From the Pastor – July – Zion Mascoutah

Soon our nation will celebrate the 4th

of July, and with that

celebration we can take a few moments to reflect on the freedoms

that we enjoy in our nation. In the United States, we have a

number of freedoms established for us in the Constitution and the

Bill of Rights, such as the freedom of religion. (This is not just the

freedom to worship inside a church building once a week, but the

freedom to practice our faith every day of the week outside the

church building as well! Put that freedom into practice by being

active in your faith publicly each and every day, wherever you are!)

In addition to our freedoms in the United States, we can also

remember that our greatest freedoms ultimately come from God. He

is the one who has given us freedom from fear, freedom from

condemnation, freedom from death and hell. He has set us free in

the forgiveness won for us by Jesus Christ in His death on the cross.

Thanks and praise be to God for the freedoms He has given us!

In Christ, Pastor Clayton