We Give Our Thanks - Harvest Party Song

We Give Our Thanks Song

Family Unity

Young and Old

This Is What I did: I handed out the paper ornaments, cut out with song verses already glued on. Hand out to each family member.  If you have more than nine people, you could have some attendies sing together.

Have them each sing, impromptu, until the song is finished.  It turned out great for us. We were in unity, and God's Presence was there. We ended altogether, singing the chorus as one.

To the Person in Charge or Delegate

Cut The Song Verses Into Nine Sections 
and Glue Them Onto the Back Of The Paper Ornaments. Glue a Ribbon at the Top of Each One to Hang Them Onto The Tree.
For Each Person. # The Ornaments

Little hands fold soft and tight,.....Praying Hand

For This Lesson Only

We Give Our Thanks

Verse 1

Little hands fold soft and tight,

Whispers rise in autumn light.

Pumpkin pies and laughter near,

We lift our hearts for love sincere.

Chorus

We give our thanks on autumn days,

We lift our hearts in joyful praise.

For blessings bright, both old and new,

We thank the Lord for love so true.

Verse 2

Gobble, gobble, dance along,

The turkey hums a happy song.

Mashed potatoes, feast, and cheer,

Grateful voices echo clear.

Chorus

We give our thanks on autumn days,

We lift our hearts in joyful praise.

For blessings bright, both old and new,

We thank the Lord for love so true.

Verse 3

A basket brims with blessings sweet,

Corn and apples piled in neat.

We share our joy, we share our bread,

And thank the Lord for what He’s spread.

Chorus

We give our thanks on autumn days,

We lift our hearts in joyful praise.

For blessings bright, both old and new,

We thank the Lord for love so true.

Verse 4

Apple pie with cream so tall,

Grateful hearts embrace it all.

For family bonds and skies so blue,

We give our thanks for all that’s true.

Verse 5

Leaves that twirl and winds that sing,

Remind us of the gifts God brings.

With cozy hugs and laughter bright,

We thank Him for this day of light.

Final Chorus (soft)

We give our thanks on autumn days,

We lift our hearts in joyful praise.

For blessings bright, both old and new,

We thank the Lord for love so true.

Susan Barker Nikitenko 2025© MBANNABENBBPBKBNMRMPMGEORGPASTOR#14a

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For The Harvest Tree - Ornaments - Put Each Verse Of The Song On The Back of Each Ornament

Leaving a White Outline. When you are done. Further decorate the tree with your paper ornaments.

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“The Thankful Tree” Harvest Puppet Show:

We Loved It - Turned Out Great - 

The Thankful Tree

Kids fill out the prayer leaf—write down a Blessing to thank God for.

Write a Prayer for Yourself or Someone Else. Have Them Tape it onto the Tree, Applied Equally, at Even Spacing, to Look Nice on The Harvest Tree. 

I Decorated Our Christmas Tree as a Harvest Tree until The Day After Thanksgiving.

Print Your Puppet Show Script 8 Times

Each Puppet Person Gets a Copy with Their Part Circled in Their Individual Color. That Way They Know What They Need to Read Over.

Who Needs One:

Person In Charge

Narrator - Woody Owl

Lady Leaf

Sir Squirrel

Pumpkin Pete

Miss Apple

Crowly Crow

Introduction: Person In Charge

 The Thankful Tree: Take One 🌳🍁

Introducing The Puppet Show: The Thankful Tree 

[Smiling, welcoming tone]

“Welcome, everyone, to our Harvest Celebration — and the very first performance of… The Thankful Tree! 🌳✨

We’re so glad you’re here. Today is all about joy, laughter, and remembering the blessings God gives us — even the little ones we sometimes forget. You’ll meet some very silly puppets, hear some jokes, and learn how thankfulness can grow like a tree — one leaf at a time.

Now, before we begin, each of you should have a special leaf — your Harvest Blessing Leaf. 🍂
This is where you’ll write or draw something you’re thankful for. It could be a person, a moment, a gift, or even something funny that made you smile. When the puppets finish their story, we’ll invite you to come up and hang your leaf on our Thankful Tree.

