“Why Remember Jesus?!” 2 Peter 1:12-15

Three hundred years later, John Holmes, uncle to Oliver Wendell Holmes, was on his death bed. A nurse reached under his covers…

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Nathan Hale: “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”

to look at three Biblical reasons why we must remember Jesus Purpose: to look at three Biblical reasons why we must remember Jesus

I Because of What He DID A. He Became Poor for Us (2 Corinthians 8:9)

John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.”

I Because of What He DID A. He Became Poor for Us (2 Corinthians 8:9) B. He Died to Pay Our Debts (Romans 5:6-10)

Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe…

I Because of What He DID A. He Became Poor for Us (2 Corinthians 8:9) B. He Died to Pay Our Debts (Romans 5:6-10) C. He Rose for Us (1 Corinthians 15:14)

II Because of What He DOES A. He Invites All (Matthew 11:28-30)

II Because of What He DOES A. He Invites All (Matthew 11:28-30) B. He Covers Our Sins (1 John 1:7)

II Because of What He DOES A. He Invites All (Matthew 11:28-30) B. He Covers Our Sins (1 John 1:7) C. He Intercedes for Us (1 Tim- othy 2:5; 1 John 2:1-2)

III Because of What He WILL DO A. He Will Come Again (Acts 1:11) B. He Will Raise the Dead (1 Corinthians 15:52)

III Because of What He WILL DO A. He Will Come Again (Acts 1:11) B. He Will Raise the Dead (1 Corinthians 15:52) C. He Will Judge All People (Acts 17:31)

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Conclusion and Summary Come each first day of the week, people try to separate the WHY and HOW of remembering Jesus. Every first day of the week is Memorial Day. It is the day Christians gather about His Table to remember what Jesus DID, DOES, and WILL DO. It is the time we remember Jesus in the manner He asked us…