God Sends Us Forget-Me-Nots
Lilly Grove Missionary Baptist Church • Oct 6, 2026 • 103 min
Take this message with you through a journey of Scripture, reflection, and prayer.
Summary
Themes
Key Points
- 1.God constantly sends us 'forget-me-nots' through answered prayers, lifted burdens, and daily mercies to keep our hearts focused on Him.
- 2.While the mind is a terrible thing to waste, the goodness of God is a terrible thing to forget.
- 3.Unlike animals that naturally retain instinctual memories, human beings uniquely struggle with the propensity to forget God's benefits.
- 4.Navigating life's unforeseen challenges requires remembering how God sustained us and previous generations through severe hardships.
- 5.Short routes produce short stories, but enduring a long wilderness journey builds a rich testimony of God's sustaining grace.
- 6.Believers must guard against spiritual relapse, refusing to let past bondage pull them back after God has delivered them.
- 7.True religion isn't performative or self-serving; it yields genuine godly character, righteousness, and reliance on the cross of Christ.
- 8.Reverent fear of the Lord lays the groundwork for divine favor, spiritual wisdom, protection, and ongoing blessings.
- 9.Our survival, health, and progress are not the result of our own human fabric or effort, but strictly the product of God's favor.
Sermon Moments
“God sends us forget-me-nots lest our minds become beclouded with pedestrian pursuits, earthly agendas, artificial intelligence, technology, and science.”
“The mind is a terrible thing to waste... but I suggest to you tonight that the goodness of God is a terrible thing to forget.”
“Short routes equal short stories. Some people don't have a lot to say because they haven't been through a lot.”
“There's a whole lot of theology in that 'mighty long way.'”
“Since you don't know the story, get out of the glory!”
“They got the Clampetts out of the country, but they couldn't get the country out of the Clampetts. You got to be careful about relapse.”
“In other words, Moses was saying it was not your fabric; it was God's favor.”
“His answer was, 'Nothing but God.' If you want to know how you made it this far, turn around and tell somebody, 'Nothing but God.'”
This Week
Remember This
The goodness of God is a terrible thing to forget, so remember His past faithfulness and attribute every victory in your life to nothing but God.
A Challenge for You
If you want to know how you made it this far, turn around and tell somebody, 'Nothing but God.' When you think about the goodness of Jesus and all He's done for you, let your soul cry out, Hallelujah!These are personal sermon notes shared to help you remember the message — not a replacement for Scripture, your church, or your pastors.
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