A Sermon by Reverend Hollis Ray Mathis

reetings, holy children of God, in the wonderful name of our lord and saviour Jesus, the Christ. The sermon subject for today is:

The United States of America

In the beginning God the Father created the Lord Jesus Christ Col:1:14In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: (It was by the Lord Jesus that God the Father created all things in heaven and in earth.)16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: Jesus Christ God’s darling Son is the only God ever formed, or ever shall be formed. Is:43:10Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. 11 I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour. Before Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary, God’s children knew that God had a Son but did not know his name. Prov:30:4Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell? When Jesus Christ created the man Adam, he placed all mankind in Adam. When Adam transgressed the commandment of God, we were all in Adam, and sin was imputed unto us all humanity. And, when the Spirit of God departed from Adam, we all died the spiritual death; the inward man the soul died. 1Cor:15:22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. In this unregenerated, dead soul, state a man cannot keep the commandments of God. There was a time when the people on earth became so corrupt, so violent, that God decided to destroy all the people on earth. Gen:6:7And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. But God found one man that was righteous “Noah.” We, the children of God, that are alive today where in Noah‘s sons, and floated safely across the flood upon the ark Noah and his sons built. It was God that watched over us as we came down through the loins of our forefathers. And it was God that sat us down in this great nation, the United States of America. It was not by accident that we are here; it was God that predetermined it from the foundation of the world. There is not another nation in the world that has the freedom we have. Freedom to worship our God, freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom to travel, and many more freedoms. God has blessed us with an abundance of food to eat, nice clothes to wear, good transportation, fine homes, beautiful churches, and many other things that make life pleasant. God has blessed the United States of America, for it is God that makes rich, it is God that makes poor, it is God that kills, and it is God that makes alive. It is God that places Rulers in their positions of authority, and it God that removes nation’s Leaders. Men can do nothing without God. Jn:15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. Nebuchadnezzar built what was known as the Golden Kingdom, he ruled absolute over all the known world. He thought he had created this kingdom by himself. Dn:4:30The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? 31While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee. 32And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. When Nebuchadnezzar’s mind returned, and he could think clearly he prayed this prayer. Dan:4:34And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: 35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. God has called me to be an Evangelist. God inspired the Apostle Paul to write these words to Timothy, his son in Christ, describing the duties of an Evangelist. 2Tim:4:1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;2Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. 3For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears. Evangelist are to warn the people when they are transgressing the commandments of God. The Lord speaking to Ezekiel said these words. Ezk:33:18When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. 19Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. Here are some of the things that are happening in the United States of America that I believe to be disgusting unto God. When men are successful and they are about to enter into a political office a man comes with a Bible, the Holy Scriptures, and request that the politician place his hand on the bible and swear by all that is in the Written Word of God, that he will perform his duties to the best of his ability. God has commanded all men not to swear; neither by heaven, neither by earth. Mat:5:33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: 34But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:35Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. 36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. (To swear is probably the sin that is above all sins that can be committed.) Jm:5:12But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. Condemnation defined- Death Sentence. We, as children of God, are allowed to affirm, which means that we will tell the truth, under penalty of perjury, without swearing. The Constitution of the United States allows us to affirm. The Constitution reads thus Section 1 Clause 8: Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:--"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Lobbyist defined-a person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a special interest. I do not know how the Lobbyist influences our legislators, but if they influence with gifts; here is what the bible says about gifts. Deut: 16:19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. It seems to me that this nation has legalized Sodomy to a certain extent. And it is common knowledge that God destroyed Sodom, and Gomorrah, because of this sin. Here are some of the acts of Sodomy. . Lev:18:. 22Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 23Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. 24Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:25And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. God drove these nations out of Canaan Land because of their wickedness. Deuteronomy 7:1When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou; Deuteronomy 9:4 Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee. The Movie Industry in conjunction with the Television Industry, are sowing seeds of hate, wrath, revenge, etc. that our nation will be reaping harvest of for years to come. Here is evil in it’s purest form. Gal:5:19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. These things shown in movies are corrupting the morals of our young people by making good look evil, and evil look good. Is:5:20Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 21Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! It would be good if our government would require by law these industries when they show crime to show punishment. This law would cause our sons, and daughters to respect the laws of this great nation. In this nation it is common thing for the citizens to use credit whether than cash. But God has commanded all men to avoid credit. Romans 13:8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. If a person will obey God he will have money to lend, but will not have to borrow. Deut:28:12The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. 13And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them: There are thousands if not millions of unborn children slaughtered in this nation by abortion. The sin of abortion is an abomination unto God. Ex:21:22If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. 23And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, 24Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.The Declaration of Independence reads thus; 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. Unalienable defined- impossible to take away because they are protected by divine Law. Since the great majority of the people are children of Satan, (Mat:7:13Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.) and they do the will of their father Satan, voting will not solve this problem. But if the Supreme Court were to find the unborn child a citizen of this great nation, the unborn child would be protected under the Declaration of Independence. The unborn child is a citizen of the United States and is privileged with all the privileges of citizenship. Constitution of the United States Article4 Section 2: The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. Immunities defined-exemption or protection from something unpleasant, Atheist have had a great influence on our legislators, and they have caused to cease the passing out free bibles in our schools, removing of scripture from government office building, and it is rumored that the words “In God we trust” will be removed from our money. Men in political offices work continuously on things that are for my, and others, economical good, and our safety, etc. for this I thank you very much.This present world is not our home, we are just passing through; but we shall spent eternity some where in the world to come.Eccl:3:14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.


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