Message Text: Luke 2:8-20
We are people of forgetting and yet our faith is strengthened by remembering!
How do we Celebrate… By Remembering!
“Then the Lord told Moses, ‘Quick! Go down the mountain! The people you brought from Egypt have defiled themselves. They have already turned from the way I commanded them to live. They have made an idol shaped like a calf and they have worshipped and sacrificed to it. They are saying, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you out of Egypt.”’”
Exodus 22:7-8 (NLT)
“Don’t you remember the five thousand I fed with five loaves, and the baskets of food that were left over? Don’t you remember the four thousand I fed with seven loaves, with baskets of food left over?” Matthew 16:9-10 (NLT)
“The tassels will remind you of the commands of the Lord and that you are to obey the commands instead of following your own desires and going your own ways, as you are prone to do.” Numbers 15:39 (NLT)
Triggers to help us…
The Penny (Past) — “My past is forgiven!”
- Mark 2:17 (NIV)
- Romans 4:7-8 (NLT)
- Colossians 1:13-14 (NLT)
The Nickel (Now) — “God’s Spirit is in me!”
- Romans 8:11 (MSG)
The Dime (Determined destiny) — “I have a place in heaven!”
- John 5:24 (NLT)
- Romans 5:21 (NLT)
The Quarter (Spiritual Growth) — “I can continue to grow!”
- Matthew 34:22 (NLT)
“And you must remember to celebrate…” Exodus 34:22 (NLT)
