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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 December 1, 1640: End of the Iberian Union: Portugal acclaims as King João IV of Portugal, ending 59 years of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain and the end of the rule of the Phili
On November 30, 1947: Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the State of Israel and the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon il
On December 1, 800: A council is convened in the Vatican, at which Charlemagne is to judge the accusations against Pope Leo III. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration abou
On November 30, 1972: Vietnam War: White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler tells the press that there will be no more public announcements concerning American troop withdrawals from Vietnam because tr
On December 1, 1828: Argentine general Juan Lavalle makes a coup against governor Manuel Dorrego, beginning the Decembrist revolution. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustratio
On November 30, 1942: World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga; A smaller squadron of Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a U.S. Navy cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright. Thi
On December 1, 1955: American Civil Rights Movement: In Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man and is arrested for violating the city's racial segreg
On December 1, 1941: World War II: Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York City and Director of the Office of Civilian Defense, signs Administrative Order 9, creating the Civil Air Patrol. This histor
On December 1, 1900: Nicaragua sells canal rights to U.S. for $5 million. The canal agreement fails in March 1901. Great Britain rejects amended treaty This historical event can serve as a powerful s
On December 1, 1918: Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impa
On December 1, 1990: Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet beneath the seabed. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadersh
On December 2, 1899: Philippine-American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, known as the "Filipino Thermopylae", is fought. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God
On December 1, 1919: Lady Astor becomes the first female Member of Parliament (MP) to take her seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. (She had been elected to that position on November 28
On November 21, 235: Pope Anterus succeeds Pontian as the nineteenth pope. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Conside
On December 2, 1766: Swedish parliament approves the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act and implements it as a ground law, thus being first in the world with freedom of speech. This historical event ca
On December 2, 1805: War of the Third Coalition: Battle of Austerlitz: French troops under Napoleon decisively defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermo
On February 12, 1818: Bernardo O'Higgins formally approves the Chilean Declaration of Independence near Concepción, Chile. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the
On December 2, 1943: World War II: A Luftwaffe bombing raid on the harbour of Bari, Italy, sinks numerous cargo and transport ships, including the American SS John Harvey, which is carrying a stockpil
On December 1, 1964: Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his top-ranking advisers meet to discuss plans to bomb North Vietnam. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illus
On December 1, 1991: Cold War: Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the
On December 1, 2000: Vicente Fox Quesada is inaugurated as the president of Mexico, marking the first peaceful transfer of executive federal power to an opposing political party following a free and d
On December 2, 1954: The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and Taiwan, is signed in Washington, D.C. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration abo
On March 2, 1991: Battle at Rumaila oil field brings an end to the 1991 Gulf War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history.
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