may ask about why you are doing this or know that what you are doing comes from the God you Serve. There are infinite ways you can serve people on this holiday.
It doesn't have to cost a fortune to serve others on this holiday. a couple dozen donuts don't cost that much, and orange juice isn't expensive either or coffee isn't either if you get the big can. what you do on that day in terms of using money will be repaid back to ten-fold by God for serving others and proclaiming the good news when you get to heaven. Well, I'm broke or money's tight you might be, and it doesn't cost much or anything to create a flag football game. A can of soup can be a great outreach tool if that is all you have at the moment create a potluck and bring it as your dish.
2 And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. 2 For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. 4 And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 5 that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. I Corinthians 2:1-5. To sum up, all that these verses are saying, you do not have to have perfect speech or wisdom to proclaim the good news all you need is the power of God not of man or any earthly thing. all we need is Jesus and power and we are good to go to proclaim the good news on this holiday.
So go an outreach people for Christ on this holiday and remember to put Christ as the head of this holiday and seek Jesus first and everything will be taken care of. Have a blessed day!!!
All Bible verses taken from the ASV
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