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Welcome & Greetings

Opening Prayer

*Opening Hymn ‘For the Beauty of the Earth’ UMH#92

UNISON PRAYER

Our Father in Heaven, we give thanks for the joy of gathering together for this hour of worship. We give thanks for family and friends. We give thanks for life, the freedom to enjoy it all, and all other blessings.  We pray for health and strength to carry on and try to live as You would have us. Above all we give thanks for Jesus Christ our Lord. And it is in the name of Christ we pray. Amen!

Old Testament Lesson: Deuteronomy 8:7-18 

Epistle Lesson: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 

Worship Songs: UECF Children & Youth

Intercessory Prayer & Lord's Prayer: Rev. Dr. David Ravinder

Worship Songs in English & Telugu: UECF Choir

Special Songs: Mrs. Shanthi Bhaskar, The Davidsons, Pastor Israel

Poem: Mrs. Jaya Simon Nidagatla

Offertory (paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1578290)

Offertory Song: Mrs. Komala Vellore

Offertory Prayer: Rev. Dr. David Ravinder

Gospel Lesson: Luke 22:19-20

Sermon: ‘Thanksgiving Blessing’ Pastor Ravinder

CHOREOs: UECF Children

*Closing Prayer & Benediction: Rev. Dr. David Ravinder

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Thanks to Rev. Dr. David Ravinder for ministering to us today. Thanksgiving auctions follows the worship service.
• Next week, Holy Communion will be administered. Rev. Dr. David Ravinder will bring the Word of God.
• Carols & Lessons Sunday Service will be held on Dec 3^rd.
• Women's Christmas 2023 will be held on Sunday, Dec 10^th @ 10:30am at Dr. Beaula Koduri’s residence. Address: 6 Hayduk Dr, Edison, NJ-08820.
• Children & Youth Christmas will be celebrated on Dec 17^th.
• UECF Christmas Carols will start from Friday, Dec 1^st and follows on Dec 2^nd, Dec 8^th, 9^th, 15^th and 16^th.
• UECF Christmas Service will be held on Dec 25^th at 9:30AM with Coffee/Snacks and Lunch follows the service. Please invite your family and friends for this special service.
• UECF Watch Night Service/ New Year Eve (Communion Service) will be held on Monday, Dec 31^st at 9:00 PM.
• Please sign-up the Fellowship Roster if you would like to volunteer to host the Fellowship Coffee Hour.

Birthdays:

• Bro. Christopher Rokkala 19^th Nov
• Mrs. Saritha Pilli 20^th Nov
• Mr. P. T. Pushparaj 20^th Nov
• Joan Ashreya Mare 22^nd Nov
• Blessy Ananya Devi 23^rd Nov
• Rachel Lam 24^th Nov
• Mr. Joshi Bollam 24^th Nov
• Angel Vellore 26^th Nov

Anniversaries:

• Mrs. Prema & Mr. Emaniel Chekelea 21^st Nov
• Mrs. Christie & Dr. David Chigurupati 23^rd Nov

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Teen Bible Quiz(TBQ) Report:

UECF participated in 30th Gobblefest TBQ event held at University of Valley Forge in Phoenixville, PA on 17th and 18th of November 2023.

We sent 2 teams to the event, one for XP5 division and one for Contender Division - A total of 5 kids participated in the TBQ Meet.

Here are the Team and individual rankings from the event

XP5 Division League(Romans Chapter 8 and James Chapter 1)

UECF Holy Warriors - Fourth place

Samrudh Ganta and Shiran Rapaka

Individual Ranking:

Samrudh Ganta - 3rd

Shiran Rapaka - 14th

Contender Division League (Romans Chapters 1-7)

UECF Joyful Messengers - First Place

(Andrew Vellore, Blessy Devi & Maliha Shaik)

Individual Ranking:

Andrew Vellore - 2nd place

Blessy Devi - 4th Place

Maliha Shaik - 11th place

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Prayer Points:

• The Spiritual growth/revival of UECF so that many people will

be added and mightily used in HIS Vineyard. Also pray for the UECF upcoming events.

