Sermon Illustrations on Missions
109 illustrations found
On This Day: An audio tape of a private speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány... (2006)
On September 17, 2006: An audio tape of a private speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is leaked to the public, in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006 election, sparking widespread protests across the country....
On This Day: World's first combat aerial bombing mission takes place in Libya during the... (1911)
On November 1, 1911: World's first combat aerial bombing mission takes place in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War. Second Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti of Italy drops several small bombs. This historica...
On This Day: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-91, the final mission of the... (1998)
On June 2, 1998: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-91, the final mission of the Shuttle-Mir program. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation an...
On This Day: The first experimental mission of ISRO's Scramjet Engine towards the realisation... (2016)
On August 28, 2016: The first experimental mission of ISRO's Scramjet Engine towards the realisation of an Air Breathing Propulsion System is successfully conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota....
On This Day: Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity. (1950)
On October 7, 1950: Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about showing Christ-like compassion to others. Consider u...
On This Day: Hungarian Revolution: In the towns of Mosonmagyaróvár and Esztergom, Hungarian... (1956)
On October 26, 1956: Hungarian Revolution: In the towns of Mosonmagyaróvár and Esztergom, Hungarian secret police forces massacre civilians. As rebel strongholds in Budapest hold, fighting spreads thr...
On This Day: The Finnish Yle TV2 channel's Ajankohtainen kakkonen current affairs program... (2010)
On October 12, 2010: The Finnish Yle TV2 channel's Ajankohtainen kakkonen current affairs program airs controversial Homoilta episode (literally "gay night"), which leads to the resignation of almost 50,000 Finns from the Evangelical Lutheran Church....
On This Day: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-96, the first shuttle mission to dock... (1999)
On May 27, 1999: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-96, the first shuttle mission to dock with the International Space Station. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustrati...
On This Day: World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the... (1943)
On August 17, 1943: World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration abo...
On This Day: Miguel Ángel Blanco, a member of Partido Popular (Spain), is kidnapped (and... (1997)
On July 10, 1997: Miguel Ángel Blanco, a member of Partido Popular (Spain), is kidnapped (and later murdered) in the Basque city of Ermua by ETA members, sparking widespread protests. This historical...
On This Day: Southern slave Robert Smalls steals the steamboat Planter, spirits it through... (1862)
On May 13, 1862: Southern slave Robert Smalls steals the steamboat Planter, spirits it through Confederate lines and hands it to the United States Navy, who quickly commission it as the gunboat USS Pl...
On This Day: World War II: The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on... (1944)
On September 27, 1944: World War II: The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission during the war. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration a...
On This Day: American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States... (1861)
On April 20, 1861: American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia. This historical event can serve as a pow...
On This Day: After nearly 23 years of imprisonment, Reverend Walter Ciszek, a Jesuit... (1963)
On October 12, 1963: After nearly 23 years of imprisonment, Reverend Walter Ciszek, a Jesuit missionary, was released from the Soviet Union. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illus...
On This Day: The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on mission STS-56. (1993)
On April 8, 1993: The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on mission STS-56. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation and human discovery. Consider using...
On This Day: Andrei Zhdanov, Chairman of the Finnish Allied Commission, submitted to the... (1946)
On January 8, 1946: Andrei Zhdanov, Chairman of the Finnish Allied Commission, submitted to the Finnish War Criminal Court an interrogation report by General Erich Buschenhagen, a German prisoner of w...
On This Day: Discovery Program: Lunar Prospector: NASA intentionally crashes the spacecraft... (1999)
On July 31, 1999: Discovery Program: Lunar Prospector: NASA intentionally crashes the spacecraft into the Moon, thus ending its mission to detect frozen water on the Moon's surface. This historical e...
On This Day: American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives... (1863)
On January 26, 1863: American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from the Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent. This hi...
On This Day: The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America comes into existence, creating the... (1988)
On January 1, 1988: The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America comes into existence, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States. This historical event can serve as a powerful ser...
On This Day: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space... (1997)
On February 11, 1997: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation an...
On This Day: Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of... (1947)
On March 12, 1947: Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the ...
On This Day: Mission Santa Barbara is dedicated (on the feast day of Saint Barbara). (1786)
On December 4, 1786: Mission Santa Barbara is dedicated (on the feast day of Saint Barbara). This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events o...
On This Day: The USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, is... (1992)
On March 31, 1992: The USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, is decommissioned in Long Beach, California. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration abou...
On This Day: Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, David Livingstone... (1871)
On November 10, 1871: Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?...