{"id":13782,"date":"2025-03-03T10:47:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T15:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=13782"},"modified":"2025-03-03T10:47:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T15:47:57","slug":"remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2025\/03\/remember\/","title":{"rendered":"Remember\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>2025 THEME: Burning Hearts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Title: Remember\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Scripture: Deuteronomy 8-29<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">I.\u00a0 REMEMBER GOD\u2019S CALL TO OBEY<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">God knew the Israelites would be susceptible to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>(pull of idols)<\/strong><\/span> and the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">(culture of the people)<\/span><\/strong> around them. Their best defense was <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>(to remember)<\/strong><\/span> all God had done for them.<br \/>\nSee Proverbs 4:23<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">II. REMEMBER GOD\u2019S CALL TO WORSHIP<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">12:2 says \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>(when)<\/strong><\/span> not <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>(if)<\/strong><\/span> you drive them out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">When they approached God in worship, they were to approach with their <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>(best)<\/strong><\/span>. \u201cWe should<br \/>\nnever give God what is left over, but rather offer him the first and best of what He has<br \/>\nprovided.\u201d (Tripp-3\/7)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">We must come to God with our spiritual eyes <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>(wide open)<\/strong><\/span>. It is not enough to see <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>(physically)<\/strong><\/span>;<br \/>\nwe must be able to see <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>(spiritually)<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">You can <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>(see)<\/strong><\/span> and be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>(blind)<\/strong><\/span> at the same time.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">2025 THEME: Burning Hearts<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">Next week: Say Yes!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">Scripture: Deuteronomy 30- Joshua 18<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 THEME: Burning Hearts Title: Remember\u2026 Scripture: Deuteronomy 8-29 I.\u00a0 REMEMBER GOD\u2019S CALL TO OBEY God knew the Israelites would be susceptible to the (pull of idols) and the (culture of the people) around them. Their best defense was (to remember) all God had done for them. See Proverbs 4:23 II. 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