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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 November 7, 1956: Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to immediately withdraw their troops from Egypt. This histo
On July 17, 1048: Damasus II is elected pope, and dies 23 days later. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider usi
On November 8, 1940: Greco-Italian War: The Italian invasion of Greece fails as outnumbered Greek units repulse the Italians in the Battle of Elaia-Kalamas. This historical event can serve as a power
On November 8, 1919: Eichenfeld massacre: Members of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine murder 136 Mennonite colonists at Jaskyowo, initiating a series of massacres that resulted in the death
On November 7, 1936: Spanish Civil War: The Madrid Defense Council is formed to coordinate the Defense of Madrid against nationalist forces. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illus
On November 8, 1620: The Battle of White Mountain takes place near Prague, ending in a decisive Catholic victory in only two hours. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration a
On December 3, 1799: War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Wiesloch: Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal Anton Sztáray defeats the French at Wiesloch. This historical event can serve as a powerful ser
On November 8, 960: Battle of Andrassos: Byzantines under Leo Phokas the Younger score a crushing victory over the Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla. This historical event can serve as a powerfu
On November 8, 1917: The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration ab
On November 8, 1614: Japanese daimyō Dom Justo Takayama is exiled to the Philippines by shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu for being Christian. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration a
On November 8, 2004: Iraq War: More than 10,000 U.S. troops and a small number of Iraqi army units participate in a siege on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah. This historical event can serve as a
On November 8, 1576: Eighty Years' War: Pacification of Ghent: The States General of the Netherlands meet and unite to oppose Spanish occupation. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon
On November 8, 1950: Korean War: United States Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown, while piloting an F-80 Shooting Star, shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s in the first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dogf
On November 8, 1965: The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 is given Royal Assent, formally abolishing the death penalty in the United Kingdom for almost all crimes. This historical event c
On November 9, 1180: The Battle of Fujigawa: Minamoto forces (30,000 men) under Minamoto no Yoritomo defeat Taira no Koremori during a night attack near the Fuji River but he escapes safely with the r
On November 8, 1957: Operation Grapple X, Round C1: The United Kingdom conducts its first successful hydrogen bomb test over Kiritimati in the Pacific. This historical event can serve as a powerful s
On November 9, 1330: At the Battle of Posada, Basarab I of Wallachia defeats the Hungarian army of Charles I Robert. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God wo
On November 9, 694: At the Seventeenth Council of Toledo, Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims, sentencing all Jews to slavery. This historical event can serve a
On November 9, 1901: Prince George, Duke of Cornwall (later George V of the United Kingdom), becomes Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustra
On November 9, 1323: Siege of Warangal: Prataparudra surrenders to Muhammad bin Tughlaq, officially marking the end of the Kakatiya dynasty. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illus
On November 9, 1719: In a treaty between Sweden and Hanover at the close of the Great Northern War, Sweden cedes the Duchies of Bremen and Verden (in northern Germany) to Hanover. This historical ev
On November 9, 2014: A non-binding self-determination consultation is held in Catalonia, asking Catalan citizens their opinion on whether Catalonia should become a state and, if so, whether it should
On November 9, 1918: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates after the German Revolution, and Germany is proclaimed a Republic. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about
On December 3, 1944: Greek Civil War: Fighting breaks out in Athens between the ELAS and government forces supported by the British Army. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustra