Christian Memory

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=70 BGCOLOR="#0099FF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Monotype Corsiva" ><B>The Evangelical Herald              </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Monotype Corsiva" ><B>   </B></FONT><B> </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Evangelical Herald "><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="bible_studies.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bible Studies"><B>Up Level</B></A><B>   </B><A HREF="partakers_of_the_devine_natu.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Partakers of the Divine Nature"><B>Previous Page</B></A><B>  </B><A HREF="lawspirit.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Law/Spirit"><B>Next Page</B></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=264 BGCOLOR="#9999FF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="066f6eb0.png" border=0 width="246" height="235" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=410 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#33CCFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Christian Memory</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> The Evangelical Herald <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#9900CC" FACE="Arial" >-- Bible Study No. 00-04</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>CHRISTIAN MEMORY</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Text: I will never forget Your precepts,</B></I> </div> <div> <I><B>For by them You have given me life. (Ps 119:93)</B></I></div> <bR> <div> Focus: Our Christian growth is depended on what we put into our memory banks as guided by the Holy Spirit.</div> <bR> <div> <B>I</B>. <B>Memory: without it life would be meaningless</B> </div> <div> <B>A. Memory: an expression of God's image</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>II. The place of Memory in our Christian Experience</B><I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <B>A. Programming the Memory Bank</B> </div> <div> <B>1. Personal experience</B> </div> <div> <B>2. Emotions</B> </div> <div> <B>3. Visual Stimulation</B> </div> <div> <B>B. God's Word instructs us to exercise our memories</B> </div> <div> <B>1. Remember what God has done in the past</B> </div> <div> <B>a. Old Testament History (Deut 7:18)</B> </div> <div> <B>b. New Testament grace (2 Tim 2:8-9)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>III. Memory Improvement through Holy Spirit</B> </div> <div> <B>A. Bible Study</B> </div> <div> <B>B. Prayer</B> </div> <div> <B>C. Actions/Works</B> </div> <div> <B>D. Symbolism</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>IV. Purpose of Memory</B> </div> <div> <B>      A. Growth</B> </div> <div> <B>            1. Love</B> </div> <div> <B>            2. Faith</B> </div> <div> <B>3. Hope</B> </div> <div> <B>4. Righteousness </B></div> <div> <B>B Make God a Reality in Life</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Conclusion: </B><I><B>Our memories are used for Christian growth by being aware what God has done in the past and by inputting new memories that are Holy Spirit inspired.</B></I></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>