• Pray for the President & Government of America, Prime Minister & Government of India and the other countries for God’s wisdom.
• Please pray for Pastor Ravinder as he brings the Word of God today.
• Please continue to pray for UECF’s own Church building.
• Please continue to pray for the victims of COVID-19 virus.
• Please pray for Mrs. Udaya Pulipati’s speedy recovery as she admitted in Virtua Hospital, Voorhees, NJ for cold, cough, chills and fever.
• Please pray for all the elderly people for their good health.
• Please continue to pray for those who needs speedy recovery from COVID complications.
• Please pray for the people who are looking for new jobs.
• Please pray for the pregnant women.
• Pray for the people who are looking for life partners and people who are longing for children.
• Pray for those who are celebrating their Birthdays (Bro. Christopher Rokkala, Mrs. Saritha Pilli, Mr. P. T. Pushparaj, Joan Ashreya Mare, Blessy Ananya Devi, Rachel Lam, Mr. Joshi Bollam, Angel Vellore) and Wedding Anniversaries( Mrs. Prema & Mr. Emaniel Chekelea, Mrs. Christie & Dr. David Chigurupati,) that God may shower HIS blessings abundantly.
• Please pray for the protection of minor girls as they go through sexual abuse worldwide.
• Pray for Youth and Children to walk in the ways of the Lord.
• God's servants and Missionaries who are working in HIS vineyard.
• Please pray for the protection of new Christian converts from Muslim, Hindu and other religions.
• Persecuted Christians in India and other nations.
• The salvation of the perishing souls as we are in last days.
• Revival and Purification of different Churches all over the world.

I come before you today

And there's just one thing that I want to say

Thank you Lord, Thank you Lord

For all you've given to me

For all the blessings I can not see

పల్లవి: నా ప్రాణం యెహోవ నిన్నే సన్నుతించుచున్నది

నా అంతరంగ సమస్తమూ సన్నుతించుచున్నది (2)

నివుచేసిన మేలులనూ మరువకున్నదీ (2)

నాదేవా నా ఆత్మ కొనియాడుచున్నది (2)

నా ప్రాణం యెహోవ నిన్నే సన్నుతించుచున్నది

1. ఉత్తముడని నీవే అనుచు పూజ్యుడవు నీవే అనుచు (2)

వేల్పులలోన ఉత్తముడవని ఉన్నవాడనను దేవుడని (2)

నా దేవ నా ఆత్మ కొనియాడుచున్నది (2)

నా ప్రాణం యెహోవ నిన్నే సన్నుతించుచున్నది

నా అంతరంగ సమస్తమూ సన్నుతించుచున్నది

2. ఆది మధ్య అంతము నీవని నిన్న నేడు నిరతము కలవు అని (2)

నాటి తరుల పెన్నిధి నీవని పరము చేర్చు ప్రభుడవు నీవని (2)

నా దేవ నా ఆత్మ కొనియాడుచున్నది (2)

నా ప్రాణం యెహోవ నిన్నే సన్నుతించుచున్నది

నా అంతరంగ సమస్తమూ సన్నుతించుచున్నది (2)

నివుచేసిన మేలులనూ మరువకున్నదీ (2)

నాదేవా నా ఆత్మ కొనియాడుచున్నది (2)

నజరేయుడా నా యేసయ్య

పల్లవి: నజరేయుడా నా యేసయ్య ఎన్ని యుగాలకైనా

ఆరాధ్య దైవము నీవేనని గళమెత్తి నీ కీర్తి నే చాటెద ||నజరేయుడా||

1. ఆకాశ గగనాలను నీ జేనతో కొలిచితివి (2)

శూన్యములో ఈ భూమిని వ్రేలాడదీసిన నా యేసయ్య (2)

నీకే వందనం నీకే వందనం (2) ||నజరేయుడా||

2. అగాధ సముద్రాలకు నీవే ఎల్లలు వేసితివి (2)

జలములలోబడి నే వెళ్ళినా నన్నేమి చేయవు నా యేసయ్యా (2)

నీకే వందనం నీకే వందనం (2) ||నజరేయుడా||

3. సీయోను శిఖరాగ్రము నీ సింహాసనమాయెనా (2)

సీయోనులో నిను చూడాలని ఆశతో ఉన్నాను నా యేసయ్యా (2)

నీకే వందనం నీకే వందనం (2) ||నజరేయుడా||

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

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving was a holiday to express thankfulness, gratitude, and appreciation to God, family and friends for which all have been blessed of material possessions and relationships. Traditionally, it has been a time to give thanks for a bountiful harvest. This holiday has since moved away from its religious roots.

In the United States, Thanksgiving Day falls on the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada it is celebrated on the second Monday in October.

The precise historical origin of the holiday is disputed. Although Americans commonly believe that the first Thanksgiving happened in 1621, at Plymouth Plantation, in Massachusetts, there is strong evidence for earlier celebrations in Canada (1578) and by Spanish explorers in Florida (1565).

Thanksgiving meals are traditionally family events where certain kinds of food are served. First and foremost, turkey is the featured item in most Thanksgiving feasts (so much so that Thanksgiving is sometimes facetiously referred to as "Turkey Day"). Stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, corn, turnips, and pumpkin pie are commonly associated with Thanksgiving dinner. Often guests bring food items or help with cooking in the kitchen as part of a happy, communal meal.

