Hey folks, my name is Johnny Artivannis and this is Dialin. Two things before we jump into this

episode. First of all, I want to thank you for sharing my book, Consider the Lilies,

finding perfect peace in the character of God with your friends and family. I've been so grateful

to see how the book has comforted and encouraged the anxious and fearful to find peace in the character of God.

Again, thank you.

Secondly, we have some new dial-in merchandise that will be available to you in the coming weeks.

I'm excited to show you guys' photos in the weeks ahead.

Well, in this episode, we look at the subject of Thanksgiving.

We are in the middle of a Thanksgiving holiday,

and the Bible gives us an imperative command.

Rejoice always and everything give thanks,

and then it says,

for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus,

meaning that God's will for your life doesn't need to be found,

it needs to be obeyed.

And in this episode, we're going to look at not only the command to be thankful, but all of the different reasons why we ought to be obeyed. And in this episode, we're going to look at not only the command to be thankful,

but all of the different reasons why we ought to be thankful. Well, without further ado,

let's dial in. Well, hello everybody. Welcome to the Dialen Ministries podcast.

I'm here with Hank.

I'm actually using your new Bible.

I'm noticing that.

Well, I don't know how new it is, but I'm noticing a lot of the pages are stuck together,

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