GOD'S DESIRE FOR AMERICA (7 OF 10)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: Psalm 117:1-2
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God's Desire for America (7 of 10)
Series: Songs for the Summer
Jim Perdue
Psalm 117:1-2
Intro/Attention
Today is a day we set aside to worship the Lord and celebrate His goodness to the Untied States of America. We don't worship America; we worship Jesus. But we can thank God for our country; beg for His intervention in our nation; and ask for His guidance for our people.
*I want to tell you I make no apology for being patriotic. I believe it is logical, I believe it is reasonable, I believe it is biblical to be patriotic. A roving reporter came up to a man on the street and said, ''Do you know what the two biggest problems in America are?'' The pedestrian said, ''I don't know and I don't care.'' The reporter said, ''You have them both.'' The two biggest problems in America: number one is ignorance and number two is apathy. People don't know and they don't care. And we have people today who think, ''Well you're not supposed to be patriotic. Somehow everything's just supposed to be one big globe, one world. Somehow if we're patriotic that's almost un-Christian. We're told today that you can't be a Christian and love your country. Well that's ridiculous. I firmly believe you can celebrate America and worship Jesus at the same time. You can thank God for you country and ask Him to bless America and you can be true in your allegiance to your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.*
*Father William, the old priest, made it a practice to visit the parish school one day a week. He walked into the 4th grade class, where the children were studying the states, and asked them how many states they could name. They came up with about 40 names. Father William jokingly told them that in his day students knew the names of all the states. One lad raised his hand and said, 'Yes sir, but in those days there were only 13 states.*
*Mrs. White, the teacher advises the class that each school day starts with the ''Pledge of Allegiance'' and instructs them to put their righ ...
Series: Songs for the Summer
Jim Perdue
Psalm 117:1-2
Intro/Attention
Today is a day we set aside to worship the Lord and celebrate His goodness to the Untied States of America. We don't worship America; we worship Jesus. But we can thank God for our country; beg for His intervention in our nation; and ask for His guidance for our people.
*I want to tell you I make no apology for being patriotic. I believe it is logical, I believe it is reasonable, I believe it is biblical to be patriotic. A roving reporter came up to a man on the street and said, ''Do you know what the two biggest problems in America are?'' The pedestrian said, ''I don't know and I don't care.'' The reporter said, ''You have them both.'' The two biggest problems in America: number one is ignorance and number two is apathy. People don't know and they don't care. And we have people today who think, ''Well you're not supposed to be patriotic. Somehow everything's just supposed to be one big globe, one world. Somehow if we're patriotic that's almost un-Christian. We're told today that you can't be a Christian and love your country. Well that's ridiculous. I firmly believe you can celebrate America and worship Jesus at the same time. You can thank God for you country and ask Him to bless America and you can be true in your allegiance to your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.*
*Father William, the old priest, made it a practice to visit the parish school one day a week. He walked into the 4th grade class, where the children were studying the states, and asked them how many states they could name. They came up with about 40 names. Father William jokingly told them that in his day students knew the names of all the states. One lad raised his hand and said, 'Yes sir, but in those days there were only 13 states.*
*Mrs. White, the teacher advises the class that each school day starts with the ''Pledge of Allegiance'' and instructs them to put their righ ...
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