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Law and Gospel, justification by faith, sacramental theology.
Key question: “How does this distinguish Law from Gospel?”
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On December 21, 1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon il
On December 21, 1979: Lancaster House Agreement: An independence agreement for Rhodesia is signed in London by Lord Carrington, Sir Ian Gilmour, Robert Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo, Bishop Abel Muzorewa and S
On December 22, 401: Pope Innocent I is elected, the only pope to succeed his father in the office. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the e
On December 22, 1135: Three weeks after the death of King Henry I of England, Stephen of Blois claims the throne and is privately crowned King of England, beginning the English Anarchy. This historic
On December 22, 1890: Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership
On December 22, 1942: World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through t
On December 22, 1968: Cultural Revolution: People's Daily posted the instructions of Mao Zedong that "The intellectual youth must go to the country, and will be educated from living in rural poverty."
On January 19, 1862: American Civil War: Battle of Mill Springs: The Confederacy suffers its first significant defeat in the conflict. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustratio
On December 22, 1997: Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by p
On December 22, 2017: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2397 against North Korea is unanimously approved. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God work
On December 23, 1914: World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events o
On September 6, 1991: The Russian parliament approves the name change of Leningrad back to Saint Petersburg. The change is effective October 1. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon il
On December 23, 1916: World War I: Battle of Magdhaba: Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in the Sinai Peninsula. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God work
On September 6, 1939: World War II: Union of South Africa declares war on Germany. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history.
On January 18, 1919: World War I: The Paris Peace Conference opens in Versailles, France. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the pursuit of peace in a broken worl
On December 23, 1970: The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, New York is topped out at 417 metres (1,368 ft), making it the tallest building in the world. This historical e
On December 23, 1986: Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or grou
On December 23, 2007: An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime Minister becoming head of state. This historical event
On April 15, 769: The Lateran Council ends by condemning the Council of Hieria and anathematizing its iconoclastic rulings. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how
On December 24, 971: Battle of Ayn Shams: The Fatimids under Jawhar defeat the Qarmatians at the gates of Cairo, putting an end to the First Qarmatian invasion of Egypt. This historical event can ser
On December 24, 1294: Pope Boniface VIII is elected, replacing St. Celestine V, who had resigned. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the eve
On December 24, 1939: World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the pursuit of peace in a broken worl
On December 24, 1943: World War II: U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower is named Supreme Allied Commander for Operation Overlord. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about
On July 20, 1715: Seventh Ottoman-Venetian War: The Ottoman Empire captures Nauplia, the capital of the Republic of Venice's "Kingdom of the Morea", thereby opening the way to the swift Ottoman reconq