Church of Christ Naples, FL - Remembering what the Lord our God has Commanded

WORDS OF FAITH
“… nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine …”
1 Tim. 4:6
Central Church of Christ Naples, FL
February 27, 2011
Number 26
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REMEMBERING WHAT THE LORD OUR GOD HAS COMMANDED

TEXT:
“And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and
for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’S law
may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the
LORD brought thee out of Egypt. Thou shalt therefore keep
this ordinance in his season from year to year”(Exo. 13:9-10).

THESIS:
To show the importance of keeping in memory what
the Lord has commanded.

INTRODUCTION:

1. God commanded remembrance of His Law in the Patriarchal
and Mosaic Dispensations.
a. Abraham and his descendants were to remember the
law of circumcision (Gen. 17:9-10).
b. Moses and the Israelites were to remember all the words of the Law (Deu.11:18).
c. At the end of the Old Testament canon we find that God continued to instruct the people to remember His Law (Mal. 4:4).
2. The New Testament calls us to remember the following things:
a. We are to remember the Word of God.
b. We are to remember our Savior.
c. We are to remember Heaven as our home.

DISCUSSION:

I. We are to remember the Word of God.
A. The New Testament requires this (2 Tim. 1:13).
B. God’s Word provides all that we need to live in a pleasing
manner before Him (2 Peter 1:3).
C. The Gospel is God’s power to save (Rom. 1:16).
II. We are to remember our Savior.
A. Jesus died for our sins (Rom. 5:8).
B. Jesus purchased the church with His own blood (Acts 20:28).
C. Jesus is returning (1 Cor. 11:26).
D. The Gospel tells us how often and in what manner to show
our remembrance of the Christ (Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 11: 23-29).
III. We are to remember Heaven as our home.
A. Our reward is in Heaven (Matt. 5:12).
B. Our reward in Heaven is eternal (2 Cor.5:1).
C. In Heaven we shall be with God (Matt. 16:17, John 14:1-3).

CONCLUSION:

1. The New Testament calls us to the remembrance of the following things.
a. We are to remember the Word of God.
b. We are to remember our Savior.
c. We are to remember Heaven as our home.
2. Do we keep in memory what God has provided (1 Cor. 15:2)?
3. Let us lay up these words of David, king of Israel, deep within
our hearts, “Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face
continually. Remember his marvelous works that he hath
done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; O ye
seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen
ones” (1 Chr. 16:11-13). – John

Passages to Ponder
“I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren,
like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall
speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to
pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he
shall speak in my name, I will require it of him” (Deu. 18: 18-19).