Summary: Holidays, freedom, and rest all trace back to a God who established the first holiday, won impossible battles for his people, and ultimately secured freedom for all humanity through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Title: God Loves Holidays

Date: 7/5/26, 10am, Sunday Sermon

Speaker: Pastor Tom Van Kempen

Approximate Outline:

00:00 - Opening prayer

02:26 - Celebrating America together

05:04 - God created the first holiday

09:00 - Nine more holidays and rest

12:10 - Trivia break

14:18 - Holidays remind us who we are

16:17 - The flag and the pledge

20:03 - Fireworks and family traditions

25:15 - Three stories of victory

39:59 - Communion and the resurrection