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On This Day: Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine. (1520)

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On June 15, 1520: Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about renewal and reformation in the life of...

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