Proverbs 15:1-5 memorial day remembered for simple things
Intro—Robert Nicholas, new baby, forgot his name
Memory matters
Memory is important
Memory marks our ability to measure ourselves
· We want to quit something because we are not as good at it anymore
· We want to quit because we embarrassed our selves.
With out memory there is no measuring
To exercise the gift of memory is to open the door to deeper thought
To consider the past and apply it to the present
How will we be remembered
Walking the ground at Mt Washington
Sinners and saints
Gosh what a great person….the millionaire? Or the kind person
Its not the big things that count, it is the little things that matter
Scripture….expressing kindness
………………….
Grandma will be 95 years old on Mother’s Day. It shouldn’t surprise me that she didn’t know who I was when I saw her last weekend—but it did. She knew me at Christmas. Was the marked decline because they had moved her from assisted living to nursing care or had they moved her because of the decline? I guess it really doesn’t matter—she still didn’t remember me.As we sat talking about the insignificant stuff you talk about with people you don’t really know, I laid my hand on her back. She immediately leaned forward and as I started rubbing her back she began smiling and purring. When it was time to go, she asked me to come again soon.The next day when I arrived at her door, she looked up and smiled. “Good morning, Grandma,” I said. “Do you remember me today?” “Of course I do,” she replied indignantly. “You are the girl who rubs my back.” I guess sometimes what I do is more important than who I am.
Sad when power of memory is ignored
Some wish to forget, or ignore their behavior, excuse it away
How you behave is how you will be remembered
And so to the scripture, what is coming out of your mouth…..
Mean words, selfish words, kind words?
Looking into a glass then forgets who he is…James 1
Gentle answer turns away others wrath…..yours too!
Damage to relationships…….
There’s a story about a city dweller who was visiting relatives on a farm and the farmer gave a whistle and his dog herded the cattle into the corral, then latched the gate with her paw. "Wow, that’s some dog. What’s her name?" The forgetful farmer thought a minute, then asked, "What do you call that red flower that smells good and has thorns on the stem?" "A rose?" "That’s it!" The farmer turned to his wife. "Hey Rose, what do we call this dog?"
Kicker
· Did you come here hoping to get something today? Its memorial day weekend, you could have skipped…..many did…..
· I can relate to this, can you? I think so.
· Are you nice to people, does the way you carry yourself, and the things that you say reflect the love of Jesus Christ?
· Blessed are those who give without remembering. And blessed are those who take without forgetting.
· No gift is so cherished no gift is so emblazoned into our memories as an act of kindness freely given
· Tomorrow is a new day, start afresh
Conclusion
It is testament to the overwhelming success of the World War II generation that we can barely imagine a conflict in which nearly 300 young servicemen and women died each day—
Heroes of WW2---Most of us never had the chance
Thank God, what a blessing, we never had the chance to face evil and give our lives to save the world from it.
Does this mean that our lives to not matter?--Of course not.
We will be remembered as heroes of peace time
Those who got the chance to live in the day that others fought to make such a day possible for us.
Lets remember them and give thanks for what they did
Lets remember the chances we have to leave positive memories on those around us
Joke
An Australian travel writer touring Canada was checking out of the Vancouver Hilton, and as he paid his bill said to the manager, “By the way, what’s with the Indian chief sitting in the lobby? He’s been there ever since I arrived.””Oh that’s ‘Big Chief Forget-Me-Not,’” said the manager. “The hotel is built on an Indian reservation, and part of the agreement is to allow the chief free use of the premises for the rest of his life. He is known as ‘Big Chief Forget-Me-Not’ because of his phenomenal memory. He is 92 and can remember the slightest details of his life.”The travel writer took this in, and as he was waiting for his cab decided to put the chief’s memory to the test.”G’dye, myte!” said the Aussie, receiving only a slight nod in return. “What did you have for breakfast on your 21st birthday?””Eggs,” was the chief’s instant reply, without even looking up, and indeed the Aussie was impressed.He went off on his travel writing itinerary, right across to the East coast and back, telling others of Big Chief Forget-Me-Not’s great memory. (One local noted to him that ‘How’ was a more appropriate greeting for an Indian chief than ‘G’dye myte.’)On his return to the Vancouver Hilton six months later, he was surprised to see ‘Big Chief Forget-Me Not’ still sitting in the lobby, fully occupied with whittling away on a stick.”How,” said the Aussie.”Scrambled,” said the Chief.
