Always RememberPsalm 77:7-15

Memory• A wonderful tool and blessing• Helps us learn and grow• Helps us avoid mistakes and

duplicate successes• Let us resolve to develop a

better, more productive, spiritual memory

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Always Remember our Cleansing from Past Sins (2 Pet 1:9)• Price of our redemption, Eph 1:6-7

– Christ’s sacrifice and God’s great love, 1 Tim 2:6; Rom 5:6-8

– Our new life in Christ (cleansing), Rom 6:3-4; 2 Cor 5:17

– No longer live in sin, Rom 6:1-2– Grow and mature in Christ, 2 Pet

1:5-11

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Always Remember God’s Word (2 Pet 1:12-15; 3:1-2; Jude 17)• World says, “Forget the Bible”!• In always remembering God’s

word…– Cleansing and safety from sin,

Psa 119:9-11, 15-16– Assurance when persecuted,

Psa 119:81-88– Life and salvation, Psa 119:92-94

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Always Remember to do Good and to Share (Heb 13:16)• World says get ahead of the next

person, 2 Tim 3:1-5• We remember the good Christ has

done for us and should share it with others, Matt 25:34-40 (Heb 13:2)– Others: Time, possessions, home, help,

Matt 7:12; Acts 4:32-35; Gal 6:9-10–Be a giver, Acts 20:35; Prov 11:25

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Always Remember those who have Gone Before You (Heb 13:3, 7)•Who taught you the gospel

and stood for the truth so you could know Christ, John 4:35-38

•Who endured trials, making your endurance easier, Heb 10:32-35

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Always Remember God’s Power and Promises (2 Peter 3:5, 8-9)• Mockers forget God’s powerful

judgments of the past, 2 Pet 3:3-7– They are unprepared, 1 Ths 5:1-6

• Some sinners will repent of their sins when they remember God’s power and promises, 2 Pet 3:8-9– Longsuffering compels them, Rom 2:4

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Never Forget!

•God will always remember your work of faith and acts of love, Heb 6:10

•Repent and obey God, and He will remember your sins no more, Heb 10:17

•Remain diligent in faith, remembering God and His eternal promises, Heb 6:11-12 (Eccl 12:1)

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