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Did You Know? Resolution Creating the Continental Army - The First Continental Congress · Voices Of Life

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  This is the Voices of Life podcast, a ministry
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  of the Church for Life. Today, Pastor David brings
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  us to June 14, 1775, the day the Continental
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  Congress resolved to form a unified army for
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  the defense of liberty. The birth of the Continental
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  Army. Mark the moment when courage became commitment
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  and conviction became command. Welcome, friends.
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  Thank you for joining us on the Voices of Life
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  podcast. I'm Pastor David. On this day in 1775,
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  the colonies took a decisive step from protest
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  to purpose. The resolution creating the Continental
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  Army transformed scattered militias into one
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  body a people united under providence ready to
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  defend the cause of freedom it was not a declaration
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  of conquest but of conscience an army born not
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  of ambition but of necessity to protect the rights
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  of men and the honor of god the delegates gathered
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  in philadelphia knew the hour was grave Conflict
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  was already happening and had erupted at Lexington
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  and Concord. The question before them was simple.
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  Would they stand together or fall apart? On June
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  14, 1775, they resolved that a Continental Army
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  be formed for the defense of the American liberty.
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  With that vote, 13 colonies became one cause,
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  and the next day they appointed George Washington
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  as Commander -in -Chief. a man whose humility
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  matched his valor imagine the scene farmers tradesmen
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  and patriots from every colony now brothers in
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  arms they carried muskets and prayers courage
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  and conviction they fought not for empire but
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  for principle that all men are created equal
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  and endowed by their creator with certain unalienable
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  rights the continental army was more than soldiers
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  it was the embodiment of faith and action the
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  congress opened its session with prayer seeking
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  divine guidance for this new army they believed
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  that victory would come not by might alone but
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  by righteousness their resolution was both military
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  and spiritual a covenant of courage under god
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  before we continue i want to prepare your heart
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  for what comes next. Our team has crafted a full
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  narrative reconstruction of the resolution creating
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  the Continental Army, adopted by the Continental
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  Congress on June 14, 1775. This was the moment
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  when the colonies moved from scattered militias
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  to unified force, a people standing together
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  under providence to defend the cause of liberty.
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  And now, for your listening pleasure, here is
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  the narrative of the Continental Army Resolution.
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  Thick Instructed for the Voices of Life podcast.
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  250 years of faith and freedom. A people in crisis.
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  In the spring of 1775, the colonies stood at
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  a crossroads. Blood had been shed at Lexington
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  and Concord militias from New England. Had gathered
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  outside Boston. Resolute yet unorganized. Brave
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  yet. without a single command. The question before
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  the Continental Congress was no longer theoretical.
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  If liberty was to be defended, it must be defended
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  together. The Congress deliberates. On June 14,
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  1775, the delegates rose to meet the moment with
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  solemnity and purpose. They resolved. That a
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  continental army be formed for the defense of
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  American liberty. This was no small act. It was
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  the first time the colonies bound themselves
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  to a common military. Cause 13 distinct provinces
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  became one people. United not by force, but by
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  conviction. A unified army. The resolution called
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  for the enlistment of men from every colony,
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  forming regiments under the authority of Congress.
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  No longer would the struggle rest on the shoulders
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  of Massachusetts alone. The defense of freedom
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  became the duty of all. The Congress declared
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  that these forces were to be maintained at public
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  expense. supplied by the United Colonies, and
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  governed by rules of discipline fitting for an
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  army, acting in the name of a continent, Washington
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  called to lead. The very next day, the delegates
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  unanimously chose George Washington of Virginia
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  as commander -in -chief his character, humility,
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  and devotion to Providence. made him the natural
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  choice. He accepted the command with reluctance,
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  refusing any salary beyond the reimbursement
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  of his expenses. Thus, the Continental Army was
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  born, not from ambition, but from necessity,
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  not from pride, but from duty. a people under
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  Providence. The Congress knew the weight of what
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  they had done. They prayed earnestly for God's
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  guidance, believing that the cause of liberty
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  was righteous, only if it remained under his
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  authority. The formation of the Continental Army
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  was more than a military act. It was a declaration
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  of unity, courage, and faith a covenant among
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  the colonies to stand together in the face of
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  danger a turning point in history from this resolution
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  would rise the army that endured valley forge
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  crossed the delaware and secured the independence
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  of a nation but on june 14 1775 None of that
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  was yet known. What was known was this. A people
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  had chosen to stand. A Congress had chosen to
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  lead. And a nation, though unborn, had taken
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  its first breath. The resolution was formally
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  issued by order of the Congress and authenticated.
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  by the presiding officer, John Hancock, President
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  of the Continental Congress. As we remember June
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  14, 1775, may we honor those who stood when standing
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  was costly. May we too be soldiers of faith,
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  steadfast, humble, and resolute. For liberty
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  is never born in ease, it is forged in conviction.
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  sustained by sacrifice, and preserved by grace.
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  Thank you for joining me today. May the Lord
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  bless you, and may He continue to guide this
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  nation in truth and freedom. I'm Pastor David.
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  Thank you for listening to the Voices of Life
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  podcast on behalf of Pastor David and the Church
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  for Life. May God bless you. and keep you, now
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  and always.