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This is a series of stimulating messages by David Bercot on the history of the United States from its European roots through the adoption of the U. S. Constitution. However, unlike other resources on American history, these messages look at the history of the United States from the perspective of Jesus' kingdom teachings.
1: In the Beginning.
Describes Jesus' kingdom teachings, the doctrine of the Two Kingdoms, and the early Christians witness.
2: The Reformation vs. the Kingdom of God.
Shows how the Reformation was not a return to the kingdom of God.
3: Geneva: The Seedbed of American Christianity.
Explains Calvin's teachings and their impact on American history.
4: When Puritans Ruled
What life was like when the Puritans governed England.
5: The English Come to America
Describes the founding of Jamestown and Plymouth, but from a kingdom perspective.
6: The Truth About Puritan New England Describes life in colonial New England prior to the American Revolution. Bercot reveals that three industries that helped the settlers in New England became prosperous were smuggling, rum distilling, and the slave trade.
7: Causes of the American Revolution.
In this message, Bercot not only analyzes the causes of the Revolution--including matters we didn't learn in history class--but he does so from a kingdom perspective.
8: The Real Reasons Why the Americans Won the Revolution.
Did it take a miracle from God for the colonists to prevail against England? Not in the least. Bercot explains the reasons why the Americans won their war for independence.
9: The Losers
The One Who Suffered Because of the American Victory. The revolutionists won the war, but many of the people who lived in America suffered tremendously as a result. Among these were the Indians, Loyalists, blacks, and nonresistant Christians.
10: Persecution of Kingdom Christians During the American Revolution.
Kingdom Christians like the Quakers, Mennonites, and Brethren came to America to gain religious freedom. Most of them settled in Pennsylvania, where they were guaranteed freedom to practice authentic Christianity, as described in the Sermon on the Mount. However, during the War, the revolutionists took away the basic freedoms these nonresistant colonists had been guaranteed.
11: Faith of the Founding Fathers #1: The Conventional Christians.
In this lesson, Bercot discusses the religious convictions of four key founding fathers who were conventional Christians: Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay.
12: Faith of the Founding Fathers #2: George Washington.
George Washington attended the Episcopal Church while he served as President. Yet, he kept his religious beliefs to himself. Bercot discusses what Washington's personal diary reveals about his spiritual nature, as well as the truth about Washington praying in the snow at Valley Forge.
13: Faith of the Founding Fathers #3: The Deists and Fence-Sitters.
Benjamin Franklin was a Deist who had strong faith in God, but never believed in the Deity of Christ. John Adams was a Unitarian. Madison kept his beliefs to himself. Jefferson and Thomas Paine were staunch Deists.
14: How God Was Written Out of the United States Constitution.
Why is God never mentioned in the U. S. Constitution? Bercot demonstrates that this was no accidental omission. Rather, God was deliberately left out by the framers of the Constitution.