Because when we give thanks — even in hard times — we’re doing exactly what God wants for us.
Just like it says in the Bible:

“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:18

So get ready to laugh, learn, and celebrate the blessings all around us.
Let’s begin… The Thankful Tree — Take One! 🎭

🎭 Harvest Puppet Show: 

“The Thankful Tree” 

(Extended with KJV Verses)

📜 Script with Verses

Narrator: Welcome, friends, to the orchard of blessings, where the wind carries whispers of gratitude and the trees remember every thankful heart. Today, we gather around the Thankful Tree — not just to admire its beauty, but to fill it with our own stories. 

📖 “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18)

Lady Leaf (floating in gracefully): I’ve danced through seasons and seen many things. But the most beautiful sight? A heart that remembers. Today, we gather not just to say thanks — but to become thanks. 

📖 “O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.” (Psalm 136:1)

Sir Squirrel (bounding in): Become thanks? That sounds nutty! I thought we were just here to eat pie and play games! 

📖 “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.” (Proverbs 17:22)

Pumpkin Pete (rolling in slowly): I’m thankful for the farmer who didn’t toss me aside when I grew lopsided. He saw something special in me. Sometimes blessings come in odd shapes.

 📖 “But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise… and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.” (1 Corinthians 1:27)

Crowley the Crow (flapping in with flair): Odd shapes? You’re looking at the king of odd! I’m thankful for laughter — especially when I trip over my own feet and everyone still claps. 

📖 “Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.” (Psalm 126:2)

Miss Apple (twirling in): I’m thankful for kindness. For the little girl who picked me gently and said, “You’re beautiful,” even though I had a bruise. 

📖 “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.” (Ephesians 4:32)

Lady Leaf (gently): Let’s not forget the deeper things. I’m thankful for memories — for the grandmother who sang hymns while stirring soup, for the prayers whispered under moonlight, for the stories passed down like seeds. 

📖 “One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.” (Psalm 145:4)

Narrator: And so, each friend brought their blessing to the tree. But the tree had something to say too — not with words, but with leaves. 📖 “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.” (Proverbs 11:30)

(Children are invited to come forward and hang their blessings on the tree — each leaf representing a prayer, a memory, or a gift.)

Pumpkin Pete: Look how full it’s getting! Every leaf is a story. Every story is a seed. 

📖 “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” (Galatians 6:7)

Miss Apple: And every seed can grow into kindness, joy, or even a new tree. 

📖 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith.” (Galatians 5:22)

Crowley: I’m planting a joke leaf. It says, “Why did the apple stop in the middle of the road? Because it ran out of juice!” 

📖 “A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.” (Ecclesiastes 3:4)

Sir Squirrel: I’m planting a leaf that says, “Thank You, God, for giving me energy — and snacks.”

 📖 “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10:31)

Lady Leaf: I’ll plant a leaf that says, “Thank You for the ones who came before me — and the ones who will come after.

” 📖 “Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.” (Proverbs 17:6)

Narrator: And so the Thankful Tree stood tall, not because of its branches, but because of the hearts that gathered beneath it. And if you listen closely, you’ll hear it whisper: “Thank you.” 

📖 “Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.” (Psalm 103:2)

🙏 Closing Prayer (spoken by or Narrator)

"Lord, we thank You for laughter, for legacy, for every leaf of love You’ve given. Help us be blessings to others — not just today, but always. May our hearts be trees that grow kindness, joy, and faith. Amen."

📖 “Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.” (Colossians 2:7)

Paper Puppets Needed:

You could apply a stick to each picture if you wanted.  We just held the pictures up and read the script as a group.

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🎤 Closing Script: The Thankful Tree 

[Warm, reflective tone]

“Wasn’t that wonderful? 🌳✨ Our puppets reminded us that thankfulness can grow like a tree — one blessing at a time. And look at our Thankful Tree now, filled with leaves of gratitude from each of you.

