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Law and Gospel, justification by faith, sacramental theology.
Key question: “How does this distinguish Law from Gospel?”
16681 illustrations found
On February 4, 1810: Napoleonic Wars: Britain seizes Guadeloupe. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it
On November 2, 1959: The first section of the M1 motorway, the first inter-urban motorway in the United Kingdom, is opened between the present junctions 5 and 18, along with the M10 motorway and M45 m
On November 3, 1908: William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. C
On November 3, 1967: Vietnam War: The Battle of Dak To begins. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it w
On November 3, 1944: World War II: Two supreme commanders of the Slovak National Uprising, Generals Ján Golian and Rudolf Viest, are captured, tortured and later executed by German forces. This histo
On November 2, 1951: Canada in the Korean War: A platoon of The Royal Canadian Regiment defends a vital area against a full battalion of Chinese troops in the Battle of the Song-gok Spur. The engageme
On November 27, 2004: Pope John Paul II returns the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the endurin
On November 4, 1864: American Civil War: Confederate troops bombard a Union supply base and destroy millions of dollars in materiel at the Battle of Johnsonville. This historical event can serve as a
On November 4, 1429: Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War: Joan of Arc liberates Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and libe
On November 4, 1944: World War II: The 7th Macedonian Liberation Brigade liberates Bitola for the Allies. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom a
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
On November 4, 1918: World War I: The Armistice of Villa Giusti between Italy and Austria-Hungary is implemented. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the pursuit o
On November 4, 1791: Northwest Indian War: The Western Confederacy of American Indians wins a major victory over the United States in the Battle of the Wabash. This historical event can serve as a po
On November 4, 1936: Spanish Civil War: Largo Caballero reshuffles his war cabinet, persuading the anarcho-syndicalist CNT to join the government. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon
On July 20, 1810: Citizens of Bogotá, New Granada declare independence from Spain. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider
On November 5, 1940: World War II: The British armed merchant cruiser HMS Jervis Bay is sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illus
On November 4, 1868: Camagüey, Cuba, revolts against Spain during the Ten Years' War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of histo
On November 4, 1890: City and South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illust
On November 4, 1956: Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter milli
On November 5, 1605: Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is arrested in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament, where he had planted gunpowder in an attempt to blow up the building and kill King James I of En
On November 4, 1354: War of the Straits: The Genoese fleet under Paganino Doria defeats and captures the entire Venetian fleet under Niccolò Pisani at the Battle of Sapienza. This historical event ca
On November 4, 1970: Vietnam War: The United States turns over control of the air base at Bình Thủy in the Mekong Delta to South Vietnam. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustra
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 October 5, 1914: World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire for the first time. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's crea