Reflecting on the Sermon: 9/15/11

Doug preached this week on the topic of spiritual forgetfulness.  He made an important point when he mentioned that "forgetfulness" in the Bible is not a mental lapse, but a deliberate turning away from the implications of who God is and what He has done.  Likewise, remembrance is not just a mental awareness of, but a correct response to what we are to know and believe about God.  We forget God by disobeying, entering into idolatry and/or being spiritually dull because of our familiarity with truths about God.  We remember by constantly thinking about the Lord's character and ways, passing on truth from generation to generation, studying God's holiness, delighting in the gospel, participating whole-heartedly in the ordinances of baptism and communion, and singing songs that help us remember God.