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Summary: Just like the Hebrew people in Exodus, God wants us to remember who he is, what he has done, and what he will do.

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INTRODUCTION

• Today we will wrap up our Exodus series; I pray that God touched and spoke to you somehow during this series.

• I want you to think about something for a moment.

• We all understand that this life is not eternal; in other words, there will come a time when we die and go on to the next life.

• I do not know if I am the only one, but one of the things that really bothers me is the thought that I will be forgotten when I die.

• For some reason, I fear that my being here made no difference.

• Sometimes when I read biographies of those who have passed long ago, I feel a bit of jealousy.

• These people, some of who died centuries ago, are still remembered.

• We do a lot of things to keep the memory of some event or a famous person going.

• If you have ever been to Washington DC, you will see statues and walls dedicated to the memory of certain events or people from our nation's history.

• When I was in Italy, I was captivated by the history, the centuries of history.

• There was a restaurant that had been in business, if memory serves me right, since the 1700s!

• The owners were very old! 😀

• We want people to remember the impact we had on their lives; we want people to remember the difference we made in their life.

• All of my Grandparents have passed away, my Mother’s mom passed before I was born, so I did not know her, but I still remember the impact my Grandparents had on me.

• I will never forget them.

• There are so many people in my life who have passed away that I still remember.

• I remember how they impacted my life, how they made me laugh and sometimes cry.

• What about you?

• Do you want to be forgotten?

• Live, die, and be forgotten.

• Exodus establishes some important images of who God is.

• But even beyond the themes of the narrative, it stresses the importance of remembering.

• God remembers his promise to Abraham and hears the cries of his descendants.

• The Israelites are to remember the God who brought them out of Egypt through the Red Sea.

• God wants to show his power so that we remember our relationship with him.

• God desires us to remember Him.

• God knew how quickly we forget.

• Throughout the Bible, God had the people do things so they would remember; ceremonies, celebrations, and such were designed to help us remember.

• The Passover was designed to help us remember.

• The Lord’s Supper was designed to help us remember what Jesus did for us on the cross in the New Testament.

• Today we will examine a couple of passages in Exodus that point to some areas of remembrance that God wants us not to forget.

• As you think about it, how would it feel for you to be forgotten by those who you loved so much that you when you are no longer around?

• Let’s begin by turning to Exodus 3:15 and 20:24

Exodus 3:15 (CSB)

15 God also said to Moses, “Say this to the Israelites: The LORD, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is my name forever; this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.

Exodus 20:24 (CSB)

24 “Make an earthen altar for me, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your flocks and herds. I will come to you and bless you in every place where I cause my name to be remembered.

SERMON

I. Remember who God is.

• In Exodus 3:15; which we covered a few weeks ago; we learned that this is where God is calling on Moses to lead His people out of Egypt.

• Moses wants to know what to say if when he is asked who sent him.

• God told Moses what to say!

• God tells Moses that He is the God of their ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob!

• This distinction is important because, through Moses, God is reminding the people who He is.

• These people had been in bondage so long that they needed to remember who God was!

• At the end of verse 15, God tells Moses that this was God’s name forever and that this is how God was to be remembered in every generation.

• God had no intention of being forgotten!

• When people ask who you are, what will you tell them?

• As we discussed before, will you identify yourself by your job, position, political affiliation, or favorite sports team?

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