"Special At-Home Worship Service #11"

We wanted to let everyone know that we did not meet together physically as a congregation this week because we wanted to protect our FCC family from any ripple effects from the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19). But we did upload a “phoned-in service” for people to watch, as well as providing another “at-home” devotional for households to go through together.

We understand that it's hard to feel disconnected at this time when so many people are panicking and living in fear -- and maybe even feeling alone and vulnerable -- but we also know that the best way that we can keep one another safe is to prevent the spread of infection. That’s why we’ve been sending daily emails to everyone in the church family to help people know that we’re thinking of everyone.

With that in mind, we wanted to encourage people to remember to remember during this Memorial Day weekend. I mean, we all need to remember those who have gone before us and who have stood in the gap for our sakes. But in addition, when the Bible talks about remembering, it’s not talking about recalling something that popped into your mind that you’d otherwise forgotten -- it’s talking about taking things to heart in a sincere and meaningful way, keeping them in the forefront of your mind so that you never forget them, and then doing something with them by living them out.

God remembered Noah (but had never forgotten him), He remembered His promise to Abraham (but He had never forgotten it), He remembered the prayers of people like Rachel (but He had never forgotten them), He remembered His people in bondage (but had never forgotten them), etc. When God remembers, He’s not thinking, “Oh yeah, that’s right…” -- He’s thinking, “And now’s the time to act on that…”

And God calls us to remember His work in our lives and His faithfulness. He calls us to remember one another. And He calls us to remember everything as part of actively proclaiming Him to a world that desperately needs Him in their lives.

When I say that, don’t think, “Oh yeah, that’s right…” -- instead say, “And now’s the time to act on that…”