GOD BLESS AMERICA

By

Shelby G. Floyd

Note: I proclaimed this sermon forty four years ago when I was thirty nine years old. And today I affirm these bedrock truths as strongly as then! Wake up America before it is too late!

In view of the transformation of the American culture, it is proper to ask, “Will God continue to bless America?” Whatever has made America great in the past and the present will make America great in the future.  We love to sing the prayer song, “God Bless America.”  Truly that song expresses our fondest hopes and desires that God will continue to bless America in the future like he has in the past.  I am quick to tell you that I am proud to be an American.  I am grateful to God that I was born in this country and that I have citizenship in this great nation.  I don’t think that it is contradictory to be proud to be an American and to be a Christian at the same time.  I wouldn’t equate Christianity with Americanism.  I believe that a person can be a Christian and live in another country and not be an American.  But on the other hand, I don’t think it is wrong to be proud to be an American and also to be a Christian.  I believe that you can be both. Continue reading “GOD BLESS AMERICA”

A HEALTHY, HAPPY HOME

By

Shelby G. Floyd

A joyful congregation is made up of joyful people who have joyful homes. Most people want to have a happy home. To have a happy home is no accident. It involves work, planning and cooperation. Above all else, a happy home is a home that respects and abides by God’s instructions for each member of the family. Continue reading “A HEALTHY, HAPPY HOME”