Galatians 6:9 “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” “Give up” ~ “lose heart”

Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Daniel 2:28 “But there is a God in heaven” Hebrews 11:6 “But without faith it is impossible to please him:”

“God is and all is well” by John Greenleaf Whittier God is in His heaven - All is right with the World ! - Browning

Daniel 4:17 “This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.”

Proverbs 14:34 “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.” Psalms 33:12 “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.”

God has blessed America Effort to eliminate God and His Influence For the welfare of our nation we need citizens who believe in and obey God ! Because the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men!

Deuteronomy 4:31 “(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.”

II Chronicles 7:14 “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

Compassion shown to an offender Eph. 2:4 “rich in mercy” Offers salvation to all Having or showing no mercy – pitiless Cruel, harsh

Isaiah 55:6-7 “Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.”

Hebrews 13:5 NKJV “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Matthew 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Philippians 4:19 “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

Ephesians 3:20-21 “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end.”

“And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works.” Hebrews 10:24 Provoke = stimulate, arouse Give encouragement to one another “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine:” Pr.17:22 The “God of all comfort” 2 Cor. 1:3

Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga Sunday Evening October 16, 2011