Remember!

Titus 3:1-8

At the Last Supper with His disciples, Christ asked them to regularly recall His sacrifice with the words, "Do this in remembrance of me."  (I Corinthians 11:24) Christ knew the power of memory. Paul leads Titus to reaffirm his faith and conduct by the act of "remembering."

Memories

Definition: Memory- The ability of the mind to store and recall past sensations, thoughts, knowledge.

Our memories are formed through associations. Our brains tie the sights, smells, sounds, and our own impressions together into a relationship.

Fundamentally, memory represents a senseof who we are.

If we don’t guidethe memories we end up with, we get a distortedviewof who we are. We fall victimto them.

I. Remembering Our Pastv.3

Paul says that we were "deceived" and "enslaved."

II. Remembering Our Promisev.1-2

Christ wants us to remember what Hedid, but also what wedid.

Remembering our salvation, we are immediately aware of our confessionand commitment.

III. Remembering God’s Provisionv.4-6

A good testimony has few “I”statements in it. 

It tells of what Godhas done.

A. God's Motivation- "kindness and love"v.4

B. God's Action- "He saved us"v.5

C. God's Power- "His mercy (grace)"v.5

D. God's Method- "Washing of regeneration" v.5
                        "Renewing of the Holy Spirit"v.5

E. God's Gift- "Jesus Christ our Savior"v.6

IV. Remembering Our Positionv.7, Romans 8:15-17

Remember who and WHOSEyou are.  We discover the goodness of God in adoption.

V. Remembering Our Participationv.8a 

To be out of servicefor God is often to be out of fellowshipwith God.

VI. Remembering Brings Our Profit.  v.8b