How many of you have forgotten something very important? Maybe a meeting with a client? Or forgetting to return an important phone call? Or how many of you have forgotten a spouse's birthday or your anniversary? That's pretty big. Flowers can only do so much!
But there is something much more serious that we are in danger of forgetting on a regular basis: the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ. One of Peter's concerns in his letter is that his beloved readers are in danger of forgetting the gospel (2 Peter 1:9). How does this happen? We get our eyes off of the cross and onto other things. It is a daily danger.
CJ Mahaney wrote, "Reminding ourselves of the gospel is the most important daily habit we can establish. If the gospel is the most vital news in the world, and if salvation by grace is the defining truth of our existence, we should create ways to immerse ourselves in these truths every day. No days off allowed." (The Cross Centered Life)
Join us this Sunday as we stand at the foot of the cross, are freshly amazed at the grace of God, and learn how to guard against this danger of forgetting the gospel.
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