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Radical discipleship, pacifism, believer's baptism.
Key question: “How does this call us to follow Jesus in daily life?”
16492 illustrations found
On January 16, 1458 BC: Hatshepsut dies at the age of 50 and is buried in the Valley of the Kings. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its imp
On January 15, 2016: The Kenyan Army suffers its worst defeat ever in a battle with Al-Shabaab Islamic insurgents in El-Adde, Somalia. An estimated 150 Kenyan soldiers are killed in the battle. This
On January 16, 27 BC: Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon
On January 16, 1362: Saint Marcellus's flood kills at least 25,000 people on the shores of the North Sea. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through
On January 16, 378: General Siyaj K'ak' conquers Tikal, enlarging the domain of King Spearthrower Owl of Teotihuacán. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly lea
On January 15, 1991: Elizabeth II, in her capacity as Queen of Australia, signs letters patent allowing Australia to become the first Commonwealth realm to institute its own Victoria Cross in its hono
On September 28, 1538: Ottoman-Venetian War: The Ottoman Navy scores a decisive victory over a Holy League fleet in the Battle of Preveza. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustr
On January 16, 1120: Crusades: The Council of Nablus is held, establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. This historical event can serve as a powerful serm
On January 16, 1275: Edward I permits his mother Eleanor of Provence to expel the Jews from the towns Worcester, Marlborough, Cambridge and Gloucester. This historical event can serve as a powerful s
On January 15, 2009: US Airways Flight 1549 ditches safely in the Hudson River after the plane collides with birds less than two minutes after take-off. This becomes known as "The Miracle on the Hudso
On January 16, 1847: Westward expansion of the United States: John C. Frémont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration
On January 16, 1757: Forces of the Maratha Empire are defeated by the Durrani Empire in the Battle of Narela. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works thr
On January 16, 1716: King Philip V of Spain promulgates the Nueva Planta decree of the Principality of Catalonia, abolishing the Catalan institutions and its legal system, being replaced by those of t
On January 16, 1572: Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried and found guilty of treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. This historical event can serve as a p
On August 25, 1830: The Belgian Revolution begins. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preachin
On January 16, 1786: Virginia enacts the Statute for Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and li
On January 16, 1809: Peninsular War: The British defeat the French at the Battle of La Coruña. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events
On January 16, 1537: Bigod's Rebellion, an armed insurrection attempting to resist the English Reformation, begins. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about persevering
On September 22, 1499: The Treaty of Basel concludes the Swabian War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the pursuit of peace in a broken world. Consider using it
On January 16, 1945: World War II: Adolf Hitler moves into his underground bunker, the so-called Führerbunker. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works th
On January 16, 2002: War in Afghanistan: The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and the remaining members of the Talib
On January 16, 1900: The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands. This historical event can serve as a powe
On November 10, 1766: The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University). This historical event can serve as a powerfu
On May 10, 2017: Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last footholds of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Al-Tabqah, bringing the Battle of Tabqa to an end