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John is the under-shepherd of Agape International Church & Ministries Inc, Antioch, California and the President of Agape International Ministries Foundation, Inc (www.agapebfm.net) John has been a Preacher, Bible Teacher, Counselor and a mission-minded servant of God from 1984 till the present time. Married to Alice since 1987, he enjoys being a father to 2 sons and 1 daughter. He is available to preach, participate in evangelistic crusades and revivals, lead or participate in a Marriage Enrichment program internationally. John preaches on a weekly radio broadcast called "KNOW THE TRUTH" (Based on John 8:32)and the broadcast is aired every Sunday at Radio KDIA 1640AM. The broadcast is also accessible through the website of the radio station: www.kdia.com. You can follow him on twitter @agapebfm

Sunday, July 8, 2012

When A Nation Turns Its Back on God


AGAPE USA DAY
When A Nation Turns Its Back on God

Memory Verse: Isaiah 1:3 (NIV)
The ox knows its master,
the donkey its owner’s manger,
but Israel does not know,
my people do not understand.”


Text: 2 Chronicles 33:1–25; Romans 1:18-32.



Introduction:

“The last experience of the sinner is the horrible enslavement of the freedom he desired.” --C.S. Lewis



1.   The Pointers

2 Chronicles 33:1-11 Romans 1:18-32; cf. Isaiah 1:3-4 cf. Jude 7; Genesis 19:1-12.

“The creation bears clear witness to its Maker, and the evidence is “plain to them.”’ -- Everett F. Harrison


Psalm 106:20 (NLT)
20 They traded their glorious God
for a statue of a grass-eating bull.







2.   The Panacea

1 Timothy 2:1-2; 2 Chronicles 33:12-19; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Romans 13:1-4.

Psalm 33:12 (NKJV) Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.



 “It’s good to get acquainted with God now so that at the end of time, you won’t be embarassed in his presence.” A.W. Tozer