Remember, God’s Word says:

“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:18, KJV

So as you go home tonight, keep looking for blessings — big and small. Share them with your family, write them down, or even draw them. Because when we give thanks, we shine God’s light in the world.

Thank you for joining us for The Thankful Tree — Take One. May your hearts be full of joy, laughter, and gratitude. 🍂🙏”

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Person in Charge Cuts This Out Ahead Of Time.

🍁 Leaf Blessing Instruction 

Front:
🌳 My Harvest Blessing Leaf 🌳
Write one thing you are thankful for.
It could be:

• A person you love
• A gift God has given you
• A moment that made you laugh
• Something that brought you joy

A prayer for yourself or someone else

Back:

“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:18, KJV

 

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Print these out - Hold up with taped-on rod or as is, by the puppeteer. Or the Script Readers can just hold up the picture when it's their turn to read.

We read our individual parts and held up the picture.

It can work either way. As stick puppets or just reading the script together out loud while holding up the picture

Susan Barker Nikitenko November Harvest Party 2025© 

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God Is Changing Us

God Is Changing Us

I recently bought a very beautifully arranged flower arrangement.  The placement of everything was  perfect.  There was however something about it that I did not like ... and I almost decided not to make the purchase.  I thought for a moment and decided I could change things about it and rearrange it a little.  

It was a Halloween flower arrangement and in it's center was a wicked witch.  Some people now a days may use the word wicked to say something's fantastic or awesome,  but the Bible teaches us that wickedness is  not good,  wickedness, represents darkness and sinfulness.   

I removed the wicked witch from the center of the arrangement and instead replaced it with a harvest theme center.  I have used the harvest theme to represent the fruit of the Spirit.  The fruit of the Spirit of Christ  which is what shines forth from us as born again Christians.

When a person becomes born again, God becomes the center of our everything we do.  Christ replaces the wickedness in our hearts with His Spirit and His Righteousness.  The bible teaches us that our own righteousness is as filthy rags to God.  Only what is done through Christ and in Christ will be accepted in God's site as righteous.  

We cannot be saved by our own good works, but we are saved by Christ alone.    We will have good works because we are saved and because of His presence within us.   Our good works will be accepted as righteous as long as are motives are in the Spirit.  

When we are without Christ the Bible teaches us that we are dead spiritually and that our foolish hearts are darkened, but when we accept Christ, our hearts are lit up by God's truth and understanding.  We become alive in Christ, Christ lives within us.

God hates wickedness and anything evil.  It is sin, sin separates us from God.  Sin grieves the Holy Spirit within a Christian.  God is rearranging our lives and hearts through his guidance and through His Word because He wants to use us for His glory and because He wants His best for you and me.  He teaches us that sins pleasure only last for a season but in the long run will bring us misery and unhappiness.  

God is changing us as His children, rearranging our lives to be a life pleasing to him, rearranging our thoughts, our motives, our priorities, our desires, everything about us.  Teaching us to make our choices through the pages of His Word and through prayer as He leads us in our hearts.

When you become a Christian we learn that it is important to resist sin and to summit to God.   Then that old tempter the devil will run from you.  When you resist sin,  God's presence becomes stronger in you.  

Here are some good verses to learn and meditate on as you prepare yourself for any temptations that come your way.

Something to Do:

James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Matthew  5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Something To Pray:

Psalms  139:23-24

 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Something To Know:

Galatians 5:16 

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

 2 Corinthians 5:17 

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Invitation:

God's desire is for every person to hear the gospel and be saved.  Will you come to Him today. He died for your sins and rose from the dead,  He paid our sin debt  at Calvary, ...Come to Him with a true heart of repentance and He will not refuse you.  

Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Father God, If anyone listening to this lesson today desires forgiveness and salvation today, Help them understand your Word and open their spiritual eyes to your truth.  I pray you will save their soul for Christ sake .   In Jesus Name I Pray This - AMEN

Susan Y Nikitenko

September 23rd

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