What are the strangest monuments you have ever seen?

Do you have any ‘monuments’ or tokens for remembering something in your life?

I. The Israelites erected monuments to help them remember ________________________

II. The Rough Beginnings of Our Country

III. The Forefathers Monument Is the Blueprint from our Forefathers for Building a Nation

a. Faith

Jesus had faith as our foundation—Matthew 7:24-27

Faith is the ‘above all’ of the spiritual armor—Eph. 6:10-13

Faith is the basis for righteousness (right standing) with God—Philippians 3:8,9

b. Morality

A new self, patterned after Christ—Colossians 3:5-10

The focus is not on the flesh but the Spirit – Romans 8:5,6

The mouth reveals what’s in the heart—Matthew 5:15-17

c. Law

Must have God behind it—Psalm 19:7-11

Was meant to lead us to Christ—Romans 3:19,20; Galatians 3:22-26

d. Education

Obtaining wisdom, understanding, and knowledge is not for ‘couch potatoes’—Proverbs 2:1-9

Education begins in the home—Deuteronomy 6:4-7

True knowledge is knowing God—Jeremiah 9:23,24; John 17:3

e. Liberty

Freedom is choosing the right master—Sin? God?

Romans 6:20-23; 2Corinthians 3:17

Liberty has guidelines—Galatians 5:13,14

Knowing Jesus, again, is the key to liberty—John 8:31,32

IV. How will we ‘uncover’ the Monument, before it’s too late?

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