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Soul liberty, congregational autonomy, believer's baptism.
Key question: “How does this affirm individual conscience and congregational discernment?”
16460 illustrations found
On January 27, 1945: World War II: The Soviet 322nd Rifle Division liberates the remaining inmates of Auschwitz-Birkenau. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the g
On January 27, 1943: World War II: The Eighth Air Force sorties ninety-one B-17s and B-24s to attack the U-boat construction yards at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. This was the first American bombing attack
On January 27, 2011: Within Ursa Minor, H1504+65, a white dwarf with the hottest known surface temperature in the universe at 200,000 K, was documented. This historical event can serve as a powerful
On January 28, 1077: Walk to Canossa: The excommunication of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, is lifted after he humbles himself before Pope Gregory VII at Canossa in Italy. This historical event can se
On January 27, 2011: Arab Spring: The Yemeni Revolution begins as over 16,000 protestors demonstrate in Sana'a. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works t
On January 28, 1871: Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the pursuit of peace in a
On December 14, 1918: Friedrich Karl von Hessen, a German prince elected by the Parliament of Finland to become King Väinö I, renounces the Finnish throne. This historical event can serve as a powerf
On January 28, 1568: The Edict of Torda prohibits the persecution of individuals on religious grounds in John Sigismund Zápolya's Eastern Hungarian Kingdom. This historical event can serve as a power
On January 28, 1724: The Russian Academy of Sciences is founded in St. Petersburg, Russia, by Peter the Great, and implemented by Senate decree. It is called the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences unt
On January 28, 1393: King Charles VI of France was nearly killed when several other dancers' costumes caught fire during a masquerade ball in Paris. This historical event can serve as a powerful serm
On November 8, 1965: The 173rd Airborne is ambushed by over 1,200 Viet Cong in Operation Hump during the Vietnam War, while the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment fight one of the first set-piec
On January 28, 1945: World War II: Supplies begin to reach the Republic of China over the newly reopened Burma Road. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God wo
On January 28, 1916: The Canadian province of Manitoba grants women the right to vote and run for office in provincial elections (although still excluding women of Indigenous or Asian heritage), marki
On January 29, 904: Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon ill
On December 14, 1939: Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works t
On January 28, 1941: Franco-Thai War: Final air battle of the conflict. A Japanese-mediated armistice goes into effect later in the day. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustrat
On January 29, 1856: Queen Victoria issues a Warrant under the Royal sign-manual that establishes the Victoria Cross to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War.
On April 22, 1500: Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil (discovery of Brazil). This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation and human di
On January 29, 1891: Liliʻuokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leader
On January 28, 1918: Finnish Civil War: The Red Guard rebels seize control of the capital, Helsinki; members of the Senate of Finland go underground. This historical event can serve as a powerful ser
On January 29, 1814: War of the Sixth Coalition: France engages Russia and Prussia in the Battle of Brienne. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works thro
On January 29, 1943: World War II: The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, USS Chicago (CA-29) is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers. This historical event can serve as a powerf
On May 7, 1945: World War II: Last German U-boat attack of the war, two freighters are sunk off the Firth of Forth, Scotland. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about h
On June 5, 1947: Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe. This historical event can