AMERICA

‘Gradually, that which had become the basic thought form of modern people, became the almost totally accepted viewpoint, an almost monolithic consensus. And, as it came to the majority of people through art, music, drama, theology, and mass media… VALUES DIED.’

- Dr. Francis Schaeffer

‘Blessed Is The nation whose God Is the Lord.’ Psalm 33:12

I. OUR FOUNDING FATHERS UNASHAMEDLY DECLARED THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD…

A. Those Who Discovered And Came To America… Declared A Relationship With God
Columbus…. The Pilgrims…. Others….

B. Those Who Established this Nation…. Declared A Relationship With God…

1. Thomas Jefferson….
2. Patrick Henry…
3. George Washington… The ‘Father Of Our Country’… 1st Inagural Address..
4. Benjamin Franklin…

C. Those Who Witnessed The Founding Of Our Nation… Declared That It Had A Relationship With God…

II. OUR FOUNDING DOCUMENTS… DECLARED A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD…

A. Declaration of Independence….

B. Benjamin Franklin … Regarding The Consitution

C. The Pledge Of Allegiance…. ‘I Pledge Allegiance To the Flag…. Under God..’

D. Our Legal System…..

III. THE BIBLE DECLARES…. WE MUST… AS A NATION…. HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD…

*LET ME SHARE SEVERAL SCRIPTURES…. THEN I CLOSE…..
Psalm 33:12; ‘Blessed is the Nation whose God is the Lord…’
New Century – ‘Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord.’
Message – Blessed is the country with God for God.’
Proverbs 14:34; ‘Righteousness exalteth a Nation, but Sin is a Reproach To Any People.’
Message – ‘God Devotion Makes Country Strong; God Avoidance Leaves People Weak.’
II Chronicles 7:14; ‘If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.’
Matthew 5:13; ‘You are the salt of the earth….’