The Spirit-Filled Family | Godly Memorials
I. Introduction
A. A new series on the family.
B. “__________” is a powerful word.
C. Remembering was a way of preserving Israel’s uniqueness.
D. Taking __________ is an act of remembering.
E. __________ remembers us.
F. Remembering through special __________ is important.
II. A look at the text.
A. Two memorials are built.
1. One, by the stones collected by the __________ __________ who made the memorial on the western side of the Jordan at Gilgal where they camped.
2. The other was made by __________ when the ark was stationed in the center of the river.
B. What was done was commanded by the __________.
C. The memorial commemorated the __________ God did.
III. Why should we remember and build memorials?
A. As a __________ of what God did for ourselves and for the next generation.
B. It is a declaration of the __________ and __________ of God.
C. It causes us to __________ the Lord more.
IV. God is speaking to us.
A. We should __________ our eyes on the future, but we should __________ __________ __________.
1. The devil will try to cause us to __________ how God has changed us so he can draw us back into our old lives.
2. The enemy can keep us from having __________ for the future by causing us to forget what God has already done.
B. Our __________ is a declaration of what God has done, and it will encourage ourselves and others to believe God for more.
C. Remember and build memorials.
1. For your marriage and family.
2. For God’s __________.