Scripture
Prov 15:1-5
1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. 2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly. 4 The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
5 A fool spurns his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.
3 The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.
James 1
19My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. 21Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. 22Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror 24and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it--he will be blessed in what he does. 26If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. 27Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Intro—Robert Nicholas, new baby, forgot his name
Memory matters
Memory is important
Memory marks our ability to measure ourselves
· We want to quit something because we are not as good at it anymore
· We want to quit because we embarrassed our selves.
With out memory there is no measuring
To exercise the gift of memory is to open the door to deeper thought
To consider the past and apply it to the present
How will we be remembered
Walking the ground at Mt Washington
Sinners and saints
Gosh what a great person….the millionaire? Or the kind person
Its not the big things that count, it is the little things that matter
Scripture….expressing kindness
………………….
Grandma will be 95 years old on Mother’s Day. It shouldn’t surprise me that she didn’t know who I was when I saw her last weekend—but it did. She knew me at Christmas. Was the marked decline because they had moved her from assisted living to nursing care or had they moved her because of the decline? I guess it really doesn’t matter—she still didn’t remember me.As we sat talking about the insignificant stuff you talk about with people you don’t really know, I laid my hand on her back. She immediately leaned forward and as I started rubbing her back she began smiling and purring. When it was time to go, she asked me to come again soon.The next day when I arrived at her door, she looked up and smiled. “Good morning, Grandma,” I said. “Do you remember me today?” “Of course I do,” she replied indignantly. “You are the girl who rubs my back.” I guess sometimes what I do is more important than who I am.
Sad when power of memory is ignored
Some wish to forget, or ignore their behavior, excuse it away
How you behave is how you will be remembered
And so to the scripture, what is coming out of your mouth…..
Mean words, selfish words, kind words?
Looking into a glass then forgets who he is…James 1
Gentle answer turns away others wrath…..yours too!
Damage to relationships…….
There’s a story about a city dweller who was visiting relatives on a farm and the farmer gave a whistle and his dog herded the cattle into the corral, then latched the gate with her paw. "Wow, that’s some dog. What’s her name?" The forgetful farmer thought a minute, then asked, "What do you call that red flower that smells good and has thorns on the stem?" "A rose?" "That’s it!" The farmer turned to his wife. "Hey Rose, what do we call this dog?"
Kicker
· Did you come here hoping to get something today? Its memorial day weekend, you could have skipped…..many did…..
· I can relate to this, can you? I think so.
· Are you nice to people, does the way you carry yourself, and the things that you say reflect the love of Jesus Christ?
· Blessed are those who give without remembering. And blessed are those who take without forgetting.
· No gift is so cherished no gift is so emblazoned into our memories as an act of kindness freely given
· Tomorrow is a new day, start afresh
Conclusion
It is testament to the overwhelming success of the World War II generation that we can barely imagine a conflict in which nearly 300 young servicemen and women died each day—
Heroes of WW2---Most of us never had the chance
Thank God, what a blessing, we never had the chance to face evil and give our lives to save the world from it.
Does this mean that our lives to not matter?--Of course not.
We will be remembered as heroes of peace time
Those who got the chance to live in the day that others fought to make such a day possible for us.
Lets remember them and give thanks for what they did
Lets remember the chances we have to leave positive memories on those around us
Joke
An Australian travel writer touring Canada was checking out of the Vancouver Hilton, and as he paid his bill said to the manager, “By the way, what’s with the Indian chief sitting in the lobby? He’s been there ever since I arrived.””Oh that’s ‘Big Chief Forget-Me-Not,’” said the manager. “The hotel is built on an Indian reservation, and part of the agreement is to allow the chief free use of the premises for the rest of his life. He is known as ‘Big Chief Forget-Me-Not’ because of his phenomenal memory. He is 92 and can remember the slightest details of his life.”The travel writer took this in, and as he was waiting for his cab decided to put the chief’s memory to the test.”G’dye, myte!” said the Aussie, receiving only a slight nod in return. “What did you have for breakfast on your 21st birthday?””Eggs,” was the chief’s instant reply, without even looking up, and indeed the Aussie was impressed.He went off on his travel writing itinerary, right across to the East coast and back, telling others of Big Chief Forget-Me-Not’s great memory. (One local noted to him that ‘How’ was a more appropriate greeting for an Indian chief than ‘G’dye myte.’)On his return to the Vancouver Hilton six months later, he was surprised to see ‘Big Chief Forget-Me Not’ still sitting in the lobby, fully occupied with whittling away on a stick.”How,” said the Aussie.”Scrambled,” said the Chief.
Scripture
Prov 15:1-5
1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. 2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly. 4 The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
5 A fool spurns his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.
3 The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.
James 1
19My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. 21Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. 22Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror 24and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it--he will be blessed in what he does. 26If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. 27Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
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