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independence day a celebration of
america's birth and the commemoration of
the passage of the declaration of
independence on july 4th 1776. though
one man's signature is not on this
document his fingerprint is all over it
george washington our nation's first
military general founding father and the
first president of the united states he
is known as the father of our country
and a devoted follower of jesus christ
washington's god was no impersonal force
no distant deity no celestial clockmaker
but a personal god thou gave us thy son
to die for me wrote washington and thou
has given me assurance of salvation
today on real life from mount vernon the
beloved estate of george washington jack
hibbs brings a special fourth of july
message one man one nation one god
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forged in faith this book is no
fabrication but rather a clear account
of the factual experiences that proved
to be right at the heart of america's
founding
forged in faith sheds light on how the
judeo-christian worldview motivated
influenced and inspired america's
founding fathers in establishing america
as a nation one reader states this is a
rare book that needs to be put into the
hands of as many people as possible
especially young people the american
public education system has been and is
progressively cheating us by failing to
convey the true american story this book
is a must read especially at this
pivotal point in our history order your
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i want to welcome you to today's program
as you can tell we're not in a sanctuary
i'm on the property of president george
washington our nation's founding father
founding president this is his
incredible estate here at mount vernon
we're going to talk about washington
today and how his faith and how the
faith of our founding fathers going back
to the pilgrims mattered and matters
today
because what you and i are living
through right now if you want to believe
it or not is a time of history history
is being made while we live our lives
that's the very definition of history
and so what i want to bring to you today
on this special day as we celebrate our
nation's birthday the united states of
america every july 4th
sets a world's record see what do you
mean by that
well it's a world's record and it's in
the guinness world book of records
because the united states though it's
one of the younger nations among the
nations of the world
the united states lives under
the longest document and form of
government of all of human history is
that amazing
our constitutional form of government
our republic is based upon our
constitution not only the constitution
but of course the declaration of
independence
the bill of rights
in fact if you really want to go back
way back to our nation's first birth
certificate as you could argue it would
be the mayflower compact where not far
from here north up in massachusetts our
original founding fathers william
bradford and the pilgrims that came over
on the mayflower they thought it was
right and they thought it was proper to
make a statement and to have a rule of
law a code of ethics if you would before
they stepped off the mayflower and onto
a new continent and i really want to
encourage all of you to please take the
time after this program to read
the mayflower compact it's only about
two paragraphs it's very short
and for any of you who have a doubt
about the founding of our nation being a
christian nation well the mayflower
compact will take care of that for you
once and for all
william bradford's going to answer the
reason why
they came to america
but right now we are in as i mentioned a
moment ago mount vernon this incredible
location that has been preserved by the
faithful friends and supporters of the
washington legacy
and this entire region now is privately
owned this region of our country during
the revolutionary period was embroiled
in war a great fight for the birth of a
nation why did this even take place in
the first place
well we know from history is that our
colonies
became so healthy strong free with our
own universities we had our own legal
system we had our own elected officials
we had our own economy and yet we were
all subject and loyal subjects to the
crown of england and at that time king
george iii
and at that moment by the way of world
history
the sun never set
on the great british crown the empire
from the bay of bengal
all the way across to canada
and down deep into the caribbean
the english crown ruled
india all under the crown of england but
there was this one little area on the
eastern seaboard of the north american
continent and it was known as the 13
colonies and all of those citizens were
as i said earlier subject of the crown
of england
but because we were some 3000 miles
removed from the crown
as you can imagine correspondence took
sometimes weeks if not longer
and there was a sense of great
detachment
and so what happened was
when england began the crown of england
began to expand so much and get involved
in foreign wars more and more
they had a hard time
paying the bill
and so they looked across the the empire
and they saw that there were 13 colonies
that were really cranking out the goods
they could really produce
a lot in fact the 13 colonies were
england's most financially productive
engine
and so king george looked to see
about taxation
from
the colonies and so from a secular
perspective that was his passion
let's broaden our lens a moment and take
a bigger look
for our founding fathers that you and i
