where do i sign pledge of allegiance

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Where do I sign?

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEIsaiah 50:4-9a • Psalm 31:9-16 • Philippians 2:5-11 • Mark 11:1-11


The pledge of allegiance"I pledge allegiance to the __(Organization)__ of ________________, and to the __(ideals, values, people and practices)__for which it stands, ___(statement of values, ideals, practices, etc.)_.“


Questions?

• Who should we be pledging our allegiance to?

• And why? • And can we pledge are

allegiance to more than one thing?


Some Biblical Principles

Love is stronger than hate Light dispels the darkness

Good overcomes evilForgiveness trumps judgment

Power is demonstrated through self sacrificePeace provides a better future than violence

The Kingdom of God wins out over the empireJesus is Lord not Caesar


Who was this man?Isaiah 50:4-9a

• He was a teacher who desired to “to sustained the weary with the word.” (4)

• He willingly walked into difficult situations at God’s bidding. (5)


Who was this man?Isaiah 50:4-9a

• He did not retaliate when people attacked him. (6)

• He noticed God’s help even met in the midst of a diversity which strengthened His resolve. (7)

• He did not seek his own vindication but trusted that god would nonetheless vindicate him. This gave him a comfort. (8-9)


Where was he emotionally?Psalm 31:9-16

• He felt great distress, grief, anxiety, sorrow, sighing, weakness, and misery. (9)

• He felt scorn, the fear of the people who knew him, and anxiety about him from people who didn’t know him. (10-11)

• He felt alone. (12)


Where was he emotionally?Psalm 31:9-16

• Everyone believed Him to be worthless. (13)• Most misunderstood His intentions. (13)• But He trusted in The Lord. (14-16)


Allegiance or Acceptance

• We change what we say• We choose

what to not say


The journey to the Cross is…

Jesus’ Pledge of Allegianceto the Father and to us!


Our journey to the Cross is…

Our Pledge of Allegianceto the Father, Son and Holy Spirit!


Meaning for us?

• When we are at work on Monday and we are asked to betray our Lord into the hands of our bosses when they ask us to compromise our Sermon on the Mount values, will we sell out for a few silver coins?

• When Jesus asks us to tarry a while with him in prayer for some persons that we know who are having a really hard day will we stay awake enough to notice and pray for them?

• Will we deny knowing Him if saying that we do will make it so that we are unaccepted in a group?

• How far will we go to protect ourselves? How far will we go to show that our allegiance is pledged to Jesus Christ?


Once again

• All this is hard and we need help. The Cross of Christ proclaims that God understands that we need grace and that we cannot do this on our own. You do not need to do this on your own. Christ is here for you and has started down the road for you so that you might follow Him. We might not be able to do it ourselves but we can most certainly follow the One who was able to do it Himself. Will you today, pledge your allegiance to the One who died on our behalf so that we might have the kind of life God intended for us?

where do i sign pledge of allegiance

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