{"id":150,"date":"2018-05-26T20:07:18","date_gmt":"2018-05-26T20:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fathersvineyard.org\/pastor\/?p=150"},"modified":"2018-05-26T20:07:25","modified_gmt":"2018-05-26T20:07:25","slug":"memorial-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fathersvineyard.org\/pastor\/2018\/05\/26\/memorial-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Memorial Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

There was a cost.\u00a0 There was the cross.\u00a0 Freedom isn\u2019t free.<\/p>\n

With God\u2019s help, Our country is standing because of those who were willing to pay the cost of freedom.\u00a0The early days of fighting for freedom the Revolutionary War brought an unknown amount of casualties.\u00a0Again, Freedom isn\u2019t free.<\/p>\n

America has always stepped up because America understands the cost of freedom.\u00a0Why? Because America was founded on Christian values.\u00a0The flag waves because of Christian values.\u00a0 Because we know in this country without His Holy Spirit, freedom can\u2019t exist. That is why America is always on the front lines, standing tall against the rising darkness that brings bondage to the people. Those men and women whom we honor today, who gave the ultimate sacrifice, were on those front lines against this darkness.\u00a0They stood for the flag, they stood for the constitution, they stood for the National Anthem and they stood for freedom.<\/p>\n

If anyone should understand the cost of freedom \u2013 it is the people who have been given freedom through the cross of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

Our freedoms are being compromised every day.\u00a0We are losing so many of those liberties and freedoms. Our constitution is being criticized and under attack every day.\u00a0Those men and women whom we honor today \u201cstood up for freedom\u201d so that we could be free.\u00a0They gave their lives; the cost was high. We cannot let that cost be for nothing.<\/p>\n

As we enjoy the freedom of backyard cookouts with friends and family, remember those who fought and died for it.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve YOUR freedom. I hope you will make a good use of it.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0-John Adams<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Memorial Day There was a cost.\u00a0 There was the cross.\u00a0 Freedom isn\u2019t free. With God\u2019s help, Our country is standing because of those who were willing to pay the cost of freedom.\u00a0The early days of fighting for freedom the Revolutionary War brought an unknown amount of casualties.\u00a0Again, Freedom isn\u2019t free. America has always stepped up … <\/p>\n

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