He Forgets Our Sins + This Sunday & Immanuel!
Good morning Immanuel. In Christ, God looks at us and sees the righteousness of His Son!
“For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” (Jeremiah 31:34)
I often leave home and forget something I need, like my lunch or my coffee (and yes, I need my coffee). Or I’ll walk into a room and completely forget why I am there. If I go to the grocery store for more than two items, I need a list, or I will forget something. Forgetfulness comes easily, and it is always accidental. We don’t try to forget stuff; we just do, and it’s frustrating.
This sort of frustrating, absent-minded forgetfulness raises a question: what does the Bible mean when it talks about God forgetting our sins? We know he is perfectly wise and knows everything, so how does He forget? He doesn’t do anything by accident. If He did, we would be in deep trouble.
The Bible tells us that God intentionally erases our sins. He blots them out (Acts 3:19). When the Bible tells us he will remove them “as far as the east is from the west” (Psalm 103:12), it means he will utterly remove them. So God’s forgetfulness is a promise that says to us, “because Jesus has paid for them already, I will never think about your sins again or hold them over your head, ever.”
Friends, we have a harder time forgetting our own sins than God does. We cling to them longer and view ourselves as marked by them. But if we trust Jesus, God doesn’t look at us and see our sins. He looks at us and sees the righteousness of His Son. He forgets our sins completely.
Sunday Morning
SERMON - Pastor TJ Tims will continue our Ephesians sermon series from Ephesians 2.
ENGAGE - Sunday morning presents new opportunities to participate in the work Jesus is doing. Here are a few ways to engage at Immanuel:
Sidebar Questions - Submit your questions from the sermon here!
Park Avenue - Our Park Avenue ministry is collecting $25 Kroger gift cards to help Park Avenue Elementary families put a Thanksgiving meal on the table this November. Please drop them off at the Park Avenue table in the lobby!
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS - Don't forget to turn your clocks back Sunday!
BREEZEWAY LOGISTICS - Spread the word about the new foot traffic pattern for the iKids building and breezeway. Please read all about it here.
Seminars
9 am: Studying the Bible Together led by Tom Cox in the Staff Lounge (ongoing)
9 am: First Word Seminar led by Russell Moore in the Cafe
9 am: Student Seminar led by Vince Greenwald in the gymnasium (ongoing for grades 5-12)
10:45 am: Next Steps 1 led by Tony Shepherd in the Staff Lounge (ongoing)
College Lunch immediately following the 10:45 am service.
On The Horizon
Discover Luncheon - RSVP for the upcoming Discover Luncheon here!
CarolFest 2022 - CarolFest is coming up on Friday, December 9th! We'll sing carols together and also enjoy a special Christmas Cookie Competition for Immanuel Kids & Students! Be on the lookout for more information in the coming days.
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