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On This Day: French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre proposes the Self-denying Ordinance. (1791)

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On May 15, 1791: French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre proposes the Self-denying Ordinance. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the event...

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