IN CONGRESS, July 4,
1776.The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,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.--That to secure these rights,
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent
of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of
these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to
institute new Government,
We the
People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish
Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote
the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our
Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of
America.
Our
Advocates Prayer: Dearest Father, Natures God and Creator
of all things; intercede to heal the sick and demon possessed; judge those that
remain deities, Satan worshipers and the demon possessed! Apply Your Perfect
Laws to the United States of
America; use Your plan of accountability for
its people! Amen!
Matthew 4 New International Version (NIV)
Jesus
Is Tested in the Wilderness
“Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be
tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days
and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter
came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become
bread.”
Jesus
answered, “It is
written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from
the mouth of God.’”
“Then the devil
took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.
“If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself
down. For it is written:
“‘He will command his angels
concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not
strike your foot against a stone.’”
Jesus
answered him, “It is
also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
“Again, the devil
took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world
and their splendor. “All this I will give you,”
he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”
Jesus
said to him, “Away
from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him
only.’”
Then the devil left him, and
angels came and attended him.
Jesus
Begins to Preach
When Jesus heard that John
had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee.
Leaving Nazareth, he
went and lived in Capernaum,
which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— to fulfill what was said through the
prophet Isaiah:
“Land
of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee
of the Gentiles— the people living in darkness have seen a great light; those
living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.”
From that time on Jesus began
to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
Jesus
Calls His First Disciples
As Jesus was walking beside
the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon
called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for
they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you
out to fish for people.” At once they
left their nets and followed him.
Going on from there, he saw
two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a
boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,
and immediately they left the boat and their father
and followed him.
Unbelievers or New Believers – Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible [1]
Mark 1:9-13 New International Version (NIV)
The
Baptism and Testing of Jesus
“At that time Jesus
came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized
by John in the Jordan.
Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw
heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You
are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
At once the Spirit sent him
out into the wilderness, and he was in the
wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals,
and angels attended him.
Unbelievers or New Believers – Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible [1]
James 1:13-18 New International Version (NIV)
“When tempted, no
one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor
does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted
when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and
sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
Don’t be deceived, my dear
brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect
gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who
does not change like shifting shadows. He chose
to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of
firstfruits of all he created.”
Unbelievers or New Believers – Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible [1]
Hebrews 2:14-18 New International Version (NIV)
“Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in
their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds
the power of death—that is, the devil— and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by
their fear of death. For surely it is not
angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants. For
this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order
that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and
that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able
to help those who are being tempted.”
Unbelievers or New Believers – Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible [1]
Hebrews 4:11-16 New International Version (NIV)
“Let us, therefore,
make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following
their example of disobedience.
For the word of God is alive and
active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing
soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the
heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from
God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to
whom we must give account.
Jesus
the Great High Priest
Therefore, since we have a
great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us
hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do
not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we
have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with
confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time
of need.”
Unbelievers or New Believers – Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible [1]
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 New International Version (NIV)
The
Need for Self-Discipline
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but
only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the
games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last,
but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do
not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I
strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to
others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.”
Unbelievers or New Believers – Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible [1]
Psalm 50:7-15 New International Version (NIV)
“Listen,
my people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel: I am
God, your God.
I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.
I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens, for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.
I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine.
If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.
I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens, for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.
I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine.
If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
“Sacrifice
thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High, and call on me in the day of
trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
Unbelievers or New Believers – Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible [1]
Ephesians 6:10-18 New International Version (NIV)
The
Armor of God
Finally, be strong in the Lord
and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor
of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against
the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and
against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of
God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground,
and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of
truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in
place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness
that comes from the gospel of peace. In
addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can
extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God.
And
pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.
With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s
people.
Unbelievers or New Believers – Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible [1]
Revelation 12:1-11 New International Version (NIV)
The
Woman and the Dragon
A great sign appeared in
heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown
of twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant
and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth. Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon
with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on its heads. Its tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung
them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give
birth, so that it might devour her child the moment he was born. She gave birth to a son, a male child, who “will rule all
the nations with an iron scepter.” And her child was
snatched up to God and to his throne. The
woman fled into the wilderness to a place prepared for her by God, where she
might be taken care of for 1,260 days.
Then war broke out in heaven.
Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels
fought back. But he was not strong enough, and
they lost their place in heaven. The great
dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who
leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with
him.
Then
I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
“Now
have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the
authority of his Messiah.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.
They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.
They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
Unbelievers or New Believers – Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible [1]
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