About this episode

Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever discuss a sermon on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, exploring themes of patriotism and idolatry in preaching.

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever discuss the unusual sermon Mark preached on July 5th, 2026 — the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence; tackling the question, "Are we celebrating the 250th anniversary of a sin?" Along the way they reflect on when to depart from expositional preaching for a topical occasion, rightly ordered love of country versus idolatry.

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Leeman

Guest: Mark Dever

Topics covered

• preaching
• American Revolution
• expositional preaching
• topical preaching
• love of country
• idolatry

Keywords

• preaching
• American Revolution
• sermon
• expositional
• topical
• idolatry
• July 5th
• Declaration of Independence

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