Sermon Illustrations on Missions
109 illustrations found
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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?...
On This Day: Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese American who broadcast under the name Orphan... (1945)
On September 5, 1945: Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese American who broadcast under the name Orphan Annie during World War II, is arrested in Yokohama by U.S. military authorities amid widespread specu...
On This Day: An Azerbaijani MI-8 helicopter carrying 19 peacekeeping mission team with... (1991)
On November 20, 1991: An Azerbaijani MI-8 helicopter carrying 19 peacekeeping mission team with officials and journalists from Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan is shot down by Armenian military forces in Khojavend District of Azerbaijan....
On This Day: American Civil War: Battle of Missionary Ridge: Union forces led by General... (1863)
On November 25, 1863: American Civil War: Battle of Missionary Ridge: Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant break the Siege of Chattanooga by routing Confederate troops under General Braxton Br...
On This Day: Missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and 15 others are killed by... (1847)
On November 29, 1847: Missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and 15 others are killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians, causing the Cayuse War. This historical event can serve as a powerfu...
On This Day: Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors... (1890)
On December 30, 1890: Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illust...
On This Day: Operation Auca: Five U.S. missionaries are killed by the Waorani of Ecuador... (1956)
On January 8, 1956: Operation Auca: Five U.S. missionaries are killed by the Waorani of Ecuador shortly after making first contact. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration a...
On This Day: Benjamin Ward is appointed New York City Police Department's first ever African... (1983)
On December 31, 1983: Benjamin Ward is appointed New York City Police Department's first ever African American police commissioner. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration a...
On This Day: Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the... (1996)
On January 11, 1996: Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour. This historical event c...
On This Day: Amid widespread backlash to revelations of phone hacking, the British weekly... (2011)
On July 10, 2011: Amid widespread backlash to revelations of phone hacking, the British weekly tabloid newspaper News of the World publishes its final issue and shuts down after nearly 168 years in print....