WHEN A NATION FORGETS GOD (6 OF 7)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: Psalm 9:1-20
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When A Nation Forgets God (6 of 7)
Series: Summer in the Psalms
Jim Perdue
Psalm 9:1-20
Intro/Attention
We're in a series on Sunday mornings called Summer In the Psalms. We've been studying selected psalms for a few weeks and this series will take us all the way to August.
Today is the Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day. It's a day set aside to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776. It's the birthday of the United States of America. And every year, we celebrate our freedoms; but most importantly we thank God for the ultimate freedom we can have through His Son, Jesus Christ.
I want to be clear; we don't worship America. We know that our country isn't perfect. But we thank God for the freedoms we have in this country. And we worship Him for His goodness and grace to us.
*It was a warm summer's day in England. The sun was beginning to set when His Royal Highness, King George III reached for a leather-bound volume on his desk, as he did every evening. Dipping the feather quill in the nearby ink pot, he carefully wrote the day's entry in his personal journal. ''July 4, 1776 - Nothing of importance happened today.'' George, have we got a surprise for you! The English King would eventually discover that something very important happened on that day. The events would change his empire and in many respects the history of the globe. On that day thousands of miles to the west, unknown to King George at the time, the delegates of the Continental Congress of the British colonies in North America met and ratified a Declaration of Independence. The document formally announced the founding of a new and independent nation. The founding fathers immediately published and circulated the historic decision. Militia officers read it to their soldiers. Heads of councils and assemblies proclaimed it to eager crowds. Drums rattled, fifes shrilled, bells rang, and cannon boomed-always thirteen times, while excited ...
Series: Summer in the Psalms
Jim Perdue
Psalm 9:1-20
Intro/Attention
We're in a series on Sunday mornings called Summer In the Psalms. We've been studying selected psalms for a few weeks and this series will take us all the way to August.
Today is the Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day. It's a day set aside to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776. It's the birthday of the United States of America. And every year, we celebrate our freedoms; but most importantly we thank God for the ultimate freedom we can have through His Son, Jesus Christ.
I want to be clear; we don't worship America. We know that our country isn't perfect. But we thank God for the freedoms we have in this country. And we worship Him for His goodness and grace to us.
*It was a warm summer's day in England. The sun was beginning to set when His Royal Highness, King George III reached for a leather-bound volume on his desk, as he did every evening. Dipping the feather quill in the nearby ink pot, he carefully wrote the day's entry in his personal journal. ''July 4, 1776 - Nothing of importance happened today.'' George, have we got a surprise for you! The English King would eventually discover that something very important happened on that day. The events would change his empire and in many respects the history of the globe. On that day thousands of miles to the west, unknown to King George at the time, the delegates of the Continental Congress of the British colonies in North America met and ratified a Declaration of Independence. The document formally announced the founding of a new and independent nation. The founding fathers immediately published and circulated the historic decision. Militia officers read it to their soldiers. Heads of councils and assemblies proclaimed it to eager crowds. Drums rattled, fifes shrilled, bells rang, and cannon boomed-always thirteen times, while excited ...
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