In God We Trust
"In God We Trust," is a phrase that most Americans are familiar with. However, is that phrase only a national motto or should it be a way of life? James Merritt explores that question in this message.
This is a sermon that will teach your congregation what it means to live for Christ in these days.
From, "In God We Trust."
" Quite frankly, if those four words, "In God We Trust" have "no theological or ritualistic impact" then you could just have easily substituted Mickey Mouse for God.
"It raises for me a big "why?" I don't mind telling you that there are a lot of "why" questions that I carry around every day. For example:
• Why are there Interstate highways in Hawaii?
• Why are there floatation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?
• If a 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors?
• Why is it that when you transport something by car it is called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship it is called cargo?
• Think about that little indestructible black box they use on airplanes - why can't they make the whole plane out of that same substance?
• Why is it when you are looking for an address you turn down the volume on the radio?
• Why do they sterilize needles that they use for lethal injections?
• Why did Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
• Why do they call it a tv set when you only get one?
• Why do they lock gas-station bathrooms - are they afraid somebody is going to clean them?
"I want to raise two questions today. Why should we trust in God and if we really do trust in God, what would that mean for the way we live our lives? I am going to be very honest with you. It is a lot easier for me to stand up here and tell you to trust God than it is sometimes for me to trust God. I heard about a little boy who was envying his older brother's new bicycle and since he wanted a new bicycle too, he went to his big brother and asked him how to get one. His older brother said that he had prayed for this bicycle and he suggested that his little brother start praying for a new bicycle as well. After thinking about it for a little while, he realized his older brother was a lot better at prayer than his was, so he went back to him and said, "I've got a better idea. Why don't you just give me your bicycle and you can ask God for another one?"
Dr. Merritt's message are available on CD at Touching Lives.
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Keywords: trust, god, us, america, patriotism, july 4th, indepence day
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