🇺🇸 Freedom Rings Loudest from the Cross.
- Terry W. Bailey
- Jul 4
- 2 min read
🗽 Freedom isn't the absence of chains — it's the presence of Christ. Today, as we wave the flag and fire up the grill, may we not forget the Two Altars that define our liberty:
🔴 One was a battlefield where patriots bled for our independence.
⚪ One was a Cross where the Savior bled for our eternity.
“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” — John 8:36“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” — Psalm 33:12
America was never perfect. But we were planted in the soil of Scripture and watered by the prayers of the faithful.
Today, we celebrate not just political liberty — but the privilege of preaching Jesus openly in a land that still echoes with the Word of God.
🔥 Keep your eyes on the sky — but your heart fixed on the Throne.
📜 SHORT ONE-LINERS TO DEPLOY ALL DAY
“The Cross gave us freedom the Constitution could never guarantee.”
“America is worth saving — but only if we remember who blessed her.”
“Fireworks may light the sky, but only Jesus lights the soul.”
“Don’t celebrate freedom today if you plan to vote it away tomorrow.”
🎙️ FLASH-SERMON TEASER: "The Liberty That Lasts"
Galatians 5:1 — “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free…”
Main Idea: True freedom isn’t won in Washington — it’s received at Calvary. And while earthly freedom can be stolen, salvation can’t be revoked.
Close with: The fireworks will fade. The hot dogs will get cold. But the Gospel — now that’s eternal.
Pastor Terry
One Truth At A Time
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