A Time to Remember Ecclesiastes 3 1 REMEMBER

A Time to Remember Ecclesiastes 3: 1

REMEMBER • “To call to mind. . . to remind oneself of. . . to be mindful of" (Vine) • Keep in mind, keep in memory, always thoughtful of 2

Eccl. 12: 1 Remember Your Creator • Because God has remembered you… – In His creation, Psa. 8: 4 -9 – In the blessings of life, Acts 17: 28; 14: 15 -17 – In planning for your redemption before creation, Eph. 1: 3 -7 (1 Tim. 2: 3 -4) • In your youth to avoid the hardening of years, Eccl. 12: 1 3

• Reasons to keep in mind His words… Acts 20: 35 – He is the Word, the Jno. 15: 20 Truth, Jno. 1: 1; 14: 6 – Frees, Jno. 8: 31 -32 Remember – Cleanses, Jno. 15: 3 the Words – Sanctifies, Jno. 17: 15 -17 of Christ – Judges, Jno. 12: 48 • Spend time with God’s word, 2 Tim. 2: 15; 1 Pet. 2: 2; Psa. 119: 15 -16 4

• We need reminding! 1 Cor. 15: 1 -4 Rom. 1: 15 -17; 2 Pet. 1: 12 -15; 3: 1 -2 The Gospel that was Preached – Repentance, Mk. 1: 14 -15 – The kingdom, Mk. 1: 14 -15 – Grace, Acts 20: 32 – Obedience, Rom. 15: 18 -19 (Heb. 5: 9; 2 Ths. 1: 8) – Faithful living, Phil. 1: 27 – Hope, Col. 1: 23 (1: 5) 5

• The gospel… (15: 1 -2) 1 Cor. 15: 1 -4 The Gospel that was Preached – Preached (Gal. 1: 6 -8) – Received (Gal. 1: 9) – Stand in (1 Cor. 15: 58) – Saves (Rom. 1: 16) • If we hold it fast – Keep it in memory (obedient faith), Heb. 5: 8 -9 6

Heb. 2: 9 The Death of Jesus • Sacrifice for our sins, Gal. 1: 4; Rom. 5: 8 (Isa. 53: 5) • The only way for remission of our sins, Heb. 9: 22; 10: 4, 10, 18 • The Lord’s supper helps us, 1 Cor. 11: 24 -26 – Eat it properly, 11: 27 – Time for remembering 7

Rev. 2: 5 • Personal examination, 2 Cor. 13: 5 From Where You Have Fallen • Repentance is necessary, Rev. 2: 5 – Negligence becomes willful sin, Heb. 10: 26 -31 – State of the Christian in sin compels repentance to avoid sin, 2 Pet. 2: 20 -22 – “And do the first works” – All of us must be careful and cautious, 1 Cor. 10: 12 8

2 Peter 1: 10 -12 Remember Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth. 9