refer to those like sam adams and john
adams and of course george washington
and john hancock and the the list goes
on and on just conservatively the 56
signers we can talk about them for a
moment
there was an entire generation
of those who were now born here
they didn't know about the crown
uh as the ones who first came here they
were not
able to go online and to see who their
leaders were
but laws and decisions were being made
in england and the people began to ask
the question how does what happens in
england
affect us
and so for example we had our own clergy
we had our own ministry listen the
university of harvard or harvard college
was founded by john harvard let me be
specific it was founded by pastor john
harvard to equip men to be ministers of
the gospel to the 13 colonies and to the
barbarians or the indian cultures that
are out west harvard university
and so they believed you know what we
are so self-sufficient we've we've got
the bible we have pulpits that thunder
the truth of god
we are so self-sufficient
that now we've got people making
decisions for us in london
they have no idea what's happening here
well i'm going to fast forward to the
point that a lot of things were starting
to also be decided
that you know what for now on no more
evangelism without the crown's
approval
in fact
we want to have sermons
pre-submitted you can mail them off ship
them off to london they'll be approved
by the government sent back to the
colonies and then you can preach those
messages
well my friends listen that came at a
time that wouldn't go down well not only
with god or with god's men of the pulpit
i'm talking about what is known as the
black robe regiment these men were
preaching the truth of god from the word
of god from about 1720
all the way out to about 1770
and the pulpits thundered with truth in
fact
a wonderful young man who was born and
raised in england
he was so anointed and so gifted as a
scholar and as an orator
that god used him mightily but here's
what happened this young man
was not welcome in the churches of
england because he was too young he
needed to get more miles under his belt
so to speak
and when he began to preach they also
didn't like his message because his
message was about the love of god
that god will forgive man of any sin so
long as that man
turns from his sin
and comes to christ
and that man preached the love of god
and he got into a lot of trouble frankly
with the organized religion of the day
in england and that man wound up packing
up
and heading out to visit the colonies
and that young man's name was george
whitefield
george whitfield came and when he came
he began preaching
in the areas of boston and quincy and
braintree and he was preaching and he
went all the way to philadelphia and he
went all the way down south to the
carolinas and he's preaching and listen
to this he began preaching and god's
hand was upon him so much that what was
going on is that not ten thousand not
fifteen thousand not twenty thirty 35
000 people ben franklin mentions that at
one point near harvard that whitfield
was preaching the gospel of christ and
some 30 000 people came to hear him
preach and franklin said it wasn't a
miracle what he was preaching
because franklin was a scientist
franklin freaked out because he said how
is it that 30 000 people can hear this
man preach
franklin attributed to the providence of
god don't let that throw you when our
founding fathers mentioned the
providence of god with a capital p
it's because they were students of the
geneva bible the geneva bible refers to
god as the providence of god and so
that's very very important that you
understand that so what we're looking at
is a situation in the colonies where the
gospel is being preached and
out in the open air people who would not
go to church listen friends people who
would not go to church well church came
to them and not only by george
whitefield but george whitfield had a
fleet
of itinerant uh ministers evangelists to
go out preaching and they went out and
they thundered through the colonies and
what happened was
a great swell of people began to come to
christ it's known as the great awakening
maybe you study that or maybe you
remember hearing about that the great
awakening it's one of the most prolific
moves of god
in the last thousand years because the
great awakening
when these preachers in the colonies
preached the truth right from the bible
these men were incredible intellects
harvard graduates they were oxford
graduates from england cambridge
graduates with doctorates in divinity
and some of them in law they were
absolutely amazing
preachers but they were the most
important thing is that they were
touched by god and they gave god's truth
and they without apology gave the word
of god and what happened is when people
heard the word of god they were
convicted of their sins
and we hear about people who were once
drunks now giving up drink and following
christ and some of the greatest greatest
movements
that affected america came out of that
period of time did you know that it was
because of the great awakening period
that the founding fathers got the
understanding
when those preachers preached the truth
they figured out you know what slavery's
wrong
i heard that in the pulpit we're going
to do away with it did you know that i'm
here on washington's property did he
have slaves he had 317 slaves but what
you need to know is if he would have
said right now no more slaves you're
fired
you're free go in that time
it would have meant certain death to
them because number one watch listen
everybody friends washington could have
