{"id":11075,"date":"2023-02-27T08:37:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T13:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=11075"},"modified":"2023-02-27T08:37:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T13:37:29","slug":"dontforgettoremember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2023\/02\/dontforgettoremember\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Forget to Remember"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>2023 THEME: Victory!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Series:\u00a0<\/strong>To and From the Cross<\/h1>\n<h1><strong>TITLE: Don\u2019t Forget to Remember<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Scripture:\u00a0 Matthew 26:17-30<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 THE EVENTS SURROUNDING THE MEAL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Setting the scene in verses 17-19<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>It is the first day of (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Unleavened Bread<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<li>Jerusalem was (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>packed<\/strong><\/span>) and the Roman army on (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>high alert<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<li>The week began with Jesus entering (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>riding on a donkey<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>II.\u00a0\u00a0 THE ELEMENTS SURROUNDING THE MEAL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What is the significance of the meal?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>The meal was celebrating (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Jesus<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<li>The meal was celebrating the (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>blood of the Lamb<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<li>The meal was celebrating (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>hope for the future<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The Passover meal (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>looked back<\/strong><\/span>) to what God had done in their history, and (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>looked forward<\/strong><\/span>) with hope and expectation to what God (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>would do<\/strong><\/span>) when God truly became king.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\nWe are not to be (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>takers of<\/strong><\/span>) but those who are (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>taken by<\/strong><\/span>) communion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\nA couple thoughts to ponder:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Communion is a (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>celebration<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<li>Communion is not meant to be a (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>secondary occasion<\/strong><\/span>). It is mean to be (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>central<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<li>Communion is a life-giving time for (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>renewal of our faith<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next Week: Theme: Victory! Series: To and From the Cross<\/p>\n<p>Sermon Title: The Sting of Failure- Matthew 26: 69-75<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2023 THEME: Victory! Series:\u00a0To and From the Cross TITLE: Don\u2019t Forget to Remember Scripture:\u00a0 Matthew 26:17-30 &nbsp; I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 THE EVENTS SURROUNDING THE MEAL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Setting the scene in verses 17-19 It is the first day of (Unleavened Bread). Jerusalem was (packed) and the Roman army on (high alert). 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