Holidays

Independence Day Commentary. July 4th in America celebrates the 227th anniversary of independence. No other country has held a single form of government for so long yet America’s christian-based republic is under attack by the spiritual decay of the American people. The founders of America based their government on scripture and finally gave God the credit for founding the country.

“Under God”, Under Attack. This week America will celebrate the 226th anniversary of its independence from England. Most of the celebrations will involve sporting events like baseball where it’s required that the crowd honor America by singing the National Anthem as the Flag of the United States is raised in all its glory. Another uniquely American tradition that involves the flag has been the Pledge of Allegiance. The history behind the Pledge involves the addition in 1954 of the words “under God” describing America’s belief in God.

Derek McCammon gave a special 4th of July message on July 2nd. His lesson celebrated America’s 224th birthday and asks the question “Is America growing closer or farther to God?” Listen to his lesson on 07-02 and hear what the scriptures say.

The First Labor Day. September 6, 2004 is the annual Labor Day celebration in America. This day is set aside as a holiday to celebrate the American worker. It’s typically a day filled with joy because everyone is off work and enjoying the start of American football season. However, if you look at labor from a biblical perspective, you find that the first labor day could be traced back to the Garden of Eden. Here is where sin entered the world and therefore two aspects of labor were introduced. First, a woman’s labor with child birth was now going to hurt.