Teenagers enjoy exploring the Bible together. As Thanksgiving approaches, challenge your teens with a Concordance search to discover many ways to give thanks to God. Here is a sampling of scriptures they may discover while learning how to use the Concordance.
1 Ch 16:8: (psalm of David) “Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name Make known among the nations what he has done
Sing praise to him, sing praise to him Tell of all his wonderful acts."
Ne 12:31: (dedication of the wall of Jerusalem) “Then he brought the leaders of Judah upon to the wall, and appointed two great companies that gave thanks and went in procession.”
Psalm 7:17: “I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness, and will praise to the name of the LORD most High.”
28.7: “Praise be to the LORD for he has heard my cry for mercy. The LORD is my strength and my shield,
My heart trusts in him and I am helped, my heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song,
30.11- 12: “ You have turned my wailing into dancing; You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
that my heart may sing to you and not be silent.”
35.18: “I will give you thanks in the great assembly.”
75:1 : “We will give thanks to you O God, We give thanks for your Name is near; Men tell of your wonderful deeds.”
Psalm 100 "Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; Come before him with joyful songs, Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving. And his courts with praise; Give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
His faithfulness continues through all generations.”
Psalm 107.1: “Give thanks to the LORD for he is good, his love endures forever.”
Psalm 118.28: “You are my God, and I will give you thanks, You are my God, and I will exalt you. Give thanks to the LORD for he is good, his love endures forever.”
Psalm 136:
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the LORD of lords: His love endures forever.
To him who alone does great wonders, His love endures forever.
Who spread out the earth upon the waters, His love endures forever.
Who made the great lights – His love endures forever.
The sun to govern he day, His love endures forever.
The moon and the stars to govern the night; His love endures forever.
To him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt His love endures forever.
And brought Israel out from among them His love endures forever.
And with a mighty hand and outstretched arm; His love endures forever. To him who divided the Red Sea asunder
His love endures forever.
And brought Israel through the midst of it,
His love endures forever.
But swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea; His love endures forever.
To him who led his people through the wilderness; His love endures forever.
To Him who struck down great kings, His love endures forever.
And killed mighty kings – His love endures forever.
Sihon king of the Amorites His love endures forever.
And Og king of Bashan – His love endures forever.
And gave their land as an inheritance, His love endures forever.
An inheritance to his servant Israel. His love endures forever.
He remembered us in our low estate His love endures forever.
And freed us from our enemies His love endures forever.
He gives food to every creature. His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love endures forever.
Psalm 92:1-5: “It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High, To proclaim your love in the morning
And your faithfulness at night, To the music of the ten-stringed lyre And the melody of the harp. For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD; I sing for joy at the works of your hands; How great are your works, O LORD, How profound your thoughts!”
1 Corinthians 10.16: ”Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the body that we break a participation in the body of Christ?”
Philippians 5.6-7: “Do not be anxious about anything , but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God that transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
1 Timothy 4.3: “For everything that God has created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.”
Psalm 95.1-2: “Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD, Let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving. And extol him with music and song. For the LORD is the great God, The great King above all gods.