WHEN YOUR MEMORY GOES BAD (5 OF 7)
by Bob Ingle
Scripture: Mark 8:1-21
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When Your Memory Goes Bad (5 of 7)
Series: Miracles You Still Need
Bob Ingle
Mark 8:1-21
If you REMEMBERED your bible today, please open it to Mark 8. Today we're exposed to the sin of forgetfulness. Some of you are thinking, ''Oh great! I'm so forgetful that I forgot that forgetfulness is a sin!'' Well, let me be clear, not every time you're forgetful are you being sinful. All of us have forgotten a doctor's appointment, or a lunch meeting, or our wife's birthday, or our wedding anniversary, or one of the children at the church. Hypothetically speaking, of course. It happens.
But while some forgetfulness is normal; some forgetfulness is evil.
Some forgetfulness isn't just about being absent-minded; it's about being hard-hearted.
It's not just negligence; it's disobedience.
Parents, we know this because we see this often. What is a common response you get from the kids when you ask them why they didn't clean up their room like you told them, or why they didn't finish their homework before playing video games, or why they didn't remind you it was mom's birthday like you trained them?
They say...''I forgot''. Now, sometimes that's the absolute truth. They really did simply forget. But because we're parents who were once kids, we know many times their response isn't exactly honest.
It's not that they really forgot...it's that they chose not to remember.
In other words, their forgetfulness wasn't innocent, but intentional. It wasn't random; it was strategic. It was a convenient decision that allowed them to do what they wanted rather than doing what was expected or what was required. Parents, when that happens, it's our job to make sure our children understand that next time choosing to remember is critical by making their chose to forget painful. Most kids have to feel the heat before they ever see the light. Amen? Mom's and Dad's your job is to bring the heat!
Of course, there is no wiser Parent, no more loving Parent, no more p ...
Series: Miracles You Still Need
Bob Ingle
Mark 8:1-21
If you REMEMBERED your bible today, please open it to Mark 8. Today we're exposed to the sin of forgetfulness. Some of you are thinking, ''Oh great! I'm so forgetful that I forgot that forgetfulness is a sin!'' Well, let me be clear, not every time you're forgetful are you being sinful. All of us have forgotten a doctor's appointment, or a lunch meeting, or our wife's birthday, or our wedding anniversary, or one of the children at the church. Hypothetically speaking, of course. It happens.
But while some forgetfulness is normal; some forgetfulness is evil.
Some forgetfulness isn't just about being absent-minded; it's about being hard-hearted.
It's not just negligence; it's disobedience.
Parents, we know this because we see this often. What is a common response you get from the kids when you ask them why they didn't clean up their room like you told them, or why they didn't finish their homework before playing video games, or why they didn't remind you it was mom's birthday like you trained them?
They say...''I forgot''. Now, sometimes that's the absolute truth. They really did simply forget. But because we're parents who were once kids, we know many times their response isn't exactly honest.
It's not that they really forgot...it's that they chose not to remember.
In other words, their forgetfulness wasn't innocent, but intentional. It wasn't random; it was strategic. It was a convenient decision that allowed them to do what they wanted rather than doing what was expected or what was required. Parents, when that happens, it's our job to make sure our children understand that next time choosing to remember is critical by making their chose to forget painful. Most kids have to feel the heat before they ever see the light. Amen? Mom's and Dad's your job is to bring the heat!
Of course, there is no wiser Parent, no more loving Parent, no more p ...
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