Only In America
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ONLY IN AMERICA!
ONLY IN AMERICA!
America is a crazy place, It’s a great country to live in, with a lot of history, and sacrifices.
America is a crazy place, It’s a great country to live in, with a lot of history, and sacrifices.
But, Only in America, can these things happen.
But, Only in America, can these things happen.
Only in America can pizza get to your house faster then an ambulance.
Only in America are there handicap parking in front of a skating rink.
Only in America do drug stores make the sick walk all the way in the back to get their prescriptions … while healthy people can buy suntan lotion up front.
Only in America do people order double cheeseburger, large fries, and a diet coke.
Only in America do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway, and fill the garages up with junk.
Only in America do we use answering machines to screen calls, and have call waiting, so we won’t miss a call from someone we didn’t want to talk to in the first place.
Only in America do we buy hotdogs in packages of 10, and buns in packages of 8.
In a few days, our nation will celebrate Independence Day. It is a day set aside to celebrate our freedom as Americans and to reflect upon what it means and what it cost for us to be free men and women.
Only in America
I can say, that those of us who have trusted the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal savior have greater freedom to celebrate - Freedom from the bonds of sin, it’s tyranny, and from its eternal destination.
Right now, and I don’t know for how much longer, We as Americans have the right to worship our God as we see fit. Men and women throughout our history gave their lives to give you that right.
A. The Price of our Freedom has not be Cheap!
A. The Price of our Freedom has not be Cheap!
Revolutionary War: 4,435
War of 1812: 2,260
Indians: 1,000
Mexican War: 13,283
American Civil War: 498,332
Spanish-American War: 2,446
World War 1: 116,516
World War 2: 405,399
Korean War: 54,246
Vietnam War: 90,220
Persian Gulf War: 1,565
Global War on Terror: 6,852
As you can see many have gave their life to give you the freedoms we have today.
I. The United States of America
I. The United States of America
A Great Country to live in, be apart of, numerous opportunities.
Founded as a Christian Nation
Our Laws, Constitution, all comes from the Bible!
Our Currency states “In God We Trust”
The Bible tells us that a Nation that follows God will be Blessed!
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; And the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
Psalms 33:12
Our Nation is 243 years old.
We have gone through a lot.
Wars
Racism
Attacks
Persecution
We stood Strong, and over come.
II. What’s Happening to The United States of America?
II. What’s Happening to The United States of America?
The Answer is SIN.
We are turning away from God
The Bible tells us, that a country that turns away from God will be DESTROYED.
12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; Yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
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Preachers, don’t preach on the subject of Sin anymore.
Preachers, don’t preach that there are consequences for Sin.
Preachers, preach the “FEEL GOOD RELIGION”
Preachers, Don’t preach the “TRUE GOSPEL”
The church has become a place to make MONEY.
12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
13 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
People try to justify their Sins.
People try to justify their Sins.
We don’t bring our children to church anymore.
III. What Is The Answer for the United States of America?
III. What Is The Answer for the United States of America?
18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, Wasting nor destruction within thy borders; But thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, And thy gates Praise.
14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Isaiah 60:18
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The ANSWER is Simple: REPENT and TURN BACK TO GOD.
Stop murdering unborn babies.
Start discipline children.
Stop rewriting the Bible.
Start Worshiping God.
Start Preaching The True Gospel.
Start Calling What Sin Is “SIN”
Stop making excuses for your sin.
Stop making excuses for not worshiping God.
Start Praying for our Country.
Start Witnessing for the Lord.
Get off the Pot, and start doing God’s Work.
Stand up and say, Enough is Enough.