100 Bible Verses That Made America

After King Henry VIII severed ties with Rome and appointed himself head of the Church of England in 1553, three groups of Protestants emerged. Robert Morgan explains.

Thomas Hooker was born in 1586. He studied theology at Cambridge and became one of the most powerful and popular preachers in England.

He set the Colonies on fire - George Whitefield, one of the most electrifying preachers in Christian history. Robert Morgan brings this story to life.

Without America's pre-Revolutionary preachers, it's hard to conceive of the Fourth of July.

Though Jonathan Parsons enrolled at Yale to prepare for the ministry, he had never been truly born again through the power of Christ.

News of the Battles of Lexington and Concord flashed through New England like electricity, reaching every town and village as fast as horses could gallop. Robert Morgan explains.

In 1768, the small Presbyterian College of New Jersey needed a president. They hired a hardheaded, strong-hearted clergyman from Scotland, John Witherspoon, who brought his family to America to assume the task.

In the fall of 1777, British general John Burgoyne led a large invasion force from Canada intending to isolate New England, merge with southern British forces, and end the rebellion.

After the Revolutionary War was won and peace established, the chaplain of the Continental Congress gave a powerful sermon praising God for His providence and guidance for our great, New Nation.

After the Constitution was adopted, the First Congress searched for a way for Americans to express gratitude to God.

By the grace of God, Noah Webster published his dictionary in 1828, shaping American English for the lifetime of the nation and making Webster a household name that has spanned centuries.

Robert Morgan tells the important life story of Dr. Benjamin Rush who is the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence as well as the 'Father of American Medicine'.

Robert Morgan explains how the revivals of the 1800s were not coincidental or accidental; they were produced by the Holy Spirit to establish a spiritual foundation for a new America.

The man who invented one of the most important pieces of farming equipment lived his life just as Scripture teaches us to: 'Reap what we sow.'

Robert Morgan tells the remarkable story of Andrew Jackson's life after the White House and how his devotion to prayer and hymns changed the remainder of his life, eternally.

Robert Morgan explains why Frederick Douglass, 'The Father of the Civil Rights Movement', chose the 4th of July to deliver perhaps his most famous and important sermon of his life.

The Civil War was one of the bloodiest in American history, but during it all a revival took place. Union chaplain Dwight L. Moody's message to one wounded soldier rang up and down the ranks of both armies.

When James Abram Garfield was a teenager, his mom faithfully prayed for his safety while he worked a dangerous job. One harrowing experience turned his life into one of preaching and prayer. Robert Morgan explains.

William McKinley was a man of faith and his country. On September 6, 1901, two bullets struck his chest shocking the nation, but his trust in God remained throughout his final days.

It's impossible to imagine the horrors of World War I. During this time, nine million copies of God's word were distributed among soldiers across all sides. Some of these books even saved soldiers' lives.

Sergeant Jacob DeShazer, one of Jimmy Doolittle's raiders, was captured and spent months as a prisoner of war. His evangelistic pamphlet about his time as a prisoner and his faith was read around the world.

Franklin D. Roosevelt's death shocked the country as well as his vice president, Harry Truman. Truman was tasked with leading the nation, leaning on his faith as he entered his new position.

Six hundred individuals peacefully marched to combat segregation in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965. Eight days later, President Lyndon Johnson convened a joint session of Congress to demand passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

During the Korean War and amid the rising threat of global Communism, Americans felt a growing need for united prayer. On April 17, 1952, the U.S. Senate passed a bill to set aside an appropriate day each year as a National Day of Prayer.