From Gilgal To Bochim

Gilgal

1st stop in the promised land

stones as a monument to remember

circumcise

V10 Passover

V13 Met Jesus as the Captain of the Lords Host

Great excitement great anticipation of what God was doing and going to do

Gilgal was to be remembered

Bochim

Means mourning or weeping

the people were mourning over the punishment, not in repentance over their sin

they did not throw out their enemy, settled in with them, and were corrupted by them

what they forgot to remember was

God is the one in charge

a covenant was made and the Israelites broke the covenant

Remembering our First Love

Jesus sermon to the Ephesians

Relationship before works

Remember from where you have fallen

Jesus will work though us thus the results are His not ours

Mary and Martha

Remember from where you have fallen

The motivation for works

used to be your love for Jesus

now what is the motivation

Hebrews 10:32–35 NKJV

But recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings: partly while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while you became companions of those who were so treated; for you had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your goods, knowing that you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves in heaven. Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.

Martha her priorities were to get everything right for Jesus to eat, sleep, and wash up,

Luke 6:46–47 NKJV

“But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like:

-35

our priorities have changed

we don't read Gods word with wonderment longing to see what we can learn

don't pray about everything

its a sense of duty

its a sense of duty

we don’t respond to the hurts and needs around us with compassion and love and its not a imposition

we praised God from the heart

This is the place to start

Troy we need to get new converts to generate new excitement

The Cure

Remember

Repent realign our priorities

do the deeds out of love not duty

Relight our lamp