Sermon Notes 7/5/2026
Sunday, July 5, 2026
Righteousness Exalts a Nation
Proverbs 14:34
Introduction:
A. Our freedom began in 1776 by men who believed that “God created
all men to be ________________”
1. Speaks of ______________________________
2. Speaks of __________________________________
3. Speaks of how _________ can destroy
B. Culture Marxists seek to capture five institutions:
1. _____________ 4. ____________________
2. ______________ 5. _________________
3. ___________________
C. Christianity without ____________________ is cultural atheism
I. The History of our Beginning
A. Christopher Columbus
B. Jamestown (1607)
C. Pilgrims and the Plymouth Colony (1620)
1. The Mayflower Compact
2. Thanksgiving
D. Connecticut and Rhode Island
E. Influence of the clergy
F. The Great Awakening
1. _________________________________
2. _________________________________
3. _________________________________
4. _________________________________
G. Early Christian education
1. Textbooks
2. Early American colleges
II. The Founders of our Country
A. George Washington
B. John Adams
C. Thomas Jefferson
1. Views of Jefferson
2. “Separation of Church and State”
a. Government may never create an official _______________
______________________
b. Government may not restrict _____________________
_________________________________
c. The reason for the ____________________________ makes
it clear that government will not interfere with religion
D. Benjamin Franklin
E. John Quincy Adams
III. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
A. The Declaration of Independence is the ____________ of American
government, while the Constitution is the ___________
B. The Constitution
1. Sections of the Constitution
a. Preamble
b. The _____________________ Branch
c. The _____________________ Branch
d. The _____________________ Branch
2. Bill of Rights
Conclusion:
A. What can we do today to keep America a Christian nation?
1. Christian doctrine is the ________________________________
2. Pray for ___________________
3. We are called to be ____________________________________
4. Be faithful to carry out the ______________________________
5. Stand up and not be _____________________
B. To change America:
1. Christ- ______________________
2. Christian- _____________________
3. Church- ____________________________