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His Father’s Son
Going Deeper
Build on what you have learned
this week by reading the
following passages:
John 17:1-3
Isaiah 53:1-12
Philippians 2:5-11
1 Timothy 1:12-17
Prayers, thoughts,
& questions:
statue of andrew jackson in jackson square, new orleans © istockphoto
The War of 1812
actually ended
in 1815. Andrew
Jackson became
an American
hero during the
war when he led
troops to victory
in New Orleans.
© istockphoto / david h. lewis
Betsy Ross: Fact or Fiction?
Some historians doubt her role in creating the first
flag; others say it’s true. We may never know the full
story. Consider what we do know:
She did sew a flag. Betsy Ross was a
seamstress in Philadelphia. Legend and affidavits
from her family say that she was visited by a small
flag committee (including George Washington) in
June 1776 and asked to sew the nation’s flag. No
invoices or concrete proof exist, but we do know
from records that were maintained that Ross did
indeed sew flags during that time period.
Congress didn’t adopt a flag until
later. An official flag design wasn’t adopted until
July 1777, but the wording of that resolution is very
unspecific. It appears that Congress was adopting a
design already recognized as the national symbol.
For more info on the debate, visit http://www.
ushistory.org/betsy/index.html.
Known > 7/18
Jesus. For many of us, He may be the Person of the Trinity to whom we
find easiest to relate. He knows what it’s like to be human, to walk on this
earth and dream, hope, plan, and doubt. He is the only way to salvation
and, sometimes, we find ourselves believing our own misconceptions
about Christ. So, what misconceptions have this week’s devotions
revealed to you? How have this week’s lessons caused you to think
differently about Jesus?
How might your new understanding affect the way you share the gospel
with others? How will this affect the way you relate to Jesus?
What things in your life have you failed to submit to the Lordship of
Jesus Christ? What steps will you take to submit them this week?
How will you respond when others claim that Jesus was only a good
moral teacher? What passages from this week assure us that He is so
much more?
How have you allowed the idea that you must somehow earn Jesus’
love and affection to creep into your relationship with Him? What steps
will you take this week to rest in His grace and trust Him at His word?
?
To have a relationship with someone, you
have to spend time with him or her. How
much time do you spend with Jesus?
Read Through
the Bible
If you want a deeper
relationship with Christ, a good
way to start is by reading His
Word. Follow our suggestions
and you’ll read through the
Bible in a year.
• Nehemiah 7–Job 3
• Acts 7–10:48
Playlist facts about freedom songs
Song: “God Bless America”
Written: in 1918 by Irving Berlin and revised by him in 1938
Facts: Known as the unofficial national anthem, “God Bless America”
is a prayerful song often sung at sporting events and has gained in
popularity since the tragedy of September 11, 2001. Berlin, who was
Jewish, wrote the song while serving in the U.S. Army. He decided to
give royalties from the song to a fund called The God Bless America
Fund, which in turn distributed the money to the Boy Scouts and
Girl Scouts. The song was first performed by singer Kate Smith on
Armistice Day 1938, and quickly became her signature song. Berlin’s
song is sometimes preferred over the more musically complex “Star-Spangled Banner.”
Song: “The Star-Spangled Banner”
written: in 1814 (as a poem) by Francis Scott Key
Facts: Key wrote his poem during the Battle of Baltimore in 1814, a
key battle in the War of 1812. Key, a lawyer, had been working with the
British for the release of a prisoner. He was successful, but the British
feared Key had heard their battle plans, and forced him and others
to wait out the bombardment aboard a ship downstream from Fort
McHenry, where the battle raged. When he saw the American flag
flying proudly above the fort on the morning of September 14, 1814, he
knew that America had not surrendered. He wrote the poem on an envelope in his pocket!
Song: “America the Beautiful”
Written: in 1893 by Katharine Lee Bates
Facts: Bates was an English professor at Wellesley College. In 1893,
she took a train out to Colorado Springs, Colo., to teach a summer
school session. As she rode from the East Coast to Colorado, the
sights inspired her. She wrote a poem about everything she saw, and
it was first published in 1895. The preferred tune is one written by
Samuel Ward and published as a hymn called “Materna.” That tune
was first applied to Bates’ poem in 1904. Ward had passed away in
1903, though, so he never knew the renown his music would one day achieve. Many have
lobbied Congress to elevate the song to the status of national hymn or even to serve as the
national anthem, equal to or in place of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
If you’re a baseball
fan, you’re probably
gearing up for the
MLB’s All Star game.
This year, the 80th
All Star game will
be played at Busch
Stadium in St. Louis,
Mo., on July 14. This
will be the fifth time
the game has been
played in St. Louis,
though the last time
was in 1966 the
first season that the
Cardinals played in old
Busch Stadium. Will
your favorite baseball
player be among the
All Stars? Let’s hope!
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