Remembrance Sunday

Pastor Keith Hassell

Foundation Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

The importance of REMEMBRANCE

· We have anniversaries to remember the importance of our marriage commitment

· We have holidays to remember the importance of special people and events

· Jesus instituted COMMUNION as a way to REMEMBER HIM!

· When we fail to remember Jesus we can

o Forget the extent of His love for us

o Forget the price that was paid for our salvation

o Forget the victory that Christ has won for us

o Forget that our lives are not our own but that we have been bought with a price

o Forget that He is our Lord

o Fall back into old patterns of sin

o Fail to tell others about their need to be saved

o Forget that Jesus is coming back for a bride that is ready for His return

I. Remember His LOVE!

A. John 3:16 God so loved YOU that He gave Jesus

B. Philippians 2:5-11 Jesus loved YOU enough to enter this fallen world

C. John 15:13 Jesus so love YOU that He laid down His life

II. Remember His PASSION!

A. John 10:18 No one took His life from Him but He laid it down willingly

B. Hebrews 5:7 Jesus offered up prayers and supplications with vehement cries and tears

C. Hebrews 12:3 For the joy set before Him He endured the cross

D. Isaiah 52:13-53:12 The Sin-Bearing Servant

III. Remember His VICTORY!

A. Jesus rose from the dead! He is ALIVE!

B. Jesus is declared both Lord and Christ by the resurrection from the dead (Acts 2:36)

C. Jesus has been given all authority both is heaven and on earth (Matthew 28:18-20)

D. Jesus has gained the keys of death and hell (Revelation 1:18)

E. Jesus is the firstfruits of those who will rise from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:20, 23)

IV. Communion: Remember Him