{"id":9873,"date":"2024-12-15T22:47:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T03:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/?p=9873"},"modified":"2024-12-20T08:48:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T13:48:29","slug":"thanksgiving-service-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/2024\/12\/15\/thanksgiving-service-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n<h6>Working for the Glory of God: A Call to Spiritual Action<\/h6>\r\n<p style=\\\"text-align: justify\\\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\" style=\\\"text-align: justify\\\"><span lang=\\\"FR-CA\\\">In a powerful message, the pastor reminds us of the importance of working on our spiritual and professional lives in preparation for the year 2025. He shares the story of a woman who, after years of suffering, decided to walk in divine instruction, allowing her to experience the best moments of her life. This testimony illustrates that prayer and consecration are only valuable when accompanied by concrete actions and a commitment to follow God\\&#8217;s guidance. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\\\"text-align: justify\\\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\" style=\\\"text-align: justify\\\"><span lang=\\\"FR-CA\\\">The pastor emphasizes that work is an essential divine instruction. In a world where many are distracted by social media and fleeting pleasures, he calls on each of us to focus on the effort required to improve our spiritual and academic lives. He points out that the increasing problems in our lives and within our community require a collective and active response. Responsibility does not lie solely with leaders but with every member of the church.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\\\"text-align: justify\\\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\" style=\\\"text-align: justify\\\"><span lang=\\\"FR-CA\\\">Another key point in the message is the covenant God has made with us. The pastor reminds us that this covenant is not limited to a small group but extends to all the families in our community and beyond. God is faithful to this covenant, and we must remember that He expects us to work together to fulfill His promises. This involves not only preaching the word but also actively preparing to receive the blessings He has in store for us.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\\\"text-align: justify\\\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\\\"text-align: justify\\\">The pastor also highlights the importance of integrity in our work. He urges us not to settle for doing the bare minimum but to fully commit to our responsibilities. Whether in our professional or spiritual lives, we must strive to be examples of diligence and rigor. By working sincerely, we prepare the ground for God to manifest His glory among us.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\" style=\\\"text-align: justify\\\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\\\"text-align: justify\\\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\" style=\\\"text-align: justify\\\"><span lang=\\\"FR-CA\\\">Finally, the pastor concludes by encouraging us to align our outward appearance with our inner development. He reminds us that our spiritual growth should be reflected in the way we dress and behave. By cultivating authentic inner beauty, we can truly honor God and bear witness to our faith. \r\nIn 2025, let us commit to working together to live for the glory of God in our lives, for it is through action that we will see tangible results and lasting transformations.\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h6 style=\\\"text-align: justify\\\">&nbsp;<\/h6>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9870,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,27,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ministry","category-teaching","category-winners-celebration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}