The Pilgrims

The early settlers of Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts were particularly grateful to Squanto, the Native American and former British slave who taught them how to both catch eel and grow corn and also served as their native interpreter. Without Squanto's assistance, the settlers might not have survived in the New World.

The Plymouth settlers (who came to be called "Pilgrims") set apart a holiday immediately after their first harvest in 1621. They held an autumn celebration of food, feasting, and praising God. The Governor of Plymouth invited Grand Sachem Massasoit and the Wampanoag people to join them in the feast. Evidence to support that claim came from diaries of Plymouth. The settlers fed and entertained the Native Americans for three days, at which point some of the Native Americans went into the forest, killed 5 deer, and gave them to the Governor as a gift.

The National Thanksgiving Proclamations

National Thanksgiving Proclamations proclaim thanks for God’s providence in the events of the nation and, as President Washington

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving was a holiday to express thankfulness, gratitude, and appreciation to God, family and friends for which all have been blessed of material possessions and relationships. Traditionally, it has been a time to give thanks for a bountiful harvest. This holiday has since moved away from its religious roots.

In the United States, Thanksgiving Day falls on the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada it is celebrated on the second Monday in October.

The precise historical origin of the holiday is disputed. Although Americans commonly believe that the first Thanksgiving happened in 1621, at Plymouth Plantation, in Massachusetts, there is strong evidence for earlier celebrations in Canada (1578) and by Spanish explorers in Florida (1565).

Thanksgiving meals are traditionally family events where certain kinds of food are served. First and foremost, turkey is the featured item in most Thanksgiving feasts (so much so that Thanksgiving is sometimes facetiously referred to as "Turkey Day"). Stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, corn, turnips, and pumpkin pie are commonly associated with Thanksgiving dinner. Often guests bring food items or help with cooking in the kitchen as part of a happy, communal meal.

The Pilgrims

The early settlers of Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts were particularly grateful to Squanto, the Native American and former British slave who taught them how to both catch eel and grow corn and also served as their native interpreter. Without Squanto's assistance, the settlers might not have survived in the New World.

The Plymouth settlers (who came to be called "Pilgrims") set apart a holiday immediately after their first harvest in 1621. They held an autumn celebration of food, feasting, and praising God. The Governor of Plymouth invited Grand Sachem Massasoit and the Wampanoag people to join them in the feast. Evidence to support that claim came from diaries of Plymouth. The settlers fed and entertained the Native Americans for three days, at which point some of the Native Americans went into the forest, killed 5 deer, and gave them to the Governor as a gift.

The National Thanksgiving Proclamations

National Thanksgiving Proclamations proclaim thanks for God’s providence in the events of the nation and, as President Washington

explained in his Thanksgiving Proclamation, “for the many signal favors of Almighty God” in the lives of the people.

As congress recognized the importance of Thanksgiving observance, President George Washington issued a national Thanksgiving Proclamation in 1789. He wrote, "Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be—That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks—for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country...for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed...and also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions—to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually...To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us—and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best."

In 1789 Washington designated a national thanksgiving holiday for the newly ratified Constitution, specifically so that the people may thank God for "affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness" and for having "been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted, for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed... "

The first official Thanksgiving Proclamation made in America was issued by the Continental Congress in 1777. Six national Proclamations of Thanksgiving were issued in the first thirty years after the founding of the United States of America as an independent federation of States. President George Washington issued two, President John Adams issued two, President Thomas Jefferson made none and President James Madison issued two. After 1815 there were no more Thanksgiving Proclamations until the Presidency of Lincoln, who made two during the Civil War.

President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a Federal holiday as a "prayerful day of Thanksgiving" on the last Thursday in November. Since then every U.S. President has always made an official Thanksgiving Proclamation on behalf of the nation. President Franklin D. Roosevelt set the date for Thanksgiving to the fourth Thursday of November in 1939 (approved by Congress in 1941).

explained in his Thanksgiving Proclamation, “for the many signal favors of Almighty God” in the lives of the people.

As congress recognized the importance of Thanksgiving observance, President George Washington issued a national Thanksgiving Proclamation in 1789. He wrote, "Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be—That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks—for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country...for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed...and also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions—to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually...To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us—and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best."

