Leviticus 22:29 (NKJV)

And when you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, offer it of your own free will.

From Background Notes [BN] for Nov 21st & 22nd written by Pastor Bob Brown:

We usually associate thanksgiving with words or heart-felt attitudes. But the Old Testament raises the standard higher: it requires response in some concrete fashion, especially in the form of obedience.

And, it places the onus not only on the individual, but on the whole community. This is why sacrifice appears frequently as the concrete expression of praise, and in this regard comes closest to the idea of thanksgiving as thank-offering. All of which seems appropriate to consider on a weekend when we await the launch of Advent with its focus on God’s gift of Jesus to the world. [BN,2]

Join us this week in Worship, Praise and Celebration at C1:

* Saturday 6:00pm
* Sunday 8:30am & 11:15am
* Family Xperiance (FX) 10am