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This Sunday

December 7, 2025
Paul Gotthardt

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The Forgotten Side of Thankful (Part 2)

Deuteronomy 8:7-20

If God __ it, He’s using it. If He’s using it, I __ it. If I need it, I can __ God for it.

In Deuteronomy 8, Moses tells them to remember 2 things:

• Remember the whole way…

• Remember the Lord your God…

Big Truth: Those who forget the whole way will eventually forget their God. 

Remembering the whole way teaches valuable lessons.

• The whole way produces humility. (v. 2b)

• The whole way reveals your heart. (v. 2c)

• The whole way tests your obedience. (v. 2d)

• The whole way teaches gratefulness for “abundance” and
“enough.”
(v. 3-4)

• The whole way brings divine discipline that changes lives. (v. 5-6)

• The whole way __ God’s blessings and __ people who bless God. (v. 7-10)

How do we know if we’ve forgotten God or are starting to forget God?

• We __ God. (v. 11

• We become __. (v. 12-14a, 17)

• We forget God, His __, His provision, His __, His refinement and His warnings. (v. 14b-16, 18-19)

Last Sunday

November 30, 2025
Paul Gotthardt

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The Forgotten Side of Thankful (Part 1)

Deuteronomy 8:1-6

In Deuteronomy 8, Moses tells them to remember 2 things:

  • Remember the __ way…
  • Remember the __ your God…

Key Truth: Those who forget the __ way will eventually forget their __.

The words “remember” or “forget” are found 5 times in chapter 8. What did God want them to remember and not forget?

  • (v.2) You shall remember all the way
  • (v.11) Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God
  • (v.14) Then your heart will become proud, and you forget the Lord your God
  • (v.17-18) Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’ But you shall remember the Lord your God
  • (v.19) …if you forget the Lord your God…you will surely perish.

When we remember the whole way, there are lessons that God teaches:

  • The whole way produces __. (v.2b)
  • The whole way reveals your __. (v.2c)
  • The whole way tests your __. (v.2d)
  • The whole way teaches gratefulness for “__” and “__.” (v.3-4)
  • The whole way brings divine __ that changes lives. (v.5-6)

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