Listen to the Message
2 Chronicles 7:14
"Restore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may return; renew our days as of old unless you have utterly rejected us & are angry with us beyond measure" [Lamentations 5:21-22].
#1. WE NEED TO BE INFORMED ABOUT AMERICA’S SPIRITUAL HERITAGE
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Our country has a rich spiritual heritage.
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The people wanted to communicate clearly that God came first.
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Christ is the foundation of all learning.
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"God is the source of all wisdom"
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"Cursed is all learning contrary to the cause of Christ."
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Psalm 33:12: "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord."
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"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists but by Christians. Not on religion but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ."
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"If we aren't governed by God we will be ruled by tyrants."
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"It is the duty as well as the privilege & the interest of a Christian nation to select & prefer Christians for their rulers."
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Children in the first grade were expected to learn the alphabet by memorizing Scripture verses.
#2. BE POSITIVE ABOUT OUR POTENTIAL TO WIN
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"Oh no, we haven't even come up to bat yet."
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God has given us the power to win.
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"He is not here. He is risen."
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"This is the victory that overcomes the world even our faith."
#3. BE BOLD IN COMMUNICATING THE TRUTH
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For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen & heard.
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We can win.
#4. THE NEED FOR CREATIVITY IN INFLUENCING OUR FAMILIES
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"Train up a child in the way he should go, & when he is old he will not depart from it."
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The ideas of the founding fathers are no longer dominant.
#5. WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL TO SAVE US
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The problem is within, not outside.
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"Righteousness exalts the nation but sin is a reproach to any people."