The 4th of July

The Celebration of Independence Day

in the
United States of America

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America the Beautiful

O beautiful for spacious skies

For amber waves of grain

For purple mountain majesties

Above the fruited plain

America! America!

God shed His grace on thee

And crown thy good with brotherhood

From sea

To shining sea

The LORD bless you and keep you;
the LORD make his face shine upon you
and be gracious to you; the LORD turn
his face toward you and give you peace.
Numbers 6:24-26 NIV

O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassion'd stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness.
America! America!
God mend thine ev'ry flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law.

The Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge Allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible,
with Liberty and Justice for all.

 

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.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV

For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom His
whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of
His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit
in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power,
together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep
is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge - that
you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:14-19 NIV

Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the skies.
Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the great deep.
Psalm 36:5-6 NIV

May God Bless America

O beautiful for heroes prov'd
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved,
And mercy more than life.
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness,
And ev'ry gain divine.

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation
of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord,
my strength, and my redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 KJV

America celebrates Independence Day each year on July 4, commemorating
the day in 1776 when the colonists declared their freedom from British rule.
Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence, which was approved
and signed by members of the Continental Congress of the United States of America.

The Declaration of Independence

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

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O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears.
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea.

Whom Will You Serve?
An inspirational message Copyright © 2000 Marcia G. Phyfer

Now fear the Lord and serve Him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve.

Joshua 24:14 - 15a NIV

In these verses of scripture, Joshua is speaking to the whole nation of Israel. In the past, their forefathers had turned away from God; they had practiced idol worship, settled into the sinful lifestyles of other nations, and failed to keep the laws and commandments of the one true God. Today, God speaks to us, America, as a nation: "Whom will you serve?"

Whom did the founding fathers of our nation serve? Did they serve the one true God, the Creator of the universe and everything in it? Did they serve God, the Father, who sent His Son Jesus Christ -the Messiah- into the world to be offered as the ultimate sacrifice, the Lamb of God, slain for all the sins of the world? Did they serve the Lord our God who sent the Holy Spirit to dwell in us, to lead us, to guide us, and to direct our paths? Whom did the founders of the United States of America serve?

How will we respond to God today as a nation?
How will you respond to Him as an individual?
Will you answer His call to serve Him?

As for me and my house,
we will serve the Lord.
Joshua 24:15b NIV

We will serve the Lord
our God and obey Him.
Joshua 24:24 NIV

Whom will you serve?

May God continue to bless America,
and may God bless you as you serve Him.

Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than
all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at
work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ
Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV

May God bless all those persons serving in our military forces who risk
their lives in order to preserve and defend the God-given rights of all
"that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness"
which we may exercise freely as citizens of a truly great nation:

The United States of America

But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
To Him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
2 Peter 3:18 KJV

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Stand Firm, America Always Remember

Support the Religious Liberties Restoration Act
introduced by Sen. Wayne Allard of Colorado.
Ask your senators to co-sponsor S. 1558.

The God-ordained institution of marriage is under attack in courts across the nation, and your
help is needed to save it before the one man-one woman definition of marriage is completely
and radically redefined. Homosexual marriage will soon be a reality if you fail to get involved!
Go to www.nogaymarriage.com and
sign the petition supporting a federal marriage amendment.

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