{"id":8523,"date":"2023-05-28T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=8523"},"modified":"2023-06-03T16:33:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T21:33:01","slug":"we-remember","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/sermons\/we-remember\/","title":{"rendered":"We Remember"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Humans are Forgetful, and We Often Need Help Remembering<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When all the people had crossed the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,\u201cNow choose twelve men, one from each tribe. Tell them, \u2018Take twelve stones from the very place where the priests are standing in the middle of the Jordan. Carry them out and pile them up at the place where you will camp tonight.\u2019\u201d So Joshua called together the twelve men he had chosen\u2014one from each of the tribes of Israel. He told them, \u201cGo into the middle of the Jordan, in front of the Ark of the Lord your God. Each of you must pick up one stone and carry it out on your shoulder\u2014twelve stones in all, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. We will use these stones to build a memorial. In the future your children will ask you, \u2018What do these stones mean?\u2019 Then you can tell them, \u2018They remind us that the Jordan River stopped flowing when the Ark of the Lord\u2019s Covenant went across.\u2019 These stones will stand as a memorial among the people of Israel forever.\u201d   Joshua 4:1-7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo we decided to build the altar, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices,but as a memorial. It will remind our descendants and your descendants that we, too, have the right to worship the Lord at his sanctuary with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings. Then your descendants will not be able to say to ours, \u2018You have no claim to the Lord.\u2019   Joshua 22:26-27<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honor the Past<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou have heard the law that says, \u2018Love your neighbor\u2019 and hate your enemy. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.   Matthew 5:43-44<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be Faithful in the Present<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

So be careful how you live. Don\u2019t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. 17 <\/sup>Don\u2019t act thoughtlessly but understand what the Lord wants you to do.   Ephesians 5:15-17<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have Hope for the Future<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, \u201cThis is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.\u201d In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, \u201cThis cup is the new covenant between God and his people\u2014an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this in remembrance of me as often as you drink it.\u201d For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord\u2019s death until he comes again.   1 Corinthians 11:23-26<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Humans are Forgetful, and We Often Need Help Remembering When all the people had crossed the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,\u201cNow choose twelve men, one from each tribe. Tell them, \u2018Take twelve stones from the very place where the priests are standing in the middle of the Jordan. Carry them out and pile them up at the place where you will camp tonight.\u2019\u201d So Joshua called together the twelve men he had chosen\u2014one from each of the tribes of Israel. He told them, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"ctc_sermon_topic":[],"ctc_sermon_book":[],"ctc_sermon_series":[],"ctc_sermon_speaker":[110],"ctc_sermon_tag":[],"class_list":["post-8523","ctc_sermon","type-ctc_sermon","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ctc_sermon_speaker-jesse-loew","ctfw-has-image"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/8523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ctc_sermon"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8523"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/8523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8527,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/8523\/revisions\/8527"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_topic?post=8523"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_book?post=8523"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_series?post=8523"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_speaker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_speaker?post=8523"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loah.org\/marsd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_tag?post=8523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}