said i'm gonna release all my slaves
well you know what 25 miles from here
another estate they may not have thought
of that and what would that have meant
certain death for those slaves they
would have been put to death so here's
what they did george washington john
adams sam adams john hancock benjamin
rush these men begin to move in the
direction of adopting the abolitionist
movement to
free the slaves in fact it was that
movement that ben that
abraham lincoln felt a tremendous
passion
to
pursue
as president as the 16th president to
pursue that
and to make that his legacy as his
presidency of course it would cost
lincoln his life
so many times today we're taught in
public schools oh they're a bunch of
white slave owners
okay they were white
and they did have slaves many of them
inherited slaves but be very very
careful if you fired your slave you sent
them to death so what happened
listen one case in point
george washington
he had slaves they were well taken care
of very well taking care they were
allowed to have families they were not
beaten
okay on this estate
and
washington's
aid at all times you could never see
washington without seeing with him
william billy
lee
you don't think about that you may have
never even heard of william billy lee
but when william billy lee
uh was here here on this property in
fact just behind the camera is the
resting place of george washington i'm
looking at it right now
when george washington died according to
washington's will
william billy lee was released with
documentation to prove it and half of
washington's wealth was given to william
lee when's the last time you heard that
moving down south a guy by the name of
thomas jefferson
thomas jefferson according to the crown
of england it was illegal by the crown
of england to educate slaves
jefferson heard that and what did
jefferson do
he not only had all of his slaves
educated he had them educated to read
and to write
and to learn that from the bible thomas
jefferson when's the last time you heard
that
see this nation is not as bad as you
have been told it is
in fact this nation is still the
greatest nation on earth where people
are trying to break into this country to
find hope
we need to remember that
we come and visit a place like this
because it is a symbol of great hope yet
there's a culture today that they want
to cancel what this man was all about
and they read revisionized history
written by someone in some office
somewhere to promote their narrative but
not the original intent
of our nation's founders
we're standing on the property of the
man
who not only was the first president
but he was the first citizen
george washington we know from history
was the first in the hearts of his
countrymen and so it's washington who
with all of his efforts my friends yes
it took thousands of people to win the
war yes there's no doubt about it but
washington was the one who sometimes
stood completely alone and for the space
of over two years he himself and john
hancock
funded the war effort from their own
pockets
because congress couldn't get their act
together sound familiar so here's what i
want to
leave with you as we begin to wrap this
up
washington was a man who when he was a
general he would have his troops at 10
o'clock in the morning when they're not
in war they would wake up at 5am break
camp march at 6 they would stop at 9 for
breakfast and at 10
there would be chapel every day chapel
readings from the bible by the order of
the general by the commander-in-chief
general george washington he's a man of
faith he loved jesus christ and if you
take the time to read his writings it's
overwhelmingly comforting to know that
and i want to leave this with you with
this argument
when jesus christ comes back in the
rapture of the church the bible says in
first thessalonians 4 verses 13 through
18 that when christ comes the dead in
christ will rise first there's going to
be a trumpet blast the sound of a
trumpet the shout the voice of the
archangel the trumpet of god the dead in
christ will rise the bible tells us that
is those who have died trusted in christ
washington's one of them
washington's going to be resurrected not
because he's george washington not
because he gave his freedom his wealth
and his life for the birth of a nation
that's not going to do it just like all
the good deeds that you and i have done
or the money we've given to charitable
causes or whatever it might be that's
not going to do it either but like
george washington like those who have
died believing in jesus christ one of
the verses that washington loved was
john 14 verse 6 where jesus said i am
the way
the truth and the life and no man comes
to the father but through me one of his
other verses that he loves also is jesus
christ announced that he says i am the
resurrection and the life
right
so listen my friend the challenge today
is
when the lord comes for you
when he comes for me
will he
be receiving you
when your body is laid in the ground
and the moment of resurrection takes
place will you be resurrected unto
eternal life
the bible tells us that for all who
trust christ
jesus said this listen jesus said if a
man dies believing in me
yet shall he live
it's an amazing way of staying stating
it maybe it's easier for you to grasp
this way if a man believes in me
if he physically dies that's nothing let
his body die he himself his
consciousness his awareness his soul his
spirit the real part that animates his
body
lives forever
when that person dies only his body dies
in the instant he sees me
is that true about you is that is that
true for you
are you trusting jesus christ today as
