Giving Thanks

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Ten lepers were healed. Yet only one returned to thank Jesus. Today, R.C. Sproul explains that gratitude is more than a sentiment—it must be expressed. Hear this challenge to glorify God and show appreciation for others with thanksgiving.

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Meet Today's Teacher:

R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.

Meet the Host:

Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.

Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Transcript

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0:00.0	One of the basic, most fundamental, foundational defects in our fallen humanity is our allergy to being grateful to God and to giving thanks.
0:18.0	We each have so much to be thankful for, no matter our circumstances, we are alive.
0:26.4	To breathe is to experience God's common grace, and that's a blessing.
0:31.3	And if you're a Christian, to know that you have been reconciled to a holy God
0:35.7	should be enough for our hearts and our lips
0:39.3	to overflow in expressions of gratitude to our great and merciful God.
0:45.3	Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham, and you're listening to a special edition of renewing your mind.
0:51.3	In the United States, today is Thanksgiving, and so we have gone back into the archives, and
0:57.5	you'll hear a special message that R.C. Spurall recorded for Thanksgiving. It's on the topic
1:02.6	of thankfulness. This year, the Lord provided opportunities for me to travel across the U.S.
1:08.7	and around the world to meet many of you, our faithful
1:12.2	daily listeners. Your encouragement and support is so meaningful, and all of us here at Ligonier
1:18.7	give thanks to God for you. So today only to thank you for your donation at Renewing Your Mind.org
1:25.9	to help further the reach of this daily broadcast,
1:29.4	we'll send you a copy of the popular condensed edition of the Reformation Study Bible.
1:35.4	Read it yourself or give it as a gift, but be sure to respond while there's still time
1:40.5	as this offer ends at midnight.
1:43.7	Well, here's Dr. Sprole with a message for Thanksgiving,
1:47.0	simply titled Giving Thanks. One of the grand traditions of America is our tradition of taking one day out of the year and setting it apart as a special holiday,
2:06.9	a holy day, a day to commemorate the benevolent providence of God. It was called originally Thanksgiving. And the idea of Thanksgiving
2:23.0	day has its roots in our own history, in the bitter struggle that the original founding
2:29.8	fathers of this country had with the elements. The pilgrims who came to these shores in 1620
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