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Handwriting on the Wall: Forgetfulness
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughManasseh means the forgetter or one that makes to forget. Manassites as a people tend to be forgetful or want to forget the past. They use this tendency to forge ahead into the future without baggage, without regrets, without grudges, and without gripes. They feel that it is time to start again with a new slate. They can also be so forgetful that they fail to learn the lessons of the past and thus become doomed to repeat very painful experiences. They can be so eager to latch onto any new and exciting thing that they do not consider the wisdom of the past or the restraining voice of experience or even the traditional common sense that provides necessary boundaries. America is foundering in a deep sea of forgetfulness. Most notably and tragically Americans have forgotten God and the eternal values of His Word. Americans have forgotten their founding fathers and their founding documents. Americans have forgotten the nation's history. Manasseh's forgetfulness has become America's great shortcoming leading to intense iniquity and perversion.
Memory and Humility
CGG WeeklyGod has given us a faculty that protects us from despair, discourages folly, and counters pride: memory. Memory is central to our relationship with God.
Never Forget
Sermon by Ryan McClureAfter Adam and Eve sinned, God provided them a vivid introduction to death, perhaps killing an animal in their presence to make tunics for them to wear.
Remember
CGG Weekly by Ronny H. GrahamIn every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time. Every age has had crises that seemed intolerable at the time.
Lessons on Remembering
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughLife consists of a set of experiences. We could not develop character unless we could remember the results or consequences of our daily choices.
Will We Endure to the End? (Part One)
CGG Weekly by Pat HigginsHow do we endure while facing life's problems? How do we ensure that we make it through those unprecedented trials promised as our world nears its end?
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Sermonette by Hunter D. SwansonIn our daily walk through life, we may not see evidence of God's intervention if we become distracted by problems and frustrations.
Sorry, I Forgot
CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh'Manasseh' means 'forgetful' or 'making forgetful.' From its founding in colonial days, its people have tended to forget the past and plunge into the future.
Will We Endure to the End? (Part Two)
CGG Weekly by Pat HigginsHow can we avoid repeating the mistake of forgetting God's interventions? He provides us the Sabbath to reflect deeply on His presence in our lives.
Faith and Remembering
Sermonette byWe will not have faith tomorrow simply because we had it yesterday; we must renew faith daily by deliberately remembering God's prior interventions.
Use It or Lose It
Sermonette byOne of the major commands that God gives both spiritual and physical Israel is to not forget Him or His laws as we progress in our lives during work, relations with friends and family, and within the church. In Deuteronomy 8 the law to remember God is emphasized during times of greater prosperity as good times can cause us to focus on the blessings instead of the Giver. Reviewing the concept of forgetting and the mechanisms by which it happens we see that there are several ways that our neglect of keeping God in our memory can occur. Psychologist Kendra Cherry lists four important points: "forgetting by decay, forgetting by interference, forgetting by failure to store, and motivated forgetting." God's called out ones are often afflicted severely with "spiritual Alzheimer's." Israelites forgot God after seeing powerful miracles. Both ancient and modern Israelites under the New Covenant must by constant vigilance remember God and engage in activities such as prayer, Bible Study, and singing to reinforce our memory that we are dependent upon God's grace and mercy.
Tabernacles and Unleavened Bread (2019)
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeBoth Tabernacles and Unleavened Bread keep us off balance so that we remain humble, seek stability, and trust in God's providence for our ultimate destiny.
A Cause of Terrorism
Commentary by Richard T. RitenbaughGod is allowing these increasing acts of terrorism as punishment for our peoples' forsaking the Covenant with Him and despising His holy law.
Knowing, Following, and Striving for Christ
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsOur goal is to know Christ on a personal basis, knowing the power of His resurrection. This knowledge should be a practical understanding of His power.
Proper Memorials and the Right Spirit
Sermon by Mark SchindlerCaleb and Joshua withstood the fearmongering tactics of the ten faithless spies by calling to mind the providence God had shown toward Israel.
Do We See God In This Picture?
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughUndergiving in offerings, sometimes caused by mismanaging our finances, is more often caused by passively forgetting the blessings God has given us.
Deuteronomy (Part 5) (1994)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughParadoxically, humble obedience and dependency upon God strengthens us, while prideful self-sufficiency weakens us.