your lord and savior that's the great
question
today you and i are so distracted by so
much that's going on in the world around
us
we are so on the latest tweet or the
latest instagram or what's being put up
on youtube or facebook we're all over it
well let me ask you something are you
all over
what it means to know jesus
you see jack i know jesus was a
tremendous person obviously we changed
our calendar and it's the year 2021
because of him
everybody uses his name to cuss
jesus christ i get that okay big deal
right no no no big deal no no he's a
great prophet right no
oh he was a great influencer right
no way more than all those things
because listen let's be honest my friend
if jesus was a good guy and a good
prophet
and an enlightened one
how do you handle this when he said if
someone dies believing in me
yet shall he live
okay if a nice guy said that he's a
lunatic
right if if a prophet says this
how do you how do you make that happen
so don't call jesus a good guy or a nice
guy
when jesus said if you destroy me in
three days
i'll raise myself up
friends listen we're either talking
about as c.s lewis put it a liar
a lunatic
or the lord
jesus is not a nice guy
if the things he said in the bible
are recorded by eyewitnesses
and he never rose again from the dead
he would be the worst charlatan the
world has ever heard of and how did he
pawn off on on people to write a book
called the bible that from cover to
cover is all about him
no he's not a liar
he's not a lunatic
because everything jesus promised you
is available for you
to lean on and to trust on and to trust
in
because jesus keeps his word
about 8 000 miles from this spot
is an empty tomb in jerusalem
george washington's tomb is occupied by
now
still with his dust
his dna is in that tomb
but according to jesus it's all going to
be reassembled
god's going to put it together
and washington is going to be
resurrected because his faith in jesus
my dear friend i hope you put your faith
in jesus and if you want to do that
i can invite you right now to do that no
matter where you're at no matter where
you're watching this program
you can do it the same way i did it you
can do it the same way that every
follower of jesus christ did it for the
last 2000 years
but you need to understand something
jesus died on the cross that wasn't an
accident the bible in bible prophecy
foretold he was going to go to the cross
those same prophets said that he would
rise from the dead hey listen those same
prophets said he'll be born in bethlehem
he was
and he is
listen no matter who you might be no
matter where you're at right now will
you pray with me
be bold agree with me if you would dear
lord jesus i ask you right now
that you'd come into my life as i
confess you right now here
as lord and savior i believe that you
died on the cross jesus for my sins and
he rose again from the dead
and i want to exchange my life i want to
give you my life and what i've done with
it and i want to receive from you
what you have for my life i'm a sinner
you're the savior
i want to give you my life and i want to
receive your righteousness i put my
faith in you jesus
and from this moment on i want to walk
with you all the days of my life i want
to i want to become a follower of yours
and i want to do that now until i see
you face to face in jesus name amen
listen friends if you've prayed that
prayer listen very carefully if you've
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we want to make sure that you and i
reach as many people with this gospel of
jesus christ before he comes
let's get the heavenly show on the road
let's preach christ and let's get out of
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god bless you thanks for watching we'll
see you right back here next time
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forged in faith this book is no
fabrication but rather a clear account
of the factual experiences that proved
to be right at the heart of america's
founding
forged in faith sheds light on how the
judeo-christian worldview motivated
influenced and inspired america's
founding fathers in establishing america
as a nation one reader states this is a
rare book that needs to be put into the
hands of as many people as possible
especially young people the american
public education system has been and is
progressively cheating us by failing to
convey the true american story this book
is a must read especially at this
pivotal point in our history order your
copy of forged in faith for a gift of
any amount go to jackkibs.com or call
877-777-2346
america founded to live under god with
liberty and justice
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welcome to real life radio with jack
hibbs god's word never will return void
god's word is spirit it's power and it
has its effect
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so i want to encourage you to grab your
bibles open them up and get ready to
learn from god's word god did not give
us bible prophecy to scare us but to
prepare us
but i think you're going to get a lot
out of it and one of the great people
you are the light of the world jesus
said you are the salt of the earth how
does it happen by the power of the holy
spirit
you're going to get excited about what
jesus christ wants to do in and through
you
jack hibbs truly believes we are living
in some of the most exciting days in
history which brings some great
opportunities to share with the world a
powerful no-nonsense presentation of the
gospel to this generation who are
searching for answers and truth
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