July 5, 2026 - The Flag, The Cross, and The Kingdom
Welcome to Grace Baptist Church in Iron River, WI. Today is Sunday, July 5, 2026
We are so very grateful for your interest in our Church. We are friendly people who focus on applying God’s truth in practical ways; we are not perfect. We could talk about who we are and how grateful we are; however, to experience God working in Grace Baptist Church, we would love it if you visited us at 10:00 am on Sunday to enjoy our worship service. We hope to see you soon! Read on....
As Americans, we have much to be thankful for. For 250 years, God has allowed our nation to experience freedom, opportunity, sacrifice, and blessing. We can thank God for the privilege of freely worshiping, publicly opening His Word, and gathering as His people without fear.
But as Christians, we must remember something even greater: our deepest allegiance is not to a flag, but to Christ. Our greatest hope is not in a nation, but in the Kingdom of God.
Today, as we study The Flag, The Cross, and The Kingdom, we want to thank God for our country, humble ourselves before the cross, and remember that Jesus is the King above every nation.
So we come with grateful hearts, but also surrendered hearts, asking God to make us faithful citizens here on earth while keeping our eyes fixed on our true citizenship in heaven.
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:20 NKJV
Resource Material for Bible study includes:
The New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide. New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. World English Bible (WEB), a public domain (no copyright) modern English translation of the Holy Bible. The World English Bible is based on the American Standard Version (ASV) of the Bible, the Biblia Hebraica Stutgartensa Old Testament, and the Greek Majority Text New Testament, • G.K. Beale, The Book of Revelation (New International Greek Testament Commentary) – very detailed and http://technical.grant/ Osborne, Revelation (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament). Robert Mounce, The Book of Revelation (New International Commentary on the New Testament), Craig Keener, Revelation (NIV Application Commentary), George Eldon Ladd, A Commentary on the Revelation of John, Leon Morris, Revelation (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries), John F. Walvoord, The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Zondervan), George Eldon Ladd, A Commentary on the Revelation of John (Eerdmans), Theological Works on Eschatology, General eschatology surveys (e.g., works by Anthony Hoekema, Wayne Grudem, Millard Erickson) that explain different interpretations of Revelation’s judgments and symbols.
Bible study websites: http://blueletterbible.org/; http://app.logos.com/; http://faithlife.com/; http://precpetaustin.org/; http://enduringwordmedia.com/; http://intothyword.org/; http://christianity.com/; http://blueletterbible.com/; http://biblehub.com/; http://biblegateway.com/; http://byzantinetext.com/, https://www.openbible.info/...//www.openbible.info/labs, http://versebyversecommentary.com/, Christian Apologetics, Resource Ministry http://carm.org/, Wayne Grudem Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem https://archive.org/.../waynegrudemsystematictheology,hebrewhttps://archive.org/.../waynegrudemsystematictheology,hebrewhttps://archive.org/.../waynegrudemsystematictheology,hebrewhttps://archive.org/.../waynegrudemsystematictheology,hebrewhttps://archive.org/.../waynegrudemsystematictheologyhttps://archive.org/.../waynegrudemsystematictheology,hebrewhttps://archive.org/.../waynegrudemsystematictheology,hebrew to Greek Dictionary of Septuagint Words https://www.bible-discovery.com/dictionary-license..., Open Net Bible https://netbible.org/, The http://bible.org/ https://bible.org//
Updated: July 3, 2026