In 1789 Washington designated a national thanksgiving holiday for the newly ratified Constitution, specifically so that the people may thank God for "affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness" and for having "been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted, for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed... "

The first official Thanksgiving Proclamation made in America was issued by the Continental Congress in 1777. Six national Proclamations of Thanksgiving were issued in the first thirty years after the founding of the United States of America as an independent federation of States. President George Washington issued two, President John Adams issued two, President Thomas Jefferson made none and President James Madison issued two. After 1815 there were no more Thanksgiving Proclamations until the Presidency of Lincoln, who made two during the Civil War.

President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a Federal holiday as a "prayerful day of Thanksgiving" on the last Thursday in November. Since then every U.S. President has always made an official Thanksgiving Proclamation on behalf of the nation. President Franklin D. Roosevelt set the date for Thanksgiving to the fourth Thursday of November in 1939 (approved by Congress in 1941).

Answers:

01. B

02. D

03. C

04. C

05. A

06. D

07. B

08. A

09. D

10. B

11. C

12. B

13. C

14. A

15. D

16. B

17. C

18. B

19. A

20. B

BIBLE QUIZ

1: What happened to Daniel after he gave thanks to God by his open window?

A: He was thrown in the fiery furnace

B: He was thrown into the lions’ den

C: He was beheaded

D: He was put in a muddy dungeon

2: What occasion did David write Psalm 105 for?

A: Defeating the Philistines

B: Killing Goliath

C: Receiving forgiveness for his adultery

D: Bringing the ark back to Jerusalem

3: What instruments were used to praise God when the temple foundation was rebuilt?

A: Many stringed instruments

B: Sackbut and psaltery

C: Trumpets and cymbals

D: Harp and lyre

4: At the Last Supper what items of food and drink did Jesus give thanks for?

A: Honey and milk

B: Fishes and water

C: Bread and wine

D: Locusts and nectar

5: During what traumatic event did the apostle Paul take bread and give thanks?

A: Sea voyage

B: Earthquake

C: Fire

D: House falling down

6: Who did Jesus raise from the dead by a prayer of thanks to God?

A: Moses

B: The widow of Nain’s son

C: Malchus

D: Lazarus

7: Why do the four and twenty elders in Revelation give thanks to God?

A: God has destroyed that old serpent, the devil

B: God has taken his power and commenced his reign

C: God has shown the Lamb of God to the world

D: God opened the seventh seal

8: In the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican, what did the

Pharisee thank God for?

A: That he was not sinful like other men

B: For all his material possessions

C: That he was able to keep God’s law daily

D: For his family and friends

9: Where was Jonah when he prayed to God with the voice of thanksgiving?

A: Nineveh

B: On board a ship heading for Tarshish

C: Tarshish

D: In the fish’s belly

10: Who gave thanks to the Lord when they saw the baby Jesus?

A: Herod

B: Anna the Prophetess

C: The shepherds

D. Simeon

11: How did Paul say we should let our requests be made known to God?

A: With hearts full of thankfulness

B: By thanking God for all our blessings first

C: By prayer and supplication with thanksgiving

D. By praise, worship and thanksgiving

12: Out of the ten lepers Jesus healed, what nationality was the one who returned to thank him?

A: Jew

B: Samaritan

C: Roman

D: Assyrian

13: What human qualities does Paul list as being signs of the last days?

A: Kindness, meekness, thankfulness, gentleness

B: Those who choose the narrow path of thankless evil

C: Covetous, boasters, proud, unthankful people

D: Lovingkindness and thankfulness to all nations

14: In the Sermon on the Mount to who does Jesus say God is kind

A: The unthankful and the evil

B: The lowly, meek and thankful

C: The ungrateful and the lascivious

D: Those who thank him for their blessings

15: Who does Paul thank God for because their faith and love grew exceedingly?

A: The Corinthians

B: The Galatians

C: The Ephesians

D: The Thessalonians

16: Paul thanks God that he did not baptise any of the Corinthians, except for which people?

A: Peter, James and John

B: Crispus, Gaius and the household of Stephanus

C: Timothy, Eunice and Lois

D: Luke, John Mark and the household of Aquila

17: Who thanked King David for allowing his son Absalom to return to Jerusalem?

A: Absalom himself

B: Abishai

C: Joab

D: The wise woman of Tekoah

18: On Paul’s journey to Rome, at what location did he meet brethren whom he thanked God for?

A: Malta

B: Appii forum

C: Rome

D: Syracuse

19: What did God specifically command concerning the thanksgiving offering that the Israelites made?

A: They must eat it on the day it is offered.

B: It must consist of two turtledoves or pigeons

C: The animal must be without defect

D: No yeast must come into contact with the offering

20: Complete this common phrase of thanksgiving found in the Bible: “O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his _____ endureth for ever.”

A: Ways

B: Mercy

C: Kindness

D: Blessings