Good Memories
Looking forward to Over 100 Years on the North Shore.
1 Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;
make known among the nations what he has done.
2 Sing to him, sing praise to him;
tell of all his wonderful acts.
3 Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always.
5 Remember the wonders he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
6 you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,
his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
7 He is the Lord our God;
his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembers his covenant forever,
the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
Sermon Outline
I. Failure (an unexpected introduction)
II. Israel’s forgetfulness
III. A call to remember
What?
- Who God is
- The Law He has given
- Good things He has done
Why?
- Encouragement in hardship
- Strength for challenges
- Faithfulness in temptation
Things to help:
- Memorials
- Story-telling
- Festivals and special occasions
IV. A call for the church to remember
We also need these things
We also have short memories
V. Some applications for our 100th anniversary
- We need to cultivate good memories as individuals
- We need healthy collective memory as a community
- We need to remember practically
May our 100th be a great example of the spiritual discipline of remembering!