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Transcript of Celebrating Our Nation Seeking God’s Blessings Sunday July 4, 2010 Micah 8:6.
Celebrating Our NationSeeking God’s Blessings
SundaySundayJuly 4, 2010July 4, 2010Micah 8:6Micah 8:6
Celebrating Our Nation
One Nation
Celebrating Our Nation
One Nation
Under God
Celebrating Our Nation
One Nation
Under God
Today we seek God’s Blessings Upon Our Nation
A Recent Supreme Court RulingA Recent Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court ruled on The Supreme Court ruled on the use of the Ten the use of the Ten Commandments in public Commandments in public buildingsbuildings
What does this mean to us?What does this mean to us? What should we do?What should we do?
The Kingdom of HeavenThe Kingdom of Heaven
The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem AD 1099-1188AD 1099-1188
Moslem conquest led by Moslem conquest led by Saladin and the SaracensSaladin and the Saracens
The Battle of Tiberias AD 1187The Battle of Tiberias AD 1187
What Is The Kingdom of What Is The Kingdom of Heaven?Heaven?
No nation can claim to be God’s No nation can claim to be God’s Kingdom on earth.Kingdom on earth.
Jesus says:Jesus says:
““The Kingdom of heaven is within The Kingdom of heaven is within you.”you.”
God the Holy Spirit rules the hearts God the Holy Spirit rules the hearts and lives of the men and women who and lives of the men and women who believe in Jesus as their Savior.believe in Jesus as their Savior.
We are God’s Kingdom on earth!We are God’s Kingdom on earth!
God’s Kingdom of PowerGod’s Kingdom of PowerGovernments serve God as his Kingdom of Governments serve God as his Kingdom of
PowerPower Through governments, God’s justice is Through governments, God’s justice is
administered and order is maintainedadministered and order is maintained Governmental leaders, even those who Governmental leaders, even those who
are not Christian, serve God by executing are not Christian, serve God by executing his divine will of right and wrong.his divine will of right and wrong.
Civil “right and wrong” is derived by Civil “right and wrong” is derived by “right reason” as influenced by the “right reason” as influenced by the human conscience and God’s commandhuman conscience and God’s command
God’s Kingdom of GraceGod’s Kingdom of Grace
The “Kingdom of Heaven” is in God’s The “Kingdom of Heaven” is in God’s Kingdom of GraceKingdom of Grace
God’s grace is shown in the ChurchGod’s grace is shown in the Church People are saved and their lives People are saved and their lives
changed by God’s gracechanged by God’s grace The Kingdom of Heaven exists The Kingdom of Heaven exists
wherever the Word of God is wherever the Word of God is preached and believing souls are preached and believing souls are saved saved
How Do We Seek God’s Blessings Upon Our Land?
How Do We Seek God’s Blessings Upon Our Land?
Micah 8:6And what does the Lord require of you?
To seek justice and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
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What Does the Lord What Does the Lord Require? Require?
Seek JusticeSeek Justice As citizens we must insist on just As citizens we must insist on just
lawslaws As a nation we must protect the As a nation we must protect the
lives and property of alllives and property of all As a people we must respect all As a people we must respect all
peoplepeople
What Does the Lord What Does the Lord Require?Require?
Love MercyLove Mercy Justice must always be tempered Justice must always be tempered
with mercywith mercy Mercy is treating people not as Mercy is treating people not as
they deserve, but as we would they deserve, but as we would want to be treatedwant to be treated
Mercy is treating people as God Mercy is treating people as God has treated ushas treated us
Walk Humbly With Your GodWalk Humbly With Your God
Our relationship with God is one Our relationship with God is one of graceof grace
We are saved by Jesus’ sacrificeWe are saved by Jesus’ sacrifice We accept that relationship by faithWe accept that relationship by faith We accept his leadership of our livesWe accept his leadership of our lives We respect his rules for livingWe respect his rules for living
We Implore God’s Blessing
upon our Nation
We are affirm that we are
One Nation
Under God
How Do We Implore God’s Blessings Upon Our Land?
And what does the Lord require of you? To seek justiceTo love mercy
To walk humbly with your God. Micah 8:6