Introduction:
A. “I am fearfully and wonderfully made” (Ps. 139:14).
B. Pay close attention (Heb. 2:1; Ps. 119:11; Jas. 1:21-22).
C. The command to remember indicates that they had grown forgetful (Rev. 3:3).
I. Remembering Involves More that Recollection.
A. Sardis and Ephesus (Rev. 3:2-3 cf. Rev. 2:4-5)
B. Remember: a call for action (Gal. 2:10; Heb. 13:7, 3; Col. 4:18; Mt. 25: 36, 43- 44; Lk. 17:32).
C. Proactive approach to remembering
1. Pay attention.
2. Practice a living faith.
3. Well-rested
4. Take notes.
5. Review.
6. Attitude check
II. Remembering Is a Powerfully Motivating Force.
A. Gets you up in the morning
B. The “what” and “how” of remembering (Rev. 2:5; 3:3; 1 Cor. 15:1-2; 1 Th. 2:13; Ph. 4:19).
C. Do you remember Jesus? (2 Tim. 2:8; Heb. 4:12; 2 Cor. 5:14-15; Gal. 2:20; 2 Pet. 1:8-9; Rom. 5:8).
III. Remembering Is a Matter of Choice.
A. We choose what to remember and forget (Rev. 3:3).
B. Jesus offers spiritual examination (Jn. 2:24-25; Jas. 1:23-25; Heb. 4:12; Ps. 139:23-24).
C. Choices of what we remember deeply impact our spiritual health (Jer. 2:32; Mt. 12:35; Rom. 6:16; 25:23; 7:23; 6:24; 1 Cor. 15:58; 1 Jn. 2:15-17; 1 Pet. 2:11; Prov. 4:14-15; Gal. 5:16).
Conclusion:
A. We need spiritual self-examination.
B. We must remember God.
C. Make a choice to remember Jesus.
