9/11...It is Remembrance Sunday! Series: Worship When We Remember, We Worship

9/11...It is Remembrance Sunday!

Series: WorshipWhen We Remember, We Worship

When We Remember, We Worship

God Remembers

Leviticus 26:42(KJV) 42Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.


God Remembers

Honors His promises of redemption

Deuteronomy 15:15(NKJV) 15You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this thing today.


God Remembers


Honors His promises of rescue

Deuteronomy 7:18(NKJV) 18you shall not be afraid of them, but you shall remember well what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt:


God Remembers



Honors His promises of righteousness

Deuteronomy 8:2(NKJV) 2And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.


God Remembers



Honors His promises of righteousness

Honors His promises of reward

Deuteronomy 8:18(NKJV) 18“And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.


Our families needs to remember God in the home, streets and church

Deuteronomy 32:7(NKJV) 7 “Remember the days of old, Consider the years of many generations. Ask your father, and he will show you; Your elders, and they will tell you:



Seen good and bad

Deuteronomy 9:7(NKJV) 7“Remember! Do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God to wrath in the wilderness. From the day that you departed from the land of Egypt until you came to this place, you have been rebellious against the Lord.



Seen good and bad

Set the example

2 Kings 20:3(NKJV) 3“Remember now, O Lord, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.



Seen good and bad

Set the example

Stood with God

Psalms 42:4(NKJV) 4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go with the multitude; I went with them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, With a multitude that kept a pilgrim feast.


Our nation needs to remember God on their knees

Deuteronomy 16:3(NKJV) 3You shall eat no leavened bread with it; seven days you shall eat unleavened bread with it, that is, the bread of affliction (for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste), that you may remember the day in which you came out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life.



God has blessed us greatly – give thanks

1 Chronicles 16:12(NKJV) 12 Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,




We were founded on godly principles – know and continue them

Deuteronomy 16:12(NKJV) 12And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and you shall be careful to observe these statutes.





We have looked to other “gods” – put them away

Jeremiah 3:16(NKJV) 16“Then it shall come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land in those days,” says the Lord, “that they will say no more, ‘The ark of the covenant of the Lord.’ It shall not come to mind, nor shall they remember it, nor shall they visit it, nor shall it be made anymore.



Nehemiah 1:8(NKJV) 8Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations;

1 Samuel 15:2(NKJV) 2Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he ambushed him on the way when he came up from Egypt.






We look for and trust in the wrong things



Psalms 20:7(KJV) 7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.






We look for and trust in the wrong things

We shall pay the price if we fail to change course (as a nation and individually)



Revelation 2:5(NKJV) 5Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.



We have denied God’s desire for our lives

2 Timothy 2:8(KJV) 8Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:




We have denied God’s hand in our lives

Job 36:24(NKJV) 24 “Remember to magnify His work, Of which men have sung.




We have denied God’s hand in our lives

We have denied God’s blessings for our lives

Job 4:7(NKJV) 7 “Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright ever cut off?


Our nation needs to remember God on their kneesRomans 1:19-25(NKJV) 19because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.

20For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, 21because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22Professing to be wise, they became fools,


Our nation needs to remember God on their knees23and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things. 24Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, 25who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.


Our nation needs to remember and return to its godly beginning



Jude 1:17(NKJV) 17But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Psalms 143:5(NKJV) 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands.


What a great work God

has done for our nation from the beginning!



Place God first in all we do

1 Corinthians 11:2(NKJV) 2Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you.




Nehemiah 4:14(NKJV) 14And I looked, and arose and said to the nobles, to the leaders, and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, great and awesome, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.”




Seek God’s touch for our lives and those around us (including our leaders)

Psalms 106:4(NKJV) 4 Remember me, O Lord, with the favor You have toward Your people. Oh, visit me with Your salvation,

Hebrews 13:7(NKJV) 7Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.




Seek God’s touch for our lives and those around us (including our leaders)

Know His presence again

Psalms 22:27(NKJV) 27 All the ends of the world Shall remember and turn to the Lord, And all the families of the nations Shall worship before You.



Remember Him, who is and what He did for us

Psalms 25:6-7(NKJV) 6 Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses, For they are from of old. 7 Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me, For Your goodness’ sake, O Lord.




Look to Him and repent

Revelation 3:3(NKJV) 3Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.




Look to Him and repent

Serve Him as dear children of God

Psalms 103:17-18(NKJV) 17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children, 18 To such as keep His covenant, And to those who remember His commandments to do them.


How we remember Him

affects how He remembers us!

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9/11...It is Remembrance Sunday! Series: Worship When We Remember, We Worship