Sermons

“REMEMBERING GOD’S PROVIDENCE” Rev. Joel Fiscus
SCRIPTURE READING: Psalm 106

1.)Remembering God’s Providence
“Christianity was to introduce the notion that humanity was fundamentally identical, that men were equal in dignity, an unprecedented idea at the time, and one to which our world owes its entire democratic inheritance.” Luc Ferry

2.) Definition: God’s Providence refers to His continuous loving care and governance over all His Creation throughout all of History; which includes our nation’s history and each of our own family’s history.
Premise: It is our responsibility to instill in our children and the children of our congregation the story of God’s Providence in history.

3.)Problem: You and I are prone to forget.
o Ps 106:13 But they soon forgot his works – You and I are prone to being forgetful. If we don’t meditate and ponder on God’s Providential care – we soon forget what God has done
o Psalm 106: 21 They forgot God, their Savior, who did great things and wonderous deeds

4.) o Judges 2:10 And there arose another generation after them who did not know God or the work he had done…
o We are only one generation away from our children not knowing God or the work he has done

5.)Intentionality:
1. God calls us to recall, meditate, and be thankful:
o Ps 143:5 Remember days of old, meditate on what you have done, ponder the work of your hands.
Ps 106 entire Psalm discusses the benefits of considering and recounting God’s Providence and deliverance
God has providentially worked to rescue, redeem, and restore his children.

6.) II. God calls us to tell the next generation: Psalm 106.
• Encourage our children to give thanks by recounting his deeds – Vs 1 & 47-48
• Recall God’s promises fulfilled as well as his deliverance – Vs 4-5.
• Remind our children of God’s salvation and deliverance - Vs 7-10
• Recall when courageous men and women have stepped up and intervened on our behalf - Vs 30-31.
• Do not fail to recall - vs 24-25