Sermon Summary: Delivered during the National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise, and Thanksgiving commemorating America's 250th anniversary, emphasizes that God blesses nations and individuals who turn to Him in genuine repentance. The message traces America's founding by Christian leaders who sought God's guidance and contrasts it with the nation's current state of moral confusion. Pastor Joe calls the church to lead in national repentance, reminding believers that revival begins when God's people humble themselves, pray, seek His face, and turn from wicked ways. The sermon emphasizes that true change comes not through religion but through personal relationship with Jesus Christ and empowerment by the Holy Spirit. Pastor Joe concludes with a gospel presentation and an urgent call for salvation and rededication.

Description:

Blessed is the Nation | National Jubilee of Prayer Praise & Thanksgiving | Humble Ourselves & Turn from Our Wicked Ways | Wake Up as Church | God's Providence Throughout 250 Years | May Our Hope Be Continually in the LORD | Blessed is the Nation Whose God is the LORD | God's Blessing Has Been on America for Many Years | Our Founders Sought the Lord | George Washington Said Blessing & Protection of Heaven Are Necessary | Duty to Acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God & to Obey His Will | To Be Grateful for His Benefits & Humbly Implore His Protection & Favors -- G. Washington 10/3/1789 | John Adams: We Recognize No Sovereign but God & No King but Jesus | America to Carry the Gospel of Jesus Christ to All Men Everywhere | Patrick Henry: This Great Nation was Founded on Gospel of Jesus Christ | Great Start of Our Country | Time of Rededication | Asking for God's Blessing Guidance & Grace for the Next 250 Years | Our Leaders Are Asking People to Repent | Day of Fasting Prayer & Repentance | God Wants to Make Change in Everyone of Us | Need for Turning to God | Gender Confusion - God Will Never Bless Sin | We Need to Humble Ourselves Before God | Let All the earth Fear the Lord | To Revere Honor & Respect | Choose to Do Things God's Way | We Need Holy Spirit to Do That | Where the Spirit of the Lord is There is Liberty | We Are Set Free | Holy Spirit Gives Us Peace Joy & Love | Thousands of British Join in the Lord's Prayer to Start Unite the Kingdom Rally in London | Lord is High Above the Nations | He Raises the Poor & Needy Out of the Dust that They May Sit with Princes | Children of God Are Lifted Up | God Can Do Whatever He Wants | He is Not Limited by Anything | He Spoke Stars into Existence & Named Them All | Plans of the People Are of No Effect if They Don't Head the Lord | Blessed is the Nation Whose God is the LORD | He Chooses Us & Gives Us His Inheritance | God Sees All Inhabitants of the earth - He Wants Personal Relationship With You | Harvest is Plentiful Workers Are Few | God Shows Himself Strong to Those Whose Hearts Are Loyal to Him | He Forms Our Hearts Individually | He Molds & Shapes Us into Image of Christ | Changing Us from Glory to Glory | Do You Allow Him to? | God Doesn't Condemn Us but Convicts Us by Holy Spirit Drawing Us Closer to Himself | Condemnation Brings Guilt & Shame | God Refines Us | Do You Need to Rededicate Your Life to God? | God Gives Us Gifts & Talents | Each of Us is Unique from Fingerprints to Our Voice | Created for Unique Plan & Purpose | You Will Be Miserable if Not Walking in the Will of God | We Are His Masterpiece - He Knew Us Before the Foundation of the World | Created for Good Works | Recommitting America Back to God | He Wants to Bless Us | If My People Will Humble Themselves & Seek My Face & Turn from Their Wicked Ways then I Will Hear from Heaven & Will Forgive Their Sin & Heal Their Land | May it Start with Us - the Church | Turn to God | Heal California - Turn from Gender Confusion & Killing Babies | Seek God's Face & Ask for Forgiveness | Correction | True Repentance is Needed | May God Rule Over Our Country Again | Turn Back to God's Word | Faith Comes by Hearing Hearing the Word of God | If God Begins a Good Work He is Faithful to Complete It |

Key Points:

- God blesses any nation whose God is the Lord, as demonstrated throughout America's 250-year history
- America's founding fathers were Christians who sought God's guidance and built the nation on biblical principles
- Revival and healing begin when God's people (the church) humble themselves and repent according to 2 Chronicles 7:14

Scripture Reference:

- Psalm 33 (primary focus, especially verses 8-15)
- 2 Chronicles 7:14 ("If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray...")
- 2 Chronicles 16:9 (God's eyes searching for loyal hearts)
- John 3:16 (God's love and gift of salvation)
- John 1:12 (receiving Christ to become children of God)
- Romans 13 (God appointing government leaders as His ministers)

Psalm 33 | Psalm 113:4-8 | 2 Chronicles 7:14 | 2 Chronicles 16:9 